An iPod (MP3) Library Tour for First-Year Students

Kearns, Andrew

doi:10.1080/10691316.2010.525427

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“…Based on the focus group findings, student researchers identified a more thorough orientation as the most important way for the library to help new students effectively use the new building, as well as communicate the services available. The literature indicates that students recognize the value of library orientation and touring library facilities, as well as feel more comfortable using the facility after having an introduction (Kearns, 2010;Mosley, 1997).…”

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confidence: 99%

Getting a clue: creating student detectives and dragon slayers in your library

Smith

Baker

2011

Reference Services Review

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to describe how Utah Valley University Library staff created two games to orient students to the library and library services. Design/methodology/approach -Library staff developed and marketed the Get a Clue game, which used clues placed throughout the building at the beginning of the Fall semester to orient new students as they solved a mystery. During the Spring semester, the library staff introduced library services through LibraryCraft, an online game where students used library resources to slay a dragon. Findings -In post-game surveys, students found the games entertaining and informative. The results show students saw the orientations as a good use of their time and their comfort levels with library services increased. Practical implications -As a means of engaging and informing students, games offer a new means of orienting students to the library and library services. The self-paced game approach allows students to learn valuable information with minimal impact on staff. Originality/value -This paper offers practical information about using games as an academic library orientation. Assessment data support the effectiveness of games as an effective, asynchronous method of introducing students to a library facility and services. This information can be used by other libraries to create their own self-paced orientation games.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Getting a clue: creating student detectives and dragon slayers in your library

Smith

Baker

2011

Reference Services Review

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“…Some academic libraries have experimented with more innovative, interactive methods of introducing their services, resources and spaces to first-year students, such as through gamification, scavenger hunts and QR codes (Collins & Dodsworth, 2011). For example, at the University of South Carolina, librarians developed an MP3 library tour and interactive quiz for use within first-year courses (Kearns, 2010), while the University of Technology Sydney Library created a treasure hunt game to help students 'familiarise themselves with the space and its resources' (Tiffen & England, 2011). These approaches allow students to learn how best to use the library to support their studies, but also demonstrate to students that university librarians are friendly and approachable (Engle, 2011).…”

Section: University Libraries Supporting First-year Student Transitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Passport to Study: Flipped Library Orientation for International Students

Hughes

Hall

Pozzi

et al. 2016

Australian Academic & Research Libraries

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This paper presents a flipped learning approach to library orientation for international university students. The approach was trialled through the project Passport to Study with 98 new international students at a Queensland University in 2015 to support the university's First Year Experience programme. Drawing upon contemporary flipped learning pedagogy, it aimed to raise international students' awareness of the library as a supportive social learning space and develop foundational information and academic literacies. Although a relatively small-scale project, it provides an authentic model of crossdivisional student-focused collaboration between librarians, academic skills advisers and lecturers. After a brief literature review, the paper explains how the project team developed and implemented the flipped library orientation that involved international students in a self-guiding library quest and follow-up briefing. Evaluation findings of the flipped library orientation highlight its strengths and limitations and support a set of recommendations for further developing this innovative approach. The final discussion suggests opportunities for further pedagogical development and research. The insights gained through this project will be of potential interest to library managers, librarians and information literacy educators. They could inform innovative initiatives to support the successful transition to university of first-year students across culturally diverse university populations.

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“…Tours that are tied to an assignment are also deemed to be more successful because there is an impetus to complete it successfully. A MP3 tour was integrated into a graded assignment for the First-Year Information Literacy Program at University of South Carolina Upstate (Kearns, 2010). Brigham Young University used Quick Response (QR) codes, a type of two-dimensional barcode, to update the MP3 audio tours that were part of a required assignment in first-year courses (Whitchurch, 2012).…”

Section: Library Toursmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnography in Action: Active Learning in Academic Library Outreach to Middle School Students

Godbey

Fawley

Goodman

et al. 2015

Journal of Library Administration

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This article describes an outreach activity developed and coordinated by academic librarians as part of a state program for low-income middle school students. Rather than offering a traditional library tour, the library organizers wanted to provide the middle school students with a meaningful experience that would encourage active participation, critical thinking, and alleviate library anxiety. As a spin on the traditional tour, students applied an ethnographic approach to learning about the library. The authors describe the development and implementation of the activity and provide recommendations for other librarians involved in outreach to K-12 students.

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An iPod (MP3) Library Tour for First-Year Students

Cited by 5 publications

References 3 publications

Getting a clue: creating student detectives and dragon slayers in your library

Getting a clue: creating student detectives and dragon slayers in your library

Passport to Study: Flipped Library Orientation for International Students

Ethnography in Action: Active Learning in Academic Library Outreach to Middle School Students

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