Student Construction Site: Collaboration Building at URI

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Student Construction SiteCollaboration Building
at URI

• University of Rhode Island Library
• Talent Development
• Presenters
• Brian T. Gallagher, Mary MacDonald, Mindy
  Drake, 6/11/04

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What is Talent Development?

• The official story
• Established 1968.
• The mission -- recruit, support, retain
  students of color disadvantaged students from
  in-state.
• The students -- high schools, and both community
  faith based agencies.

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Talent DevelopmentBefore the collaboration

• TDs connection to the library goes back to
  1968
• Taught by TD staff
• Unaware that they could ask for instruction
  assistance.

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TD the LibraryA connection is made

• Scavenger hunts and other methods used.
• It workedbut it wasnt perfect.
• 1996 -- Sylvia Krause (Head of Reference)
  contacted Sharon about instruction.

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TD Library 1998 - Present

• We want the students to learn basic system
  literacy. To make the library a place that
  theyre comfortable walking through the doors.
  And create connectionsto the staff.

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Pre-Matriculation Students The Blue-print

• Basic Library Literacy
• Critical thinking
• Library catalog
• Periodical databases
• Develop comfort level with physical library
• Make connections with Library staff

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Pre-Matriculation Students construction begins

• Designed a matrix for classes
• Organized a cadre of faculty librarians to teach
  and connect with Talent Development
• Added availability of Grad Students and Subject
  Specialists

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Talent Development 1998 - Present

• Students more willing to come over to the library
  and ask questions and not wait for the computer
  tutors to come around.

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Talent Development Program2002-2003

• Goals
• Create opportunities for future information
  literacy librarians
• Increase exposure of Talent Development Students
  to Library Research

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TD Library GSLISA successful building plan
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Collaboration A structural necessity

• 2002 -- GSLIS Prism Fellows
• 2003 -- GSLIS Professional Field Experience, (PFE)

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Talent Development Summer 2003

• Experience?
• Symbiotic classroom relationship
• Authentic Teaching Style
• Personal goal Documentation a clear base for
  others to build upon or to demolish.

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Talent DevelopmentStudents Summer, 2003

• Everything was pretty much covered. I will come
  back to you if I need help.
• Does a book have to returned where its checked
  out?
• When did it become so difficult? Card catalogs
  are a lost art!!

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TD LibraryStill revising the blueprint

• Have the library sessions woven in more closely
  into our writing program over the summer.
• Have the TD tutors sit in on the library
  sessions.

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Surveying the sitePreparing for TD 2004

• Meeting the crew
• Literature review
• Manuel, Kate. Teaching Information Literacy to
  Generation Y. Journal of Library Administration,
  36.1/2, (2002) 195-217.
• Building upon last years successes

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The Blue PrintA Workable Plan

• Tour/attendance
• Introduction
• HELIN lecture/exercise
• LC Call Portion
• Scholarly v. Popular Talk/Exercise
• Database Lecture/Exercise
• Conclusion/Feedback

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Student Construction SiteCollaboration building
at URI

• University of Rhode Island Library
• Talent Development
• Presenters
• Brian T. Gallagher, Mary MacDonald, Mindy
  Drake, 6/11
• QUESTIONS?