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Page 1: British Library 29.1.14

Enhancing the quality and impact of Library Workshops

Adam Edwards and Vanessa Hill Jan 2014

The winner takes it all

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Knowing me, knowing you

• Issues

• Collaboration

• Inspiration

• Solutions

• Impact

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SOS

• Not embedded

• Inconsistent provision

• Repetitive

• Bad timing

• Information skills

• Teaching methods

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Librarians and teaching

• Relevance• Too much• Tools based• Didactic• Uninspiring• Subject• Teaching skills

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vicchi/4079403111/

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Gimme, Gimme, Gimme

•Answers

•Facts

•References

•Reporting back

•Easy option

•Fear

Librarians reinforce this!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nottsexminer/6270679714/

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ArrivalTeaching qualifications:

• PGCertHE @ MDX• Teaching Fellowships• FHEA• TESOL

Benefits:• Equivalent• Learning together• Language• Respect• Understanding

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Björn Again

• Less is more

• Cloning

• Discussion

• Learning by doing

• Learners, not the taught

• Gameshttp://advedupsyfall09.wikispaces.com/Sara+Woodard

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The name of the game

• Fun

• Quick

• Simple

• Easy

• Need or objective

Adapted from Susan Boyle, Lilac 2011

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I have a dream

Move from

“ …lifting and transporting textual substance from one location, the library, to another, their teacher’s briefcases.”

To

“…searching, analyzing, evaluating, synthesizing, selecting, rejecting…”

Kleine 1987

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Super Troupers

• School plan

• Structure

• Menu

• Mapping

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Greatest Hits

• Thinking about resources

• Keywords

• Searching

• Evaluation

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Thinking about resources

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BooksWhat are they:

A written or printed work of fiction or fact.

May be electronic.

Good for:

Clear overview.

Not so good for:

Up to date information.

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JournalWhat are they:

A regular publication containing articles on a particular academic subject.

Presents new research.

Good for:

Latest research, critically reviewed by experts.

Not so good for:

Broad overview of a subject.

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Web page

What are they:

An information resource which can be easily created by anyone on any topic.

Electronic.

Good for:

Very up to date information.

Not so good for:

Accurate and reliable information.

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NewspaperWhat are they:

A regular publication containing current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising.

May be electronic.

Good for:

Daily information.

Not so good for:

Balanced and well researched information.

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Popular (trade) journalWhat are they:

A regular publication containing new products plus information for a business sector.

Good for:

Latest product news.

Not so good for:

Detailed and objective reports.

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Find out moreMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Subject Guides

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/EIS

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Thinking about keywords

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossjamesparker/89414788/

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The real thing

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidelong/300188454/

Your first piece of coursework for CCM2426 will be based on the Cornish Villages 4G trial.

• Keywords

• Alternative keywords

• More specific keywords

• Related subjects

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Finding resourcesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Summon

Select Summon and search for information for your project

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Google vs Summon

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ennuiislife/3450743002/

Google

• Familiar and easy to use

• Finds too much information

• Fast results

• Access from any computer

• Access to some books and journals

• Designed to sell you things

• Search results sponsored

• Searches for info from any source

• Pay for academic information

Summon

• Easy to use

• Finds lots of academic info

• Fast results

• Access from any computer

• Access to lots of books and journals

• Designed to find you information

• Search results by relevance

• Searches quality resources

• Free access to full text

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Evaluating information

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Evaluating information

Imagine you are writing an essay on ‘Network Security’.

Have a look at the 4 items that you have been given and consider the following:

• Which items are the most relevant to your essay?

• Which items would be no use?

• Which item has the most academic authority?

• Which items might have bias?

• Which item is the most current?

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• Authority

• Relevance

• Intent

• Objectivity

• Currency

Evaluating information

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Take a chance on me

Marks Attendees Non-attendees

Commonest mark 65% 50%

Highest mark 90% 75%

Lowest mark 40% 40%

Bibliography commonest mark

7/10 5/10

• Survey of CCM2426 students

• 66 attendees, 22 non-attendees

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“If you put me to the test, if you let me try………”

Search tools used Attendees Non-attendees

Google 68% 63%

Wikipedia 38% 27%

Summon 68% 40%

Library catalogue 30% 59%

Evaluation criteria Attendees Non-attendees

Current 89% 59%

Relevant 76% 59%

Academic authority 67% 41%

Easy to read 24% 45%

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On and on and on

• Roll-out framework

• Develop activities

• Improve attendance

• Revalidation

• Moodle

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The winner takes it all

• Successful collaboration

• Changes have worked

• Teaching is more fun

• Impact…

...Library training gets you better marks!

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalturn/3264726560/

Mamma Mia it’s……………

Adam [email protected]

Vanessa [email protected]

http://bit.ly/GamesMDX

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When all is said and done• Boyle, S. (2011) Using games to enhance information literacy

sessions, Presented at LILAC 2011. http://www.slideshare.net/infolit_group/boyle-using-games-to-enchance-information-literacy

• Kleine, M. (1987), What is it we do when we write articles like this one-Or how can we get students to join us?, Writing Instructor 6, 151.

• Markless, S., (2010), Teaching information literacy in HE: What? Where? How?, presented at King’s College London, 9/12/10. [Notes taken at the event.]

http://bit.ly/GamesMDX