Problem Clinic Information Literacy Triage Susan Boyle UCD Library LILAC 2011
May 24, 2015
Problem Clinic Information Literacy Triage
Susan Boyle UCD LibraryLILAC 2011
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LIBNews FLASH
WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK STUDENT CONFUSION
(High expectations) x (Gaps in understanding)students
+ boredom = NLimited time with students
N = Current Confusion
Symptoms include…
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Google eyed
Project Panic
Blurred vision recognising quality information
Students feeling overwhelmed by information
Students get hallucinations of failure
The Problem Clinic
What is it?
Active Learning
Questions, Answers
Practice session
Why do we need it?
To restore clarity
To help studentsTo promote the Library
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The Problem Clinics treat
Googlitis
Confusion
Resource phobias
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Wikipedia dependency
Resistance to databases
Project anxiety disorders
Library Disorientation
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The Problem Clinic
Information Literacy Triage
• Take histories • Note core symptoms
• Diagnose Key problems• Decide on treatment• Treat as appropriate
Full IL Recovery
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Information Literacy Triage in practice
What IL problems or issues are you having?
Animation Erica Grainger
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Animation Erica Grainger
I can’t get full text access
I can’t find the journal I
want
I’m getting too many irrelevant
results
I don’t understand
search techniques
What database should I
be using?
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Diagnose Priority Symptoms
• Finding a Journal
• Limiting searches
• Off campus access
Treat with a
• Demonstration
• Exercise/Tutorial
• Game
Treat with a demonstration / exercise Limits
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Treat with a Game – Matching pairs
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SNAP!
Phrase Searching
Used to search for two or more words together in a
document
Example “clinical skills”
This will retrieve results with clinical skills as a concept.
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Treat with a Game – Stepping Stones
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Delivering Problem Clinics
Problem Clinic
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Confusion
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Dosage1 problem clinic per year (voluntary)Instructions Take 1 problem clinic after a traditional IL sessionBest Results Use Stop, start continue Reflect
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Preparing Problem Clinics
Review traditional IL session
Learning Objective Checklist
Brainstorm for session
ideas
Prepare Session
Treatments
Do a Needs
Analysis
Information Literacy Wellbeing
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Students should leave clinics with a good impression of the
Library
Delivering Problem Clinics
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Engage the student brain
creatively
Listen actively
Note symptoms
raised
Treat IL problems with a
variety of treatments
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Adverse Reactions to Problem ClinicsVery few contra indications!
Ability to tick all the learning objective boxes
Students are not always aware of their weaknesses
Preparing for the unknown in advance
Ability to tick all the learning objective boxes
Preparing for the unknown in advance
Students are not always aware of their weaknesses
Benefits of the Problem Clinic triage approach for Students
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Students can voice their IL
concerns
Students get to fill in
missing gaps
They encourage
student satisfactio
n
They encourage
student engagement
Students leave with
ready made answers
The session is tailored to their
needs
Benefits of the Problem Clinic triage approach for Librarians
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Problem clinics are
an effective tool for
librarians
They help librarians to
identify gaps in IL
knowledge
A great way to treat critical
common symptoms in
one strike
They are an effective
use of time with
students
They reduce monotony and infuse
IL with innovation
They add new skills to
the Librarian’s portfolio
Problem Clinic Testimonials
“It was good to be able to voice your own personal problems. Make sure everyone else gets to go”
“Keep running these sessions”
“She asked us what we would like to learn first so all of the session was very useful”
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Student
StudentStudent
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(Fulfill expectations) x (creative tailored learning)students+ Games = N
Effective use of Librarian’s time
N = Creative Problem Clinics
Solution
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(Fulfill expectations) x (creative tailored learning)students+ Games = N
Effective use of Librarian’s time
N = Creative Problem Clinics
SolutionI dreamed a dream of .. Problem Clinics
Want to know more?
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References
Boyle, Susan (2009) Scanning, Tailoring and promoting information literacy support– another string to the liaison librarian’s bow. Sconul Focus. (46) p.71-76.
Boyle, Susan (2009) Poster. Exploring and extending information literacy support with nursing and midwifery students: EAHIL workshop, 2-5 June 2009, Dublin, Ireland. Journal of EAHIL, 5, 18-21.
Thanks for listening!