University of Texas Libraries

University of Texas Libraries

Faculty-Librarian Collaborations at the University of Texas at Austin

By Roxanne Bogucka and Michele Ostrow

A Texas Library Association Webinar

Texas Library Association presents



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Information for Later

• CE certificates may be printed from the TLA CE web site tomorrow: www.txla.org/ce.

• A free recording of this webinar will be available next Monday, Jan. 24, on the same web site.

Helpful Tips

• To minimize background noise, please mute your phone line by pressing *6. You may “unmute” your line by pressing *7.

• Please note the “Raise Hand” button on your screen – or you can type questions via the chat box.

Also

• Twitter hash tag will be #TLAweb.

• Everyone will receive an online evaluation survey after the webinar.

PRESENTERS

Roxanne Bogucka Michele Ostrow




Extracurricular Faculty-Librarian Collaboration

Why me?

“… provide instruction, reference, and outreach services in the Science Libraries Division.”

“… marketing instruction, IL, and other public service programs to science and engineering departments.”

Why movies?http://www.lib.utexas.edu/lsl/StudyBreak/SSB.html

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/lsl/StudyBreak/SSB.html

How to find material Internet Movie DataBase

The Science & Entertainment Exchange—a program of the National Academy of Sciences

Science & movie news and reviews

Science

Nature

Asimov’s Science Fiction

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Wired

BoingBoing

Science Fiction Film & Television

Marvel.com

http://www.imdb.com/

Internet Movie DataBase (imdb.com)

The Science & Entertainment Exchange

Wired | Marvel.com

How to find presenters Ask colleagues!

Look for recipients of teaching awards

http://www.utexas.edu/news/2010/08/12/regents_teaching_awards/

http://www.utexas.edu/provost/initiatives/awards/

Look in the Speakers’ Bureau or Experts Guide

Attend lectures

Hot Science, Cool Talks

Science in the Pub

Look at faculty web sites

Look at the research highlights

Look for “Intro to…” instructors

Teaching Awards

Experts Guide

Science-related Lectures

Research Highlights

Save the time of the presenter

Preview and select scenes

Provide background information to familiarize presenter with the movie

Wikipedia

TV shows’ web sites

Fan sites

The “reference interview”—What would you use? Where would you look?

Minimize pre-event meetings




A Science Study Break

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPTKuZEBRfc

Follow-up

Thank-you note and/or letter for presenter’s personnel file

Thank-you gift

Ask presenters for

feedback on their SSB experience

suggestions of potential presenters

quote recommending participation in SSB

Questions?

Roxanne BoguckaScience Instruction LibrarianLibrarian for Nursing and Nutritional SciencesUniversity of Texas Libraries | Life Science LibraryThe University of Texas at Austin Main Building Room 224 | Mail Code S5439 | PO Box PAustin, TX 78713-8916tel 512.495.4256 | fax [email protected] |

www.lib.utexas.edu/lsl


Curricular Collaboration – Information Literacy and the Freshmen Core Curriculum

History of Freshman Curricular Integration at UT-Austin(aka How We Used to Do It)Programs

•Freshmen Seminars (aka First-year Seminars)

•Rhetoric & Composition

•Freshmen Interest Groups

Problems with our Approach

• Who are we reaching?

• What are we teaching?

Freshman Curricular Integration Today: Signature Courses1. Format – seminar and lecture

2.Six common elements

• Interdisciplinary and contemporary content

• Information literacy

• Oral communication

• Writing

• Gems of the University

• University Lecture Series

3. Taught by distinguished faculty

Integrating into the Signature Courses (aka How did we get in?)• Our approach (Commission of 125, Faculty Council, Dean

buy-in)

• Learning outcomes

• What we learned

• Keep an eye on what is happening at the state and university/college level

• Don’t wait to be invited to the table

• Leverage existing faculty relationships

• Think about what faculty care most about, which might not always be what librarians care most about

Supporting the Signature Courses(aka So now that we are in, what do we do?)

• Customize approach by course and faculty member

• Approaches include:

• Train the TA

• Instruction sessions

• Exercises and/or guides

• Course consultation

• Tutorials

What We’ve Learned

• Constant promotion is necessary

• How to do more with the same staff and still get to go home at night (Self-service and letting go)

• Assess and tweak constantly

Questions?

Michele OstrowHead, Library Instruction ServicesUniversity of Texas LibrariesThe University of Texas at Austin

PCL 1.342G | mail code: S5475Austin, TX 78713tel 512.495.4534 | fax: [email protected] |

www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction

Library Instruction Services




A Texas Library Association Webinar

Presented by

• Roxanne Bogucka and Michele Ostrow, UT-Austin Libraries

• Texas Library Association• Nan Ellis, Registration CoordinatorNan Ellis, Registration Coordinator• Gloria Meraz, Director of CommunicationGloria Meraz, Director of Communication• Julie Serafini, Programs & Events AssistantJulie Serafini, Programs & Events Assistant• Ted Wanner, Continuing Education SpecialistTed Wanner, Continuing Education Specialist

• Special Thanks to ReadyTalk.com

Please Remember

• Continuing Education Certificates may be printed tomorrow on the TLA CE web site: www.txla.org/ce

• Recordings will be available next Monday at the same web site.

• Please complete the evaluation survey following the webinar

The End

For more information:

Ted Wanner

TLA Continuing Education Specialist

[email protected]

512-328-1518 / 800-580-2852

Documents

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