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Finding Out What Your Students Need
Judi BridenDigital Librarian for Public Services
ACRL MD
September 18, 2009Capitol College, MD
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Conduct Your Own Research
• By engaging in this type of research with your students, you are changed– More attuned to your users’ needs– Improved understanding of their diversity– More likely to act on what you learn– More confident in making changes– Research fosters teamwork among staff
• It’s fun!
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• Observation• Solicit comments on flipcharts• Interviews, including
• Retrospective interviews• Photo surveys• Mapping diaries
• Design workshops - web pages & facilities
• Dorm visits
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Stimulatecreativity
Reflect
Develop a question / Choose a method
Research ethics
Practice skills
Plan & conduct research
Immerse in the data
Co-view, discuss & brainstorm ideas & solutions
Test ideas with pilots / small experiments
Brainstorm
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Stimulate
Creativity
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Try It Yourself!
Stimulating Creativity
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Mapping Diaries
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Try It Yourself!
Library Homepage
• Circle what you use• X-out what you don’t
use• Add anything else you
need or want
Campus Map
• Mark 3 places where you feel comfortable
• 3 places where you feel uncomfortable
• 3 places you go a lot
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Any Surprises?
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Photo Surveys/Interviews
Create your own questions
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http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/downloadables/Foster-Gibbons_cmpd.pdf
Available from ALA… or just search
on the Web
Undergraduate Research Project: Shared Results http:// tinyurl.com/f63dj
Studying Students