CULTIVATE THE GROUND BEFORE THE PLANTDeveloping an organic environment for implementing successful information literacy training

Ai Gooch & Esther Wilkinson

Background Case study: working

with Essex Business School

What we learnt Future aspirations

WHAT WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT

THE BACKGROUND…

Arrival of new Director of Library Services at Essex in June 2015

New Library Services strategy in June 2016

Library Services reorganisation, including new post of Student Engagement & Learning Support Manager

IT STARTED WITH…

RE-VAMPING OUR IL TRAINING

TREASURE HUNTS WE REPLACED OUR TRADITIONAL-STYLE LIBRARY INDUCTION TOURS FOR NEW STUDENTS WITH:

STUDENT AMBASSADOR-LED TOURSSELF-GUIDED VIDEO TOURS

NEW LIBRARY INDUCTIONS

NEW TOOLS AND APPROACHES WE ALSO STARTED USING

CLASSROOM-BASED IL SESSIONSIN OUR

NEW TOOLS / APPROACHES TO TEACHING IL

COLLABORATION

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

THE STORY OF ESSEX BUSINESS SCHOOL & LIBRARY

CASE STUDY

PROLOGUEHOW IT ALL STARTED

I KNEW NOTHING …

Researched organisational chart

Informal interview Follow up with a

prototype of an online resource

Tailored using feedback

IT STARTED SMALL…

GROWING COLLABORATIONS

More online resources Reading list training for academic staff Workshops for students Module-embedded sessions Drop-in sessions Exam preparation events An online student community

GROWING COLLABORATIONS

Workshops

EVENTS

Online

resource

sVALUE OF INFORMAL CHAT

Blah blah blahWhat are you talking about?

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FIND A STUDY BUDDY PROJECT

AGAIN WITH A CHAT

EBSWanted to promote peer learning & considering creating a student communityy

LibraryInterested in supporting students learning environment

ORGANIC GROWTH …EBS LIBRARYTEL

STUDENT SUPPORT

ITSTDC

Pulled in various peer mentors and student ambassadors to lead the online community

STUDENT-LED

WAITING IS PAINFUL

FINALLY …

The first impression of the library

Did the first impression change after working together? 

Pros and cons of working with the library

Any advice for librarians? 

EBS PERSPECTIVESClick icon to add picture

Dr Samer GharibAcademic Skills Officer @ EBS Learning Team

https://youtu.be/5vke-JW8a3g

Value of informal conversations Be concrete Be patient Be ready to listen and help out with

wider projects

LESSONS

FUTURE ASPIRATIONS

Continue to collaborate with the University’s Academic Skills & TEL Teams and the Essex Business School

Develop our relationship with other academic departments

Get IL skills training embedded into the core curriculum for all undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses

WE’RE HOPING TO…

ANY QUESTIONS?

Ai Goochaito@essex.ac.uk

Esther Wilkinsonewilkin@essex.ac.uk

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