Performance Theory and Information Literacy: Using the Method to Establish Rapport with Students

First impressions matter. Instruction librarians face unfamiliar audiences who can be apathetic or even hostile to learning research skills. By deliberately establishing ourselves as competent and charming at the beginning of each session, librarians can create a positive learning environment in which apathy and hostility melt away. Stand-up comedy experts Carter and Ajaye, as well as acting theorists Strasberg and Adler have developed approaches for influencing first impressions. This lively workshop will draw from these two disciplines to provide a practical method that instruction librarians can employ to produce original and entertaining self-introductions

Humor as a Tool for Addressing the Affective Domain during Information Literacy Instruction

Gaining and maintaining student attention during information literacy instruction can be a challenge. To address this challenge, entertainment value, as well as instructional efficacy, ought to be factored into assessment and design of instructional materials. Information literacy instruction should be as much about building bridges with students as it is about imparting useful information and skills. Entertaining while educating (edutaining), promotes student attention and helps build a positive learning environment. In this interactive session, attendees will participate in a practical approach to producing creative and entertaining content for information literacy instruction

Must It Be Perfect? An Analysis of Statements of Purpose Submitted to UNC SILS, 2003-2007

The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of the topics and rhetorical approaches used in statements of purpose (SPs) submitted to the UNC School of Library and Information Science (SILS) over the last four years. This study was motivated by the lack of useful guidelines available to help applicants write competitive SPs, as well as a dearth of research on the subject of personal statements within library and information science (LIS) as a field. Using a combined method of content analysis and close reading, this study analyzed a corpus of SPs and UNC SILS faculty responses to questionnaires. The findings of this study describe general and specific qualities possessed by successful SPs submitted to SILS' Master's program

How to Locate Scholarly Articles

This video, designed to introduce students to fundamental information literacy concepts, was created by Kimbel Library in 2011.https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/kimbel-library-instructional-videos/1007/thumbnail.jp

What is a Scholarly Article?

This video, designed to introduce students to fundamental information literacy concepts, was created by Kimbel Library in 2011.https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/kimbel-library-instructional-videos/1008/thumbnail.jp

The Information Cycle

This video was created by Kimbel Library in cooperation with the CCU First Year Experience Program, and was designed to introduce first-year students to fundamental information literacy concepts. Librarians Joshua Vossler and John Watts received the 2012 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section (IS) Innovation Award for their work on the Kimbel Library First Year Experience Instructional Videos.https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/kimbel-library-instructional-videos/1000/thumbnail.jp

What is Summary?

This video, designed to introduce students to fundamental information literacy concepts, was created by Kimbel Library in 2011.https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/kimbel-library-instructional-videos/1006/thumbnail.jp

Giving a Presentation

This video, designed to introduce students to fundamental information literacy concepts, was created by Kimbel Library in 2011.https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/kimbel-library-instructional-videos/1005/thumbnail.jp

Scholarly Sources vs. Popular Sources

This video was created by Kimbel Library in cooperation with the CCU First Year Experience Program, and was designed to introduce first-year students to fundamental information literacy concepts. Librarians Joshua Vossler and John Watts received the 2012 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section (IS) Innovation Award for their work on the Kimbel Library First Year Experience Instructional Videos.https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/kimbel-library-instructional-videos/1002/thumbnail.jp