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Hello,
This question goes out to those of you who are involved in instruction. I
am at a visual and performing arts college and lately have been thinking a
lot about outreach, especially to those who are not in the habit of using
the library (a significant number of students, I believe). Students here
don't do "research" per se, they use the library in those idiosyncratic
ways that artists do...lots of looking for images, looking for materials
that are required reading (e.g. reserve books), and maybe researching
artists or movements they've heard of.
I want to do a drop-in workshop this fall around the theme "Using the
Library for Inspiration" to get to the non-library users, and I'm looking
for ideas. Most of what I can think of is for visual artists. Pictures,
current events/news, and artists and movements are at the top of my list.
I am turning to ARLIS-L for the experience of other instruction librarians
in art school settings -- what other resources do your students use for
inspiration? In a sense, the answer could be "anything under the sun", but
can you zero in on any particular library resources? Also, how does this
idea, of using the library for inspiration, extend to students in the
performing arts? Dance and Music may be a little too challenging, so I
would settle for ideas for Theater students.
If this topic excites you or if you "been there, done that", please reply
to me off-list. Thank you in advance. We don't have any classes in
session during the summer, and you can see that my brain is turning to mush
from weeding the reference collection.
Coco Halverson
Reference Coordinator and Instruction Librarian
California Institute of the Arts
24700 McBean Pkwy.
Valencia, CA 91355
(661) 291-3024 voice
(661) 254-4561 fax
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