and the walls come crumbling down… engaging faculty and enhancing student success in an academic...
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And the walls come crumbling down…
Engaging Faculty and Enhancing Student Success in an Academic Library
Suzanne van den Hoogen: Public Services Librarian & Laurinda Matheson: Research Services LibrarianStFX University
Are reference desks dying out?
Carlson, S. (2007). Are reference desks dying out? The Chronicle of Higher Education 53 33 p.37-39
RIP
Adapt or Die
Literature ReviewTrends &
Landscapes“In this age of the Internet, libraries do not have a
monopoly on the
information-providing
business.”
Kuruppu, 2007. p. 368
“It is of paramount importance
that libraries critically
evaluate the services they provide their
users.” Kuruppu ,2007. p. 368
“Though visits to the desk are
down, librarians
perceive that interactions
are longer and of higher quality.”
Fitzpatrick, 2008. p. 237
“…shifting the instructional
role from single library sessions to a
curricular approach.”
Ryan, 2008. p. 397
Reference Service: A Local Assessment
A Snapshot: Types of Questions @ the Ref
Desk
Where else do we need to be?
Go to where the students are: virtually & physically
Carlson, S. (2007). Are reference desks dying out? The Chronicle of Higher Education 53 33 p.37-39
Virtual Reference
Reference to Go
Librarian in Residence
Facebook & Twitter
Shifting Instructional Roles
MoodleLibrary Scavenger Hunt
Moodle 100: How to integrate the Library into your Moodle
Course Add your Liaison Librarian to your course
Add the “Library Block” to your course
Link to databases, journal articles, and eBooks
Embed a Library Video tutorial into Moodle
Research Tool Kit Workshop
LibGuides
Brown Bag Lunch Series
Scholarly Communicatio
ns
Open Access Publishing: Navigating the wild west of OA
publishing, the good, the bad & the ugly. Apps for
Academics
YouTube: Online tutorials
How to log in to your library account
Explain Everything
QR Codes: Library Tours
OpportunitiesBuilding relationships & Breaking barriers
Library Trading Cards
Posters, Photos & Buttons
iPad User Group
Movie Night
Movember
Moustache Day in the Library Join us in supporting StFX Movember fundraising efforts and raising awareness of men’s health issues.
Donate $2 and wear a moustache for Library Mustache day! We have a variety of moustaches. You can choose to be discreet or conspicuous.
Think the Moustache theme is corny? Perfect! You can chow down on homemade corn chowder and biscuits for lunch. Just $3 for the Moustache Corn Chowder Lunch (12:00 noon on
Tuesday). Please email Suzanne by Monday morning if you wish to have the lunch so she knows how much to cook.
Can you recognize writers by their moustaches alone? Check out the Great Literary Moustaches Display at the Library entrance.
There is still time to join the StFX Library Mustachios. http://ca.movember.com/team/1425537. Just a note that the funds we raise do not show up on this site because it will be a cash donation added to the StFX University Movember total.
Mini Free Library
Looking Forward• Continuing with our current projects• And…
o Button maker - contesto More movie nightso Halloween Ghost walko Poster series
• What can the library do for you? • Please interrupt us!• Signage
o Student video testimonials
Final Thoughts: We’re
not dying, but we ARE regenerating!
Image Source: http://imgur.com/gallery/eLYrU
Image Source: http://www.geekwithcurves.com/2011_04_01_archive.html
Resources• Anderson, Rick. "IMHBCO (In my humble but correct opinion): reference services, scalability, and the
starfish problem." Against the Grain. 19.5 (2006): 16. Web.
• Carlson, Scott. "Are Reference Desks Dying Out?" Chronicle of Higher Education 53.33 (2007): A37. Print.
• Dinkins, Debbi, Ryan,Susan M. "Measuring Referrals: The use of Paraprofessionals at the Reference Desk." Journal of Academic Librarianship 36.4 (2010): 279-86. Print.
• Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth B., Moore, Anne C., Lang,Beth W. "Reference Librarians at the Reference Desk in a Learning Commons: A Mixed Methods Evaluation." Journal of Academic Librarianship 34.3 (2008): 231-8. Print.
• Kuruppu, Pali U. "Evaluation of Reference Services--A Review." Journal of Academic Librarianship 33.3 (2007): 368-81. Print.
• Moyo, Leslie, and Jennifer Nardine. "A Living Network Supports Reference on-the-Go". IFLA WLIC 2013. Singapore. Web.
• Rieh, Soo Young. "Changing Reference Service Environment: A Review of Perspectives from Managers, Librarians, and Users." Journal of Academic Librarianship 25.3 (1999): 178-86. Print.
• Ryan, Susan M. "Reference Transactions Analysis: The Cost-Effectiveness of Staffing a Traditional Academic Reference Desk." Journal of Academic Librarianship 34.5 (2008): 389-99. Print.