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Loreen PhillipsEugene McDermott Library

University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas

ACRL 2005

Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus


Who we are The Campus The Collection Librarians Outreach Conclusions

Tom Koch Rick Biddenstadt


Tom KochTom Koch

Who we are

The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the campuses of the UT System. UT-Dallas, located in the suburbs of North Dallas and along the Telecom Corridor®, offers over 115 academic programs within its seven schools.


Who We Are: The Eugene McDermott Library, as part of the University

of Texas at Dallas campus, serves a diverse community. The student population totals over 14,000. There are 516 faculty and over 1100 staff.

Source: http://ospa.utdallas.edu/cds/2004/I_Facultyf04.htmSource: http://ospa.utdallas.edu/present/contents.htm


The Collection Since August 2004 the McDermott Library’s

holdings have increased. The collection now includes over 200

databases, 40,000 electronic books, and approximately 15,000

electronic journals.Source: http://www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/libstats0802.htm


The Collection In September 2004 the library achieved 1

million volumes in its collection.Source: http://www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/libstats0802.htm

Tom Koch


Librarians Professionals 12.5 Other Professional Staff 7.0 Paraprofessionals and staff 44.0

Source: http://www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/libstats0802.htm

Tom KochRick Biddenstadt


McDermott Library had a lot to offer: a great, comprehensive collection that supported the curriculum; knowledgeable librarians; and up-to-date technology resources such as laptops for loan, an Information Commons, and wired/wireless access.

The problem: how to create campus wide awareness of all that the library had to offer thereby creating an informed and research savvy campus community with an end result of improved information literacy and an increase in library statistics?

The answer: boost visibility through outreach.


OutreachWhy not go out and find the student? The librarians at McDermott Library thought just that. With this in mind, several outreach efforts were initiated by the Head of Information Literacy. From Fall 2002 through Spring 2005 a wide range of outreach ideas was attempted.

Chu-Hua Mou

Susie Kutchi


Outreach Among the outreach efforts created were

“Librarians On The Loose”, the creation of 2 satellites offices, participation in student fairs, offering workshops and tours, virtual chat, an “Ask A Librarian” service, and advertising in the campus newspaper.

Tom Koch

Tom Koch

Carol OshelGraphics by Microsoft


“Librarians on the Loose”The librarians took laptops all around campus, anywhere and everywhere students could be found and created a unique awareness of the library’s services. Imagine running into a librarian in the student cafeteria!

Tom Koch


With little graphic arts skills, the librarians created exciting, eye catching posters, advertisements, bookmarks, stickers, and magnets. The use of color, humor, and brevity were key to the success of these creations.

Susie KutchiGraphics by Microsoft



Susie KutchiGraphics by MicrosoftStephanie Isham


Posters


• Posters


Stephanie IshamGraphics by Microsoft



Matt MakowkaGraphics by Microsoft




Carol Oshel

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Bookmarks

Susie KutchiGraphics by MicrosoftStephanie Isham

Graphics by Microsoft


Magnets and stickers

Hillary Campbell


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