Capstone Presentation

July 18, 2009

Jan Brooks

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Information Literacy

Helping patrons "locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information" (Association of College & Research Libraries).

Association of College & Research Libraries. (January, 2000). Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.    Retrieved from their website.

Artifacts

Olathe, KS: Information Needs Assessment

International Chick Lit

Olathe, Kansas:

Community Profile and Information Needs Assessment

Outcome #3 Conduct an information needs assessment, and design and evaluate customized information services and products based on those needs.

Olathe, Kansas

History of area and library system.

Critical analysis of information needs.

-Observation

-Demographics

-Patron Survey

Olathe, KS

Recommendations:

Expand collection Space—real estate! Special Populations

• Children• Hispanic Community• Deaf Community

Market, Market, Market!• Existing resources and strengths• Resource Sharing• Possibilities

International Chick Lit

Outcome #7

Communicate effectively in writing, orally, and in using information technologies

presentation

International Chick Lit Stepped outside my

own comfort zone.

Retrieved, interpreted and repackaged information.

Stressed the value of reading outside our own familiar culture.

Reflections…

Academic8 outcomes.

ProfessionalI see the big picture, rather than a job.Increased responsibility—resource sharing.KCMLIN Interlibrary Loan Committee.

PersonalTook on technology challenges.Collaboration.Lifetime friendships.

Philosophy of Service

Resource sharing challenges me daily to share our collection freely, to find correct and current information, and to provide resources in the quickest way possible. I salute Ranganathan for his Five Laws of Library Science:

Books are for use. Every reader his [or her] book. Every book its reader. Save the time of the User. The library is a growing organism.

May I continue to grow with the library… jb

Questions?