Meeting Them Halfway: Using YouTube in a First Year Information Fluency Program

First year college students are used to gathering information through resources such as YouTube and Google. They need to learn about the approach scholars take to disciplinary inquiry. We designed a standardized session that asked students to critically evaluate a message conveyed through a YouTube video. In the session, they used library and network resources to produce a short bibliography of academic articles and books on the topic

The circulation/reserves/ILL/reference/ITS/media equipment service desk: Swiss army knife or clown car?

Two years ago, the DeWitt Wallace Library made the choice to integrate all services into a single public service point. This included circulation, reference, reserves, interlibrary loan, equipment checkout, and ITS tech support. The means by which this was accomplished included a dizzying amount of collaboration between areas of the library as well as beyond its walls. In year two, we\u27ve also added Media Services equipment and collections, while further distributing supervision of the desk and processes across librarians and staff from various areas of the library. The success of this desk has depended equally on human resources, including a trust and willingness to work outside of comfort zones and to allow each other into our areas of expertise in new and exciting ways, and on technological resources, including google apps for better communication and collaboration, and staff and student worker websites that serve as quick access points for the ever-expanding wealth of information and resources needed to successfully navigate the wide range of processes and services that live at our desk. We will share our story--triumphs and disasters--and encourage discussion with all participants on methods for improving patron (and staff) experiences

Supporting Data Use in Undergraduate Student Research: From Teaching Basic Data Literacy to Incorporating Data Documentation into Empirical Research Projects

Effectively managing data is an increasingly important part of the researcher\u27s responsibilities and an important skill that undergraduate students need to possess as they move through their academic career. As part of our ongoing information literacy efforts, librarians at Macalester College have developed strategies to support research data use in the classroom and in individual student research projects. In this session, we will highlight a series of online modules created to introduce undergraduate students to best practices for managing research data and will discuss a partnership with faculty, based on Haverford\u27s TIER Protocol, for documenting data use in empirical research to ensure transparent and reproducible research results. We will also share plans for assessing these efforts

DeWitt Wallace Library Annual Report 2013-2014

Summary of library and media services activities for 2013-201

DeWitt Wallace Library Annual Report 2016-2017

Summary of library and media services activities for 2016-201

DeWitt Wallace Library Biennial Report 2011-2013

Summary of library activities for 2011-201

DeWitt Wallace Library Annual Report 2014-2015

Summary of library and media services activities for 2014-201

DeWitt Wallace Library Annual Report 2015-2016

Summary of library and media services activities for 2015-201

DeWitt Wallace Library Annual Report 2017-2018

Summary of library and media services activities for 2017-201

Optimizing the iPad - Apps that help you work smarter, and some just to have fun!

We will be presenting on various apps that are available for personal and professional productivity on an iPad. Although our focus will be on use in higher education, this session will be informative for any library worker interested in knowing more about the iPad. For example, we know iPads are being distributed to children in elementary schools throughout Minnesota. We\u27ll be covering applications that include: Readers - pdf, RSS, and e-books Document/Image editing Video production Whiteboard displays (AirSketch) Recording/Note Taking (Notability) and lots more to explore! We will mainly be presenting various options, without hands on. We will provide a handout with a summary of the apps we plan to cover. And we will have fun!To access the full presentation for this session, click on the Download button to the right