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Information Literacy by Stealth!
Trish Maybury and Nicola Watkinson, Glyndŵr University Library Services
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A little bit about us…
• Small team• Lots of sessions• Two desks
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Issue desk
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Enquiry desk
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Issue desk
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Informal vs. formal
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Why this works for us?
• Help in context• Good gauge• Customer service
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Dissertation workshops
TIME MANAGEMENTSTUDY SKILLSUSING ELECTRONIC RESOURCESEXPERIENCES OF GRADUATES
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• In response to issues about dissertation preparation which students bring to the Enquiry and Library Helpdesk
• To provide support to dissertation students with their research and planning
• To highlight resources that are available
Why do we need dissertation workshops?
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The Session!
• Who? Should we target specific groups?• What? What would be most useful to them?• When? Timing is important – when should
we hold it? We wanted the optimum effect
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First Session Facts
• 50 students took part• 4 sessions over 2 days• 18 international students• Students who attended were on
MBA/MSc/BA/MA courses• Subject areas:
Humanities/Business/Art/Science
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What did the students say about the session?
Useful things about the sessions:●Planning and preparing for your dissertation●Staff sharing their knowledge and experience●Tips on how to survive the process
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Session Feedback
●Why not provide this service at the start of the course?●How to write the perfect proposal!●Will there be more workshops like this?
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Looking ahead?
• Online evaluations• Targeted Information Literacy sessions
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What do you think?
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Contact us
• Trish Maybury - [email protected]
• Nicola Watkinson – [email protected] or @nicolaw29 / @glynlib
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Reference
• Hauxwell, H. (2008), ‘Information literacy at Service Desk: the role of circulations staff in promoting information literacy’. Journal of Information Literacy, Vol.2, No.2, pp.86-93.