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Oxford University Library Services. Welcome Session for Graduate Trainees 08-09 Emma Sullivan, Staff Development Librarian. Programme. 1.30 Welcome/Introductions 1.45 Group Feedback 2.15 Introduction to … Oxford and Its Libraries Graduate Trainee Programme/Year - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Oxford University Library ServicesOxford University Library Services
Welcome Session for Graduate Welcome Session for Graduate Trainees 08-09Trainees 08-09 Emma Sullivan, Staff Development LibrarianEmma Sullivan, Staff Development Librarian
Programme
1.30 Welcome/Introductions 1.45 Group Feedback 2.15 Introduction to …
Oxford and Its LibrariesGraduate Trainee
Programme/Year 3.00 Cake Break and Projects 3.30 Learning Effectively 4.30 Final Thoughts 4.55 END
Who Are You?
Name Where are you working? What were you doing before? What is your greatest skill?
Group Feedback
5 groups … 10 minutes …discuss!
Hopes Concerns Questions
Oldest University in English speaking world 800 year old tradition of discovery & invention
First University Library founded 1320 in the Church Bodleian Library founded 400 years ago
Collegiate university: 39 colleges (+6 halls) Colleges select/admit; housing; libraries;
sports/social/pastoral care; tutorials/welfare University organises course content; lectures/seminars; sets
exams; awards degrees Also a town with its own industrial heritage!
Dominus Illuminatio Mea (The Lord is My Light)
History
Oxford University
CongregationLegislative council
CouncilPolicy making and strategy
Vice ChancellorSenior officer – John Hood
Academic Services and University Collections
Colleges Departments
Library Land
OULS
CollegesDepartments
Subject ApproachArea Studies & Bodleian
Bodleian Japanese Library, Commonwealth & African Studies, Chinese Studies Library, Latin American Centre Library, Middle East Centre Library, Oriental, Taylor Bodleian Slavonic & Modern Greek Library
Humanities & Bodleian
English Faculty, History Faculty, Theology, Music, Philosophy, Taylorian
Medical Health Care Libraries, Churchill, Old Road/Knowledge Centre
Science Radcliffe Science Library, Plant Sciences, Zoology
Social Science Education, Law, Refugee Studies Centre, Said Business School, Social Science Library
(Vere Harmsworth Library & Continuing Education)
Special Collections
Bodleian & Faculty/Department Libraries & Colleges
Thomas Bodley’s Vision
Bodleian refounded 1602
Access to Collections: Bodley’s “Republic of Letters”
Legal deposit privilege since 1610
60% of Bodleian readers not members of Oxford University
Statistics
Largest integrated library system in any academic institution in the UK, and one of the largest in the world
38,000 current users (University card) 11 million items (increasing by >350,000 items per
annum) 158 miles of materials 581 (FTE) staff
Change Themes
Estates
Collections Structure
Processes
Budget
Sarah
Thomas
PoliticalEconomic
Social
Technological
Trainee experience
Daily work in your library Reader Services Work Technical Services Work Projects Don’t be afraid to ask or use your initiative!
Trainee experience
Projects Think about in Michaelmas Term Project Showcase OWL Non-library specific projects
Trainee experience
Training Programme Every Wednesday afternoon Talks, Visits, IT Training Attendance and feedback Extra experiences
Trainee experience
Applying to Library School Deadlines are quite early AHRC Funding Provide help and advice
Trainee experience
Feedback End of term review End of year review Meeting supervisor Do talk to Staff Development Advice from last year’s trainees
Time for …
Learning Styles
Which is your preference?
How To Learn Effectively
To discover your learning style: Look at learning in general Learn about the learning cycle Do questionnaire Look at different preferences How knowing your preferences helps you and
others
Learning Theory
Honey and Mumford 4 years in the late 70’s looking at learning
style preferences of managers Published the Manual of Learning Styles in
1982
What is learning?
OED states:
“ To acquire knowledge of (a subject) or skill in (an art, etc.) as a result of study, experience, or teaching. Const. from, of (arch.), at (a person). Also, to commit to memory (passages of prose or verse), esp. in phrases to learn by heart, by rote”.
The Learning Cycle
Stage 1Have an
experience
Stage 3Conclude from
experience
Stage 4Planning thenext steps
Stage 2Review theexperience
What happens when the learning cycle goes wrong?
Distortions: Addicted to the experience Analysis to paralysis Quick fix Jumping to conclusions
A Starting Point
Various factors influence learning: The learner Your situation Subject matter Methods used
Now for the science bit…
Different Styles
Activist
Reflector
Theorist
Pragmatist
Activists
Like to learn from: New experiences Here and now In at the deep end Involved with others
Find learning hard if: Passive role Repetition Instructions Detail
Reflectors
Like to learn from: Rumination Stand back Painstaking research Own time
Find learning hard if: Forced into limelight Action and no plan Insufficient info Spontaneity
Theorists
Like to learn from: Logic Inter-relationships Question basics Complexity
Find learning hard if: Feelings Hotchpotch of methods Banal/Shallow Out of tune with
colleagues
Pragmatists
Like to learn from: Practical learning Link between learning
and problem Chance to implement
skills End product
Find learning hard if: No immediate need Not realistic Round in circles Political obstacles
How can we learn better?
Learning preferences are not fixed Need to be a good all rounder to learn well Play to your strengths Strengthening your least favourite styles Learning log
How does this help me and others?
Optimise your learning Become a better learner Find a suitable job Relationships Manager Team work Presentations
Final Thoughts
Background to the university Background to the programme and what to
expect Background to learning effectively Enjoy your time here Questions?