GETTING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HOOKED ON SCHOLARLY RESEARCH PROVIDING AN ACADEMIC INTRODUCTION FOR NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

GETTING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HOOKED ON SCHOLARLY RESEARCHPROVIDING AN ACADEMIC INTRODUCTION FOR

NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

JOYCE MELVIN INTERLIBRARY LOAN & RESERVES MANAGER

NICOLE ST. ARNOLDRESERVES & HIGH SCHOOL COORDINATOR

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN LIBRARIESNLA/NLSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, OCT 15, 2015

THE UNL LIBRARIES HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND MEDIA SPECIALISTS TO GIVE THEIR STUDENTS

ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES OF A MAJOR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

•PROGRAM IN OPERATION FOR AT LEAST 8 YEARS•INVOLVES STAFF FROM REFERENCE AND USER

SERVICES•350-450 STUDENTS PER YEAR•700-850 BOOKS CHECKED OUT PER YEAR•SERVE A WIDE RANGE OF SCHOOLS•MOSTLY IN THE LINCOLN AREA

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

THE LIMITATIONS• PROGRAM RUNS SEPTEMBER 1 –

MAY 1• ACCESS MAY BE RESTRICTED BY

LOCATION• STANDARD FINES & DAMAGE FEES

APPLY

• ACCESS IS LIMITED TO IDENTIFIED PARTICIPANTS• PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 16 OR

OLDER• STUDENTS AND SCHOOL MUST SIGN

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS

ADVANTAGESSTUDENTS & SCHOOLS• ACCESS TO RESOURCES NOT

LOCALLY AVAILABLE• ACCESS TO AREA SPECIALISTS• INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE LEVEL

RESEARCH• WRITING COLLEGE LEVEL PAPERS

UNL LIBRARIES• COMMUNITY SERVICE & OUTREACH• EXPOSURE TO UNL CAMPUS – I.E.

RECRUITMENT• PREPARING FOR COLLEGE LEVEL

RESEARCH

CHALLENGES• MORE STUDENTS - , BUT FEWER

SCHOOLS - • COSTS OF TRAVEL• TIME, DISTANCE, INSURANCE

• MORE DISPERSED COLLECTIONS• MORE ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS

WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?

HOW ELSE CAN WE HELP

WANT MORE INFORMATION?UNL LIBRARIES – HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

CONTACT TARA LAVY @ 402-472-2522

[email protected]

SEE OUR WEBSITE AT

HTTP://LIBRARIES.UNL.EDU/HIGHSCHOOLFOR MORE INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO PROGRAM

HANDOUTS

THANK YOU!JOYCE MELVININTERLIBRARY LOAN & RESERVES MANAGERUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN LIBRARIES