How can you help Tom? A school librarian's guide to preparing

students for university

Jo Alcock@joeyanne

Evidence BaseBirmingham City University

Who is Tom?

How can you help Tom?

Digital literacy:- What is digital literacy?- What digital literacy skills does Tom need?- How can you support digital literacy?

What is digital literacy?

Helen Curtis, University of Wolverhampton

Fresher’s Week

Tom’s Experience

• Busy social calendar• Making new friends and keeping in touch with old friends• Online social networking to supplement face to face

socialising

How can you help?

• Responsible social networking– School policy?– Support appropriate use (e.g. privacy)

• Digital identity– This Is Me resource

• Protecting reputation online– CommonCraft video

Lecture 1

Tom’s Experience

• Multiple module guides to understand– Learning outcomes– Module requirements

• Reading and resource lists to support studies– Different types of resources– Required vs. recommended reading

How can you help?

• Using the VLE– School VLE/intranet– Online tools

• Familiarisation with module guides – Copies of subject guides in the library– Exam board specifications– In house module guides

• Using resource lists– Topic resource lists (non-fiction, fiction, electronic)

Visit to library

Tom’s Experience

• Using catalogue– Searching for reading list items

• Browsing shelves and locating items• Online resources

– Finding e-books and e-journals

How can you help?

• Library activities– Quizzes– Rewards and certificates

• Searching for known items– Using the catalogue– Treasure hunts

• Understanding classification schemes– Order in the Library game

First assignment

Tom’s Experience

• Lots of time spent finding resources• Needs to find a way of filtering out some of the

resources• Need to incorporate research into assignment

How can you help?

• Time management– Assignment Survival Kit

• Constructing effective searches– Keyword activities

• Evaluating information– 5 Ws Information Source Evaluation Matrix– Spoof websites– Internet Detective

• Referencing and plagiarism– Fundamentals of referencing

What do other university librarians think?

Referencing skills

Using a library - resources and services

Evaluating information sources

Collaboration with universities

Academic expectations

Collaboration with teachers

Other research

http://eprint.ncl.ac.uk/pub_details2.aspx?pub_id=55850

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/projects/visitorsandresidents.aspx

Your homework

• 3 things you are going to investigate or implement to improve digital literacy skills at your school

Thank you for listening

Jo Alcockhttp://www.joeyanne.co.uk

@joeyanne

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