Library Safari
for
UNIV 100: The Student in the University
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Deadline for submitting requests for fall 2008: |
What are the goals & learning outcomes?
How does 'Safari' work?
My students tell me 'I've had this before in ENGL 101'
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WHAT ARE THE GOALS & LEARNING OUTCOMES?
Library Safari is a workshop designed for students enrolled in UNIV 100 - The Student in the University, and is especially well suited to first semester Letters and Sciences students. This workshop is taught by volunteer library staff and graduate students.
UNIV 100 - The Student in the University is a 1-credit course designed to help students make a successful transition from high school to college, be introduced to an academic environment, discover a wealth of campus resources, and more.
Along these lines, the aim of Library Safari is to help students conquer their library anxiety while at the same time gaining an appreciation for the myriad of library services and resources made available to them. A large and complex academic library system can be intimidating to some first year students, so Library Safari aims to provide a comfortable and fun atmosphere in which to learn 'how the library works.' Knowing how to effectively use the University Libraries will lead to academic success.
HOW DOES 'SAFARI' WORK?
- Library Safari is scheduled during a regular 1 hour and 50 minute UNIV 100 class period, and is taught by volunteer library staff and graduate students.
- Library Safari begins with a brief introduction to the Libraries' home page. Soon after, students are divided into small teams and given a set of exercises to complete.
- Students leave the classroom to physically explore McKeldin Library to learn how to use its resources and locate materials. While on safari students will learn:
All the Library Safari exercises are designed around the themes and issues discussed in the first year book. - how to search the Catalog and interpret the call number system to: 1) find a book in the stacks; 2) find a reference book; 3) find a government document; 4) find a periodical in the stacks & in the Current Periodicals Room, and online.
- how to find resources that support academic honesty;
- how to get research assistance & general help.
- At a time pre-determined by the library instructor, students return to the classroom to complete a one minute paper [.pdf] assessment before being dismissed.
MY STUDENTS TELL ME "I've had this before in ENGL 101"
- Most likely students are confusing Library Safari designed for UNIV 100 with their library orientation session for ENGL 101 commonly called Library Day.
- There is no overlap between what the libraries teach freshmen in ENGL 101 and what we teach them in Library Safari. Each of these information literacy programs are designed with different student learning outcomes, and introduce new skills. We don't want students to sit through the same thing twice. Be assured that your students will receive subject-specific library instruction in their other university courses (i.e. HIST 202).
Colleagues, The fall 2008 request period for Library Safari has come to a close. For those instructors teaching UNIV 100 in spring 2009, please revisit this page in January to request a workshop.
Maggie Cunningham, User Education Services, University Libraries
