Copyright (c) 2013 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/michele_behr Recent documents in Michele D Behr en-us Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:27:58 PST 3600 http://works.bepress.com/michele_behr/2 http://works.bepress.com/michele_behr/2 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:14:28 PST Recent LibQual+ (2004) and Off-campus Satisfaction (2002, 2006) surveys at Western Michigan University revealed that graduate students had information needs that were not being met. Many lack awareness of resources and the necessary research skills for performing graduate level research, yet instructors are reluctant to relinquish class time for library sessions and the students themselves are reluctant to seek the individual help they need. In 2005-6 we collaborated with the Graduate College to offer new graduate workshops that were not class related but were instead part of a Strategies for Success series that was already in place. These workshop topics were 1) Managing citations using RefWorks software and 2) Literature review searching. These active learning workshops were offered directly to the graduate students and marketed via a graduate student electronic distribution list, the Graduate College and Library web sites, and via faculty advisors. Library instruction data showed that in 2005-6 we taught 10 fewer faculty-requested, class-related graduate library sessions than in 2002-3. However, in 2005-6 we taught 21 graduate workshops (153 students). In conjunction with this program we saw a 27% increase in graduate student individual research consultations with librarians (from 91 in 2002-3 to 115 in 2005-6).

]]> Michele D. Behr et al. Library Science http://works.bepress.com/michele_behr/1 http://works.bepress.com/michele_behr/1 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:14:27 PST Western Michigan University Libraries partnered with the university administration's recruitment efforts on campus. Library staff created and hosted an evening of instructional games to provide experiential learning, social interaction, and fun in the library for scholarship-seeking millennials. Students discovered information in archival materials, compared search results in a library database and Google, examined plagiarism issues, formatted citations, and used the catalog to locate specific items throughout the library. In their evaluations, students reported they learned about finding library materials and plagiarism issues. They rated teamwork, the archival challenge, and catalog activities most enjoyable. The event built positive relationships within the library, across campus, and with future students.

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