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James L. Mullins MALS, PhD Dean of Libraries & Professor
&Diane C. Rein PhD, MLS Assistant Life Science Librarian & Assistant Professor
Kaleidoscope of Scientific Literacy: A Future Trend?
June 26, 2006
or,
Teaching Old Dogs --New Tricks
Being “an old, new dog”• Thirty years experience
– career long commitment– recently aware of special needs of science &
engineering/technology • Significant change • Appreciation for change• Importance of listening, listening …• Perception of new needs, roles, and
expectations• Acting upon them
“Core competencies of learners in … information literacy ... teaching students how to learn ...”
Purdue University Strategic Plan,2001-2006,Goal 2, first characteristic
The “Trainers”
• Libraries Faculty and Staff
• Students
• Faculty
• Administration
• Alumni
• Donors
Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff
Digital Learning Collaboratory (DLC)
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DigRef: Ask a Librarian
Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff
Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff
Innovative Ways toTeach and Assess
Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff
Bioinformatics Week
Specific modules and attendance: From the forthcoming article: Rein, DC, "Developing library bioinformatics services in context: the Purdue University Libraries bioinformationist program"; JMLA (July 2006):
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)
Numbers Percent
FACULTY 51 18.3
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES 37 13.3
GRADUATE STUDENTS 144 51.8
PROFESSIONAL STAFF 46 16.5
Total 278 100.0
Purdue University Libraries Bioinformatics Week 2005:Attendees by Professional Rank
GRADUATE STUDENTS52%
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES
13%
FACULTY18%
PROFESSIONAL STAFF17%
Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff
Bioinformatics Week
Trainers - Students
Undergraduate & Graduate Student Libraries’ AdvisoryCouncils
Trainers – Students and Faculty
Trainers – Administration
Provost
Dean,College of Science
Interim Dean,Collegeof Engineering
Deans Advisory Council --Alumniand Friends
Trainers – Alumni
W. Wayne Booker Endowed Chair in Information Literacy-$2,500,000 – September 2005
Trainers – Alumni and Donors
Why an Endowed Chair?
• Apparent need of new employees
• Surveyed the academic scene
• Became familiar with curriculum
• Decided it was the Libraries
• Supported development of CORE
• Underwrote expenses for ETS/ICT development
Dean
Assoc Deanfor Research
Assoc Deanfor Learning
ResearchSystemsAdmin
DataResearchScientist
DataResearchScientist
LibraryFaculty
Purdue Press Copyright Office
Assoc Deanfor Collections &
Information Resources
Assoc Deanfor Information
Technology
Assoc Deanfor Planning & Administration
Reorganization
Associate Dean for Learning
Associate Dean for Learning –
Why and What?
Associate Dean for Learning
• Reflects mission• Replicates schools/colleges• Clearly defines role
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/admin/biblio.pdf
Selected Bibliography on Life Sciences InformationInstruction/Literacy: 21st Century Trends and Issues,By Diane Rein, PhD, MLS, Purdue University Libraries
Trainers – Libraries Faculty & Staff
An Old Dog canLearn New Tricks!
A Promising Future for Science & Technology Information Literacy .
