SWON Libraries

Gateway

• Lauren was hired a year ago
• Currently reworking everyone's positions
• Lauren will become instruction librarian for all 3 campuses starting next semester
• Gateway has a partnership with NKU
  • does all their cataloging
  • students can use NKU's collection
• A technical college and associates degree in applied science
• Enrollment up to 5-6K this year
• Instruction: covers web evaluation and NKU's collection
• Lauren likes Credo Reference
• Has form on website for faculty to request library instruction
• Shows ipl.org to students

Miami Jacobs

• Subscribe to LIRN.net databases
• Use databases though public libraries
• Have agreements with other universities
• 1 librarian hired in 2007
• Instruction
  • students required to use turnitin.com - teaches this
  • discuss libraries they have an agreement with
  • classes on Word, Excel, etc.
  • Older students need more help
  • study groups
  • go into classrooms and discuss databases, etc.
• Part-time faculty don't have as much knowledge of the library
• Offer students tour of the public library
• Need to develop a library website
• Using parent company resources and subscriptions
• Up to about 50 students per day in library at Alice's campus
• Popular programs: medical assisting, paralegal, cosmetology, massage
• Planning to use worksheets with questions to help students focus their thoughts
• Alice also serves as tutor for some subjects
• Teach MLA format
  • Purdue Online Writing Lab
  • easybib
  • Diana Hacker?

Cincinnati State

• Have their own lab for instruction
• Host developmental reading class
• Youtube has good overviews for dewey decimal system

NKU

• Andrea started full time recently
• Have students do critical thinking exercises
  • come from outer space and evaluate a penny
• Website: Information Literacy links - Core Foundational Classes
• Website: Research Help - tutorials

KCPL

• Ann is in the digital branch
• teaching mostly databases to the public
  • rotate each month
• Trying to get more use out of databases
• Getting lots of Gateway students at Covington
• Most classes focused on basic computer skills
• Trying to reach out to people online
• Classes like, Facebook, how to use a Mac,
• History dept. handle genealogy groups

What are the group's expectations

• Topic: assessment
  • audience response systems
  • Class evaluation forms
• Relationships with faculty/teachers - level of library understanding that should be expected
• Have group members demonstrate their teaching - peer feedback