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Subject: [Fwd: Information searching skills teaching in academic libraries]
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:28:35 +0000
From: "E.F.Tilley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: iss069 <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Information searching skills teaching in academic libraries
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 10:50:39 +0000
From: "E.F.Tilley" <[log in to unmask]>
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I am doing a report on information searching skills teaching in the
University of Wales Bangor Library and would like to include an overview of
what happens in other University Libraries. I know there was a CTILIS
survey in 1995 but it's been 5 years since then! I'd be particularly
interested to know
How do you deal with large numbers of students with vastly different levels
of prior knowledge and ability?
Do you run user ed sessions which are not connected with any module(s) and
if so, does the fact that the sessions may conflict with module timetabling
affect uptake? Or are your sessions actually part of a module, and if so is
the module an "embedded" one run by an Academic Department, or is it an
information skills module run by the Library or
Information Services Deprtment?
Have you tried any "drop-in" sessions, e.g. at lunchtime, and if so how has
uptake been?
Are the sessions you run "generic" or subject-specific, or a mixture of
both?
What method of delivery do you use? e.g. have you developed workbooks or
worksheets, and if so are they generic or subject-specific? Do you combine
them with other methods such as demos, powerpoint presentations etc? Do you
use an on-line tutorial? What do you feel are the advantages and
disadvantages of the methods you use?
Do you teach Internet skills as well as more "traditional" information
sources such as databases/library catalogue - if so to what level? To
staff, students, or both? Do you do this in combination with anyone else,
eg IT staff, lecturing staff?
Do you teach basic IT skills such as logging on, using the network/E-mail
etc, or do IT staff teach these skills in combination with you?
Do you still do orientation tours, or do you use other methods such as
videos/ self-guided tours/hypertext guides?
How important a part of your job is info searching skills teaching? Do you
feel it's your most important role, or just a minor one, or equal in
importance to other aspects of your job? If it's only minor, what other
things are more important? If there are other things that are equally
important/time consuming, what are they?
Do you think a minimum staff/student ratio is necessary for successful user
ed, and if so what is it?
I'd be grateful for answers to all or some of these questions,(and indeed
for any other comments on info searching skills teaching!) and will
summarise replies for the list
I'd also be interested to hear of any more recent national surveys than the
CTILIS one that people know about
Thanks
Eileen
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Eileen Tilley Tel 01248 351151 x 2918 [log in to unmask]
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