Freshman Lost on Campus – Meeting First Year Needs in One Package

Are your Freshman lost when they arrive on campus? Do they find it difficult to locate resources needed to succeed in a higher learning environment? Are faculty who teach freshman courses continually asking you for the same resources over and over? Join this informative session covering the creation of a comprehensive Libguide for freshmen (faculty & staff too) that provides direction to resources, important campus events, and eases the transition from high school to college. This unique guide uses the latest technology and can be used in the mobile learning environment to enable students in improving their academic skills and ability to successfully navigate many resources, whether on or off campus. As an extremely useful tool, every department on your campus can have a learning space within the success guide. Learn from our experience in creating Student Success @ Limestone College Library guide and methods to maintain quality and imperative information to ensure your success. We found that students spent unnecessary time searching for resources needed to be successful at Limestone College so we collaborated with departments outside the library to ensure students could locate resources in one location on the Web. Information inside the guide is consistent in that students know they can easily find sources like emergency contact information, guidance counselor contact email and phone number, campus safety, and information regarding their Limestone College username and password. We also provided an interactive ThingLink map where students can view helpful videos that assist with locating classrooms, dining hall, art exhibits and more. Our guide usage statistics are housed inside our LibAnalytics account. The Student Success @ Limestone College guide has been the number one accessed guide since creation. We promoted the guide using every ID 100 Academic Inquiry day course, which is a required course for all incoming Freshman. Faculty on campus have been extremely satisfied and amazed how well Freshman transcend into next-year semesters since the guide\u27s existence and now use the guide as a resource in all their courses. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of what it takes to create a one-stop resource that is easily accessed and shared across your campus