↗ University Libraries How can we help with your students?

http://www.lib.vt.edu/

Presented By

Jennifer T. Nardine – jnardine@vt.edu

Tracy M. Hall- tracy72@vt.edu

↗ Help For Your Teaching Role…….

Tours Type 1. iPad Tours

• Any time library is open

• can use their smart phones or check out an iPad from the circulation desk

• QR Code Stations (14)

Type 2. Library Guide Tour and Quiz (use request form again) Type 3. Self Guided tour – green handout by doors and elevators (no quiz) Results of tour quiz – grade automatically sent to instructor and stored in library database

How to register for a class library session

http://www.lib.vt.edu/forms/reserve.html

• Register for a tour and introduction to Addison (library catalog)

• Register for research/instruction lesson

• Contact college librarian for details

Placing items on reserve

• Reserves coordinator, Mary K. Sullivan: marysull@vt.edu

• Need to complete Reserve Request Form – each semester

• Different loan periods

Using library resources in Scholar

• Link to “Ask a Librarian”

• Consider embedding a librarian in your course • Contact the subject librarian

• Rather than post the article – link to it • Use the persistent URL • Use the proxy • http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/persistentlinks.html

Tips on creating a research assignment

Make sure the library has the resources first

Define manageable learning objectives (see form)

Don’t bring your class in without a subject to research • Context is what gets them to listen • Don’t learn in a vacuum - learn what you need to learn

When in doubt plan/collaborate with a librarian prior to session

Tips on creating a research assignment

Information for Graduate Students

http://www.lib.vt.edu/info/grad.html

Brainstorming

Brainstorming EX. Brainstorming for Wild Horse Population Studies

Library Research Modules

Tiny Urls: Module 1: Information Sourceshttp://tinyurl.com/vtinfosources Module 2: Searching for Information http://tinyurl.com/vtinfosearch Module 3: Information Evaluation http://tinyurl.com/vtinfoeval

↗ Students and research How can we help with your students?

The Beloit College Mindset List Class of 2016 and their professors

• Most students entering college for the first time this fall were born in 1994

• Most professors were born before 1981

• So what has shaped their world…..

News

Your Professor Your Student

The Amazon

Your Professor Your Students

Tailgating

Your Professor Your Students

Music Delivery

Your Professor

Your Students

What does this mean for your student?

• Used to things being available on demand

• Immediate Access is expected – by cell phone, IM, Facebook

• Have watched news as it happened – War in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, Earthquake in Haiti, Oil in the Gulf

• Independent but group-oriented

• Comfortable getting video, audio online

Mobile

m.lib.vt.edu

What should your students know?

Newman Library Navigation

Brainstorming and Narrowing down a topic concepts

Getting help

Resources/Tools – Summon, E-books, Academic Search Complete, Opposing Viewpoints, Factiva or LexisNexis, World Book, Addison

Newman Library 24/5 building hours

Book retrieval

• only Newman items

Wireless printing • printers on 1,2 and 4

Access Services http://www.lib.vt.edu/circ-reserve/access-services-links.pdf

Writing Center http://www.lib.vt.edu/about/writing/

Getting Help

Library Home Page – Gateway to Library Resources

Summon

Addison

General Resources

↗ Questions?

Jennifer T. Nardine – jnardine@vt.edu

Tracy M. Hall- tracy72@vt.edu