TRANSITIONING TO AN TRANSITIONING TO AN ONLINE MODEL FOR ONLINE MODEL FOR

LIBRARY INSTRUCTIONLIBRARY INSTRUCTION

Larraby FellowsPublic Services LibrarianHartness Library SystemCommunity College of Vermont

VLA College & Special SectionInstruction Update

June 4, 2010

Hartness Library Hartness Library SystemSystem

Serves CCV & VTCServes CCV & VTC13,500 total students13,500 total students~1,400 FTE VTC ~1,400 FTE VTC ~3,500 FTE CCV~3,500 FTE CCV

VTC librarians, staff & collection housed VTC librarians, staff & collection housed at physical library in Randolphat physical library in Randolph

CCV librarians located throughout stateCCV librarians located throughout state In-house collection includes

• 46,000+ books 46,000+ books • 11,000+ eBooks 11,000+ eBooks • 5,000+ audio & video materials5,000+ audio & video materials• 28,000+ online periodical subscriptions28,000+ online periodical subscriptions

Reciprocal borrowing & “intra”-library loan provide access to over 300,000 over 300,000 materials from other VSC through materials from other VSC through centralcentral catalog catalog

The Challenge The Challenge (2007/2008)(2007/2008)

Status of Library Instruction Average 180 per semester around state Doing instruction for classes with no research

component Some students received multiple sessions –

others none Perpetually stuck in basic instruction to get all

students on the same page Focused on using library tools rather than critical

thinking or evaluation skills Frequency of LI and courses using LI varied

drastically from site to site Attempt to feasibly reach all Eng. Comp. classes

proved not sustainable (50-65 sections/sem.)

Extensive all-season travel Fall 2007: ~5,500 miles travelled

Loss of one F/T position in Rutland

130 mi RT130 mi RT

130 mi RT130 mi RT

2008 CCSSE (EDCAR)* 2008 CCSSE (EDCAR)* DataData 91% CCV students have high-speed Internet access

(at home, work, or school)

56.8% have a phone capable of Internet access

46% aren’t using Facebook, MySpace etc…compared with national average of 14.3% not using social networking

In general, CCV students much less likely than national average to use texting or Internet on phones

42% reported never using online library services

46.8% reported being “fairly skilled” at using the library website

*Community College Survey of Student Engagement (Education Department General Administrative Regulations)

The Challenge: Library The Challenge: Library Confidence?Confidence?

Instruction had to be:Instruction had to be: consistent & go beyond basic orientation at the point of need available for morning/evening/weekend/online

classes easy for the low-tech student (low anxiety) generic for wide-use with universal examples

from Gen. Ed. assignments or common topics something faculty could incorporate in classroom

& online environments environmentally & staff friendly (not necessarily tied to Info. Lit. competency…)

Opportunities to Opportunities to Transition Transition From F2F to From F2F to OnlineOnline VSC adopted Information Literacy as graduation standard

CCV General Education curriculum redesign Creation of required First Semester Seminar (FSS)

Success of Embedded Librarian Program Tech-savvy staff & new technologies

video tutorial software web-design freeware web-conferencing software chat cloud computing

High fuel prices = college-wide mandate for efficiency Less travel, more time

IL in General Education IL in General Education Curriculum Curriculum First Semester Seminar (required)

English Comp (required) & Research & Writing Intensive Courses

Seminar in Educational Inquiry (required capstone)

EssentialObjectives:

“Demonstrate foundational information literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills (e.g. distinguishing facts from opinions, valid from invalid statements, reasons from conclusions, and relevant from irrelevant data).”

EssentialObjectives:

“Collect, organize, and use a variety of traditional and electronic resources, critically evaluating information.”

“Compose, revise, and edit a final paper that includes a thesis statement, integrates relevant source material from five or more credible sources, and demonstrates writing proficiency...”

EssentialObjectives:

“Design, compose and revise a final paper that includes an implied or explicit thesis statement, integrates relevant source material from five or more credible sources, and demonstrates proficiency in the graduation standards of writing and information literacy…”

Support Services & ResourcesSupport Services & Resourcesfor Information Literacy for Information Literacy

Research Basics Guide & Course Guides (LibGuides)

Learning Centers @ every CCV site (writing & study skills, math help)

TILT: Info. Lit Tutorial & Quizzes

Blackboard Support Services

Ask a Librarian (reference service)

Embedded Librarian Program

First Semester Seminar

English Comp &Research & Writing Intensive Courses

Seminar in Educational Inquiry

eTutoring (online writing help)

Video Tutorials

FSS Course Sites all have TILTFSS Course Sites all have TILT

TILT: http://libraries.vsc.edu/newtilt

Review General IL ConceptsReview General IL Concepts

The Embedded LibrarianThe Embedded Librarian

The Embedded LibrarianThe Embedded Librarian

The Embedded LibrarianThe Embedded Librarian

The Embedded LibrarianThe Embedded Librarian

Embedded Librarian Embedded Librarian Program: Participation Program: Participation GrowthGrowth

Reference Statistics Reference Statistics (CCV)(CCV)

SPRING Semester 2010

HartnessTubeHartnessTube

http://www.youtube.com/TheHartnessLibrary

HartnessTubeHartnessTube

http://www.youtube.com/TheHartnessLibrary

HartnessTube: CCV HartnessTube: CCV VideosVideos

HartnessTube: VTC HartnessTube: VTC VideosVideos

HartnessTube: TagsHartnessTube: Tags

We’re More GoogleableWe’re More Googleable

YouTube Insight (stats)YouTube Insight (stats)

YouTube Insight (stats)YouTube Insight (stats)

Research Basics GuideResearch Basics Guide

Research Basics GuideResearch Basics Guide

Course Course Guides Guides (LibGuides)(LibGuides)

Course Course Guides Guides (LibGuides)(LibGuides)

Foundational Research & Writing Intensive

Capstone

•First Semester SeminarFirst Semester Seminar

•Intro. to College Studies (for HS students)

•English Comp IEnglish Comp I

•English Comp IIEnglish Comp II•Intro. to LiteratureIntro. to Literature•Intro. to Research Intro. to Research MethodsMethods•Global Issues in the Global Issues in the MediaMedia

•Seminar in Educational Seminar in Educational Inquiry Inquiry

Course Course Guides Guides (LibGuides)(LibGuides)

Harnessing TechnologiesHarnessing Technologies Reference

Triaged email reference Broader chat coverage & offline form (Meebo) Easy to use statistics measure (Surveymonkey)

Access Librarian-managed website (Joomla) Library tab in LMS (Blackboard, Moodle-2011) Library button in all Blackboard course sites Course Guides (LibGuides)

Training & Communications Web conferencing (Adobe Connect)

Internal Communications Web Conferencing (Adobe Connect) Google docs, GTalk Shared file space, standardized outreach materials

Librarians Out of the Librarians Out of the LibraryLibrary Librarian offices in academic sites

Serve on Academic Council

Serve on Gen. Ed./Liberal Studies Committee

Teach CCV classes (Intro. to Research Methods, Web Design)

Provide library session in New Employee Orientation

FutureFuture

Assess stats from first cohort with req. FSS Develop better FSS tutorial Target English Composition Improve Embedded Librarian Program

for f2f classes Manage demand for ELP Examine better chat reference tools

Questions?

Larraby Fellows

larraby.fellows@ccv.edu

Website

http://hartness.vsc.edu

YouTube Channelhttp://www.youtube.com/TheHartnessLibrary