SLIS 741 Product Session Topic Tour Guide Wanda Priester Academic Library: Help Teachers Teach Students Research

1. Academic Library:
Help Teachers Teach Students Research

2. Goal of Our Academic Library:
It is the goal of our
academic library to enable
library researchers to be
independent and enable
them to become critical
thinkers who can recognize
and analyze valuable scholar
resources.

3. Faculty and Librarians
The librarians actively engage
with the faculty as partners in the
University’s programs to integrate
research skills and resources into
the programs.

4. Library Collaboration
Our library collaborates with
education of the University
to instill lifelong learning
skills that students can apply
beyond the University

5. Examples of Faculty and
Librarian Collaboration:
Information Literacy
Course
Instructional Research
PowerPoints
Library Tutorial Workshops

6. Support Our Faculty
We support our faculty and
students who are conducting
research and writing
academic and scholarly
papers.

7. Encourage Our Faculty
We encourage our faculty to
engage and participate in the
library services.

8. Faculty Private Assistance
We provide research assistance to
our Faculty. The library has a
welcoming Reference desk, but if
the faculty feels more comfortable
in a private setting, instructing
faculty is available in a private
office setting

9. Library Teaching
Tools:
The Library provides
teaching tools and
services to help teachers
teach their students

10. Library instruction
Library instruction teaches
students how to use the library
resources and to evaluate the
research materials they find. We
teach students why they need to
know about the library.

11. Learn Research Skills
The librarians can help students
learn research skills and the
librarians can help the students
improve their research skills.

12. Library Workshops
The librarians have developed
workshops and learning materials
in support of the programs of the
University.

13. Support of Student Research
In support of the students’
research, Information
Literacy has been integrated
into the University 101
course.

14. Instruction Request Form Location:
The library provides workshops to
introduce students to research in
specific disciplines which are
tailored to each individual class.
To schedule an instruction
workshop for your class, please fill
out this form online at least ten
days prior to your preferred
instruction date. The form is
located at www.scsu.edu under
University Forms.

15. Schedule Workshop:
Please provide a copy of the
relevant assignment that a
librarian may be assigned to
your class no later than five
days in advance of the
workshop.
*It is optional for the
instructor’s attendance.

16. Library Treasure Hunt

17. Library Treasure Hunt
The best way to find out what a new place has to offer is to
explore it. The Library Treasure Hunt was designed by the
librarians to help students explore their library. The hunt has
been designed to help students learn to use the library
resources in their research.

18. Library Treasure Hunt
This basic hunt is meant as an introduction to the library
services, both online and offline. This will give them
experience with finding library materials and show them all
the information that is available here in the library.

19. Library Treasure Hunt
The hunt serves a multitude of purposes which is used for
library orientation and research skills. This is an engaging
teaching and an inquiry-based learning tool that transcends
the classroom. The library hunts are a constructive approach
to learning. As librarians, we facilitate learning (i.e. offering
hints where needed).

20. Library Treasure Hunt
During the University 101, a scheduled class for freshmen and transfer
students, the Library Instruction Requirements are presented which offers the
Library Treasure Hunt. The Library Hunt takes one month to complete. The
students can print a copy of the Library Hunt for this
link, http://library.scsu.edu/Univ101LibraryInstruction.htm.
 Go to library homepage http://library.scsu.edu/
*Click on University 101 Presentation (this presentation)
*Click on Treasure Hunt
 Review Library University 101 Presentation
 Print and Complete the Library Treasure Hunt
Submit completed assignment to the Library by scheduled due date.
 Complete Library Survey
Immediately following this presentation, submit completed survey to
library personnel standing at the end of your row or at the exit door.
(Miller F. Whittaker Library, 2013)

21. Library Treasure Hunt:
The students must come into the library to complete the
Treasure Hunt. Completed Treasure Hunts forms must be
returned to the Library’s Reference Desk.

22. Resources:
Google Images. (2013). Retrieved from
https://www.google.com/#q=google+images.
Miller F. Whittaker Library. (2013). Library Treasurer Hunt. Retrieved from
http://library.scsu.edu/.
Miller F. Whittaker Library. (2013). University 101 Library Instruction. Retrieved
from
http://library.scsu.edu/Univ101LibraryInstruction.htm.

23. Product Created By:
Wanda L. Priester
December, 2013
Product: Session Topic Tour Guide – Help Teachers Teach Students Research
SLIS 741 Education Services in Libraries and Information Organizations
School of Library and Information Organization
College of Mass Communications and Information Studies
University of South Carolina