1. ↗
University Libraries http://www.lib.vt.edu/
How can we help with your students?

2. Presented By
Jennifer T. Nardine – jnardine@vt.edu
Tracy M. Hall- tracy72@vt.edu

3. Help For Your Teaching ↗
Role…….

4. Tours
Type 1. iPad Tours
• Any time library is
open
• can use their smart
phones or check out
an iPad from the
circulation desk
• QR Code Stations
(14)
Type 2. Library Guide Tour and Quiz (use request form
again)
Type 3. Self Guided tour – green handout by doors and
elevators (no quiz)
Results of tour quiz – grade automatically sent to
instructor and stored in library database

5. How to register for a class library
session
 http://www.lib.vt.edu/forms/reserve.html
• Register for a tour and
introduction to Addison
(library catalog)
• Register for
research/instruction
lesson
• Contact college librarian
for details

6. Placing items on reserve
• Reserves coordinator, Mary K. Sullivan: marysull@vt.edu
• Need to complete Reserve Request Form – each semester
• Different loan periods

7. Using library resources in Scholar
• Link to “Ask a Librarian”
• Consider embedding a librarian in your course
• Contact the subject librarian
• Rather than post the article – link to it
• Use the persistent URL
• Use the proxy
• http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/persistentlinks.html

8. Tips on creating a research
assignment
 Make sure the library has the resources first
 Define manageable learning objectives (see form)
 Don’t bring your class in without a subject to research
• Context is what gets them to listen
• Don’t learn in a vacuum - learn what you need to learn
 When in doubt plan/collaborate with a librarian prior to session

9. Tips on creating a research
assignment
Information for Graduate Students
http://www.lib.vt.edu/info/grad.html

10. Brainstorming

11. Brainstorming
EX. Brainstorming for Wild Horse Population Studies

12. Library Research Modules
Tiny Urls:
Module 1: Information
Sourceshttp://tinyurl.com/vtinfosources
Module 2: Searching for Information
http://tinyurl.com/vtinfosearch
Module 3: Information Evaluation
http://tinyurl.com/vtinfoeval

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Students and research
How can we help with your students?

14. The Beloit College Mindset List
Class of 2016 and their professors
• Most students entering college for the first time this fall
were born in 1994
• Most professors were born before 1981
• So what has shaped their world…..

15. News
Your Professor Your Student

16. The Amazon
Your Professor Your Students

17. Tailgating
Your Professor Your Students

18. Music Delivery
Your Professor Your Students

19. What does this mean for your student?
• Used to things being available on demand
• Immediate Access is expected – by cell phone, IM,
Facebook
• Have watched news as it happened – War in Iraq,
Hurricane Katrina, Earthquake in Haiti, Oil in the Gulf
• Independent but group-oriented
• Comfortable getting video, audio online

20. Mobile
m.lib.vt.edu

21. What should your students know?
 Newman Library Navigation
 Brainstorming and Narrowing down a topic concepts
 Getting help
 Resources/Tools – Summon, E-books, Academic Search
Complete, Opposing Viewpoints, Factiva or LexisNexis, World
Book, Addison

22. Newman Library
 24/5 building hours
 Book retrieval
• only Newman items
 Wireless printing
• printers on 1,2 and 4
Access Services
http://www.lib.vt.edu/circ-reserve/access-services-
links.pdf
 Writing Center
http://www.lib.vt.edu/about/writing/

23. Getting Help

24. Library Home Page – Gateway to Library
Resources

25. Summon

26. Addison

27. General Resources

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Questions?
Jennifer T. Nardine – jnardine@vt.edu
Tracy M. Hall- tracy72@vt.edu