People. Projects. Partners.

UALC 2004 Retreat

Teaching Library, Facilitator: Jeanne Le Ber

Discussion Questions
1. Let’s talk about your vision for the instruction library of the future.

  • What would be on your wish list?
  • What would be on your needs list?
  • How would you see information being packaged for the library user?
  • How do you want to be interacting with library “students?”
  • 2. How will evolving technologies (chat, video, mobile phones, Voicera™, interactive voice response, etc.) affect your instruction style and your interactions with students?

  • How will librarians keep up with the resources and tools they will need to do the job?
  • How can UALC help?
  • 3. Would instruction librarians be willing to share their expertise with colleagues who may not be as familiar with evolving technologies?

  • What technologies are these?
  • How can we be most effective in sharing our knowledge and skills?
  • 4. What skills will instruction librarians need to develop in order to be effective in engaging their students with information literacy tools and resources?

    5. Among Utah’s institutions of higher education there have been varying levels of success in integrating information literacy into the academic curriculum. Some institutions have not had strong support from their administration for establishing a standard of information literacy for their incoming and outgoing students.

  • How can instruction librarians work together to encourage a core level of information competency for all of Utah’s incoming freshmen?
  • What level of information competency should students leave the University with?
    Let’s talk about what this level of competency would look like!
  • 6. Should librarians establish instruction standards for institutions of higher education in Utah?

  • For example, should academic librarians be expected to teach a certain number of hours per month?
  • Should the instruction librarian attain a minimum level of competency?
  • How would you achieve this standard?
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