Bramlett, Emilie

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University of Mississippi eGrove University of Mississippi News 12-12-2011 New library instruction classrooms better accommodate large classes Emilie Bramlett Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews Recommended Citation Bramlett, Emilie, "New library instruction classrooms better accommodate large classes" (2011). University of Mississippi News. 7005. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews/7005 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Mississippi News by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact egrove@olemiss.edu. New library instruction classrooms better accommodatelarge classesAs incoming freshman classes grow at Ole Miss, class sizes and needs grow with them. This pastsummer, the J.D. Williams Library added two new state-of-the-art classrooms, complete with newcomputers and flat-screen monitors. One class has 20 desktop computers, and the second class has40 laptops.Thanks to funding provided by the university administration, the renovated classrooms allow the libraryto better accommodate the ever-growing classes. The library held 582 sections and reached 11,000students in the 2009-10 school year, and those numbers continue to rise.“The primary purpose of the library classrooms is to provide a space for students to learn about theresearch process through librarian-taught instruction sessions,” said Amy E. Mark, information literacyand instruction librarian and associate professor. “These instruction classes help not just academicallybut will also help with seeking employment. They teach research and critical-thinking skills thatstudents will need on the job,” Mark said.Freshman classes, including LIBA 102-First Year Seminar and EDHD 101-Academic Skills for College,use the library classrooms, which are located on the first floor, west side of the library. Library coursecoordinators can tailor instruction specifically to the needs of individual classes. Mark said the classesput all freshmen on a level playing field by giving them firsthand experience with research, and themobility of the classrooms allows for a variety of learning styles. The classrooms also are used forseveral upper-level and graduate workshops, which give students more in-depth experience with usingthe library’s databases.“The faculty members who have used our classes are impressed by the larger room capacity andnumber of computers,” said Julia Rholes, dean of the University Libraries. “We are now able toaccommodate larger classes than before.”Rholes said that trying to reach every freshman who comes through Ole Miss is one of the goals of thelibrary instruction program, as well as getting each student more individual, hands-on experience withthe library’s online information.“We would ideally love to see all students more than once during their career at Ole Miss,” Rholes said.“We want to make students comfortable navigating our extensive virtual presence and get studentscomfortable with basic ideas doing research. We think the new classrooms definitely help.”For more information about the J.D. Williams Library classes, contact Amy E. Mark ataemark@olemiss.edu or 662-915-7867.FILED UNDER: KEYWORDS- WINTER 2011Keywords MenuKeywords Main PageUniversity LibrariesAsk A LibrarianGive to UM LibrariesContact UsOle Miss HomeKeywords – Past IssuesKeywords – Spring 2012Keywords – Winter 2012Keywords – Summer 2013Keywords – Winter 2013Keywords – Fall 2014Keywords – Spring 2015Spring 2015 – Table ofContentsLocal Authors Honored at FriendsReceptionNew collections from Archives &Special CollectionsSpring CoffeeThank you donors!Jesse L. White honors parents withlibrary endowmentAmbassadors promote library withevents, projectsUM Archives Celebrates Arts andEntertainmentLibrary campaign surpasses goalMore Posts from this CategoryRetu rn  to  to p  o f  p a ge Copyright © 2023 · Th e Un iversity  o f  M ississ ip p iNews Releases UM COVID-19 Video Gallery University Communications Ole Miss Homepage Ole Miss News BlogFacebookTwitterLin edInEmailCopyLinkSMSPrintFriendlyShar

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