Fulkerson, Diane

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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy Sep 25th, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Introducing First Year Students to Library Resources through Google Books and Scholar Diane Fulkerson University of West Georgia Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit  Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, and the Information Literacy Commons Recommended Citation Fulkerson, Diane, "Introducing First Year Students to Library Resources through Google Books and Scholar" (2009). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 82. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2009/2009/82 This presentation (open access) is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences & Events at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@georgiasouthern.edu. I N T R O D U C I N G  S T U D E N T S  T O  L I B R A R Y  R E S O U R C E S  T H R O U G H  G O O G L E  B O O K S  A N D  S C H O L A R        D I A N E  F U L K E R S O N  I N G R A M  L I B R A R Y  U N I V E R S I T Y  O F  W E S T  G E O R G I A  G E O R G I A  C O N F E R E N C E  O N  I N F O R M A T I O N  L I T E R A C Y  S E P T E M B E R  2 5 ,  2 0 0 9   First Year Students UWG1101 and Ingram Library What is UWG 1101?  Class for all incoming freshman  Taught by faculty and staff across campus  Intended to introduce them to college life  Most students enroll in class  Each instructor includes a library component Ingram Library and UWG1101  Initially not much library involvement  Fall 2008 Google class offered  First library UWG1101 class  Collaborative effort to develop course material  First class taught within two weeks  Some initial problems Google Books and Scholar Class  How to navigate library homepage  Set up scholar preferences  Default to UWG Ingram Library  Google Scholar/Books exercise  Search strategies for Google Books and Scholar  Finding full text articles  Books at UWG vs. another library  Connecting it to Information Literacy?   Beyond basic Google search screen  Non-librarian search interface  Develop better search strategies  Find scholarly materials  Better search results make better choices Outcomes  Taught 15 classes with help from two colleagues  Feedback from UWG1101 students and instructors  Used something familiar to students  Provided easy access to library materials  Used “one minute” paper for assessment  Building on last year’s results  Additional Resources  National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition  Google Services at UWG  FYE:  Connecting First-Year College Students with the Library  UWG First Year Program  Final Thoughts    Questions and Comments 

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