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Millennials Find Treasure in the Library!
Pattie Mongelia helen-ann brown
Weill Cornell Medical Library
MLA 2007
Carolyn Reid, Director
Treasure Hunt
Future
StaffTreasure Hunt
Introduction
Preparation
Evaluation
A Millennial Generation
A little more than 2/3 of the studentswere born since 1982.
7 Core Traits of the MillennialsSpecial
Sheltered
Confident
Achieving
Team Oriented
Conventional
PressuredHowe N and Strauss W. Millennials and the Pop Culture: Strategies for a New Generation of Consumers in Music, Movies, Television, the Internet, and Video Games. Great Falls, VA: LifeCourse Associates, 2006, pp. 77-78.
Treasure Hunt Learning Objectives:Locate a journal in the stacks
Look up an electronic journal issue
Check out a laptop at the Circulation Desk
Refill a copy card
Send a comment from the Website
Locate a current issue of a journal
Know the Library’s hours
Pattie
Rhonda
Vergie
Clue #5Go GET IT in the Computer RoomWatching and listening to the PowerPoint productionAnswer the Library Staff member’s questionsTo see you understand GET IT’s form and function.
Clue #2When into the stacks you have delvedYou’ll find where bound journals are shelvedOrdered alphabetically, logically and aestheticallySo please show a Staff member you have foundPsychophysiology Volume 12.
What to do TOMORROW!TOMORROW!
LIBRARY LIBRARY
TREASURE HUNTTREASURE HUNT !!
10:00 am -- 10:00 am --
Meet at Circ DeskMeet at Circ Desk
You’re invited!
A treasure hunt to let you knowWho’s who, what’s what, and where to go
To join the fun you only needA barcode on your new I.D.
At 10 AM the start will soundAnd fun and frenzy will abound
You’ll get your clues and meet alliesFirst team to finish wins the prizeA treasure hunt to let you knowWho’s who, what’s what, and where to go.
Clue #8When all the computer work stationsAre in use in every locationGo to the Circulation DeskAnd please request from a Library staff memberMore portable accommodations.
Clue #1The Library opens early and closes lateCheck out the Web page in the Computer RoomAnd tell a staff memberThe day the Library closes at eight.
Stack 1
Stack 2
Computer Room
Last Clue
From our Homepage to the InfoDesk you can send anAcknowledgement, a complaint, a question or a complimentOn the Web page scroll all the way downTil the comment form link you’ve foundAnd tell us if this Treasure Hunt for your team numberCaused a smile or a frown.
Know physical spaceKnow Library resources
Know Library policiesMeet Library staff
Millennials Treasure HuntSpecial Planned especially for them
Sheltered Library staff available to guide them
Confident Learned where things were
Achieving Every team wanted to win
Team Oriented Needed teamwork to win
Conventional Had some rules
Pressured First team to finish wins
Treasure Hunt Evaluation Questionnaire
Question #1Name 2 things you have learned about using the Library.
Question #2Rate your comfort in finding materials within the Library.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Uncomfortable Comfortable Confident
Question #3Rate your comfort in finding materials on the Library’s website.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Uncomfortable Comfortable Confident
Question #4Overall, how would you rate the Treasure Hunt?1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Awful Okay Outstanding
Please share any other comments on the back of this sheet:
Evaluation Results n=73
Question #1
Name 2 things you have learned about using the Library.
The most common replies showed answering the clues taught them about the Library’s physical space and services.
where the journal stacks are
where the current journals are
where the Computer Room is
checking out a laptop at the Circulation Desk
where the regenerator is to fill a copy card
about the GET IT button
Evaluation Results n=73
Question #2
Rate your comfort in finding materials within the Library.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9(1) (1) (1) (12) (15) (13) (12) (8) (10) Uncomfortable Comfortable Confident
The replies showed 96% of the students were comfortable to confident about finding materials with the Library.
Question #3
Rate your comfort in finding materials on the Library’s website.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9(1) (0) (2) (7) (15) (12) (16) (12) (8) Uncomfortable Comfortable Confident
The replies showed 96% of the students were comfortable to confident about finding materials on the Library’s website.
Evaluation Results n=73
Evaluation Results n=73
Question #4Overall, how would you rate the Treasure Hunt?1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9(0) (1) (1) (0) (15) (7) (18) (17) (14) Awful Okay Outstanding
The replies showed 67% of the students rated the Treasure Hunt as an outstanding experience.
Please share any other comments on the back of this sheet:
Thank you
Awesome
Great mugs
Fun, useful, but pretty crowded
Crowded Computer Room
In frenzy, little hard to find things
67% of the students rated the Treasure Hunt as an outstanding experience. Less crowded stairwells and Computer Room probably will help to bring that percentage higher.
Future Plans
Add more tasks mini-workshops with clues to answer
Pre-test/Post-test
Record clues on MP3 players
Mug available from:
Gift Finders International23 Old Mill LaneArdsley, NY 10502
Contact: Ivan Meisnerwww.giftfindersinternational.com914.693.5650 914.693.3057 (fax) [email protected]
BRANDERS.COM1850 Gateway Drive, #400San Mateo, CA 94404
Contact: Sabrina Ocampowww.branders.com650.292.2744 877.752.7263 x2744650.350.7261 (fax)
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Howe N and Strauss W. Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation. New York: Vintage Books, 2000.
Howe N and Strauss W. Millennials Go to College: Strategies for a New Generation on Campus: Recruiting and Admissions, Campus Life, and the Classroom. Washington, D.C.: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, 2003.
Howe N and Strauss W. Millennials and the Pop Culture: Strategies for a New Generation of Consumers in Music, Movies, Television, the Internet, and Video Games. Great Falls, VA: LifeCourse Associates, 2006.
Mangold K. Educating a New Generation: Teaching Baby Boomer Faculty about Millennial Students. Nurse Educator. 2007 Jan/Feb; 32(1): 21-23.
Oblinger D and Oblinger J. Is It Age or IT: First Steps Towards Understanding the Net Generation. CSLA Journal. Spring 2006; 29(2): 8-46.
Strauss W. Talking About Their Generations: Making Sense of a School Environment Made Up of Gen-Xers and Millennials. School Administrator. Sept 2005; 62(8): 10-13.
Sweeney R. Millennial Behaviors and Higher Education Focus Group Results: How are Millennials Different from Previous Generations at the Same Age? 2007. Accessed on May 4, 2007 from: http://library1.njit.edu/staff-folders/sweeney/Millennials/Millennial-Summary-Handout.doc.
