Library Teach Meets: Low cost, high impact CPDCILIPS Annual Conference 2012Sarah KevillLaurie RobertsSheila Williams

First Library Teach Meet in Scotland

• History

• Organisation

• Content

• Feedback

From Teach Meet to Library Teach Meet

•Originally teachers meeting to share ideas with other teachers▫“built upon the coffee time idea” (Hall)

•2 minute or 7 minute slots•Opportunity to share successes and best

practice•Adopted by librarians in 2010

Organisation

•Group of volunteers

•Keen to use free resources to keep costs to a minimum

•Promotion and marketing

•Informal schedule

ContentTopic IdeaHelping drama students with referencing

colour coding system devised

Devising a better search strategy

spot the mistakes exercise

Keeping up to date / current awareness services

using RSS feeds

Brightening up a library induction session

using the Cephalonian method

Improving induction for jet lagged international students

introducing the library crossword

Incorporating interactivity in a library training session

using an audience response system (classroom clickers) for instant feedback

Feedback

• Google Forms

• Well received and a success

• Ideas into practice

Suggested topics for next time

Over to you…

References

•Birkwood, K. (2011) ‘What is TeachMeet?’ [Online] (Available at: http://www.camlibtm.info/2011/01/07/what-is-teachmeet/ ) Accessed: 7th June 2012)

•Hall, D. (no date) ‘Dug Hall explains all about TeachMeet’ [Online] (Available at: http://vimeo.com/12346852 ) Accessed: 7th June 2012