ARLIS/NA Annual Conference: Atlanta, Georgia
Teaching Librarians in the Arts Discussion Group
Meeting minutes
Sunday, April 29, 2007, 3:30-5:00 pm
Co-moderators: Betsy Peck Learned, Roger Williams University, and Rijn
Templeton, University of Iowa
Recorder: Andrea Goldstein
There were 38 people in attendance, list attached
* Rijn and Betsy welcomed everyone, and introductions went around
the room.
* Rijn and Betsy stated that after five years, they would not be
moderating this group any longer and asked for volunteers to take over.
Krista Ivy and Andrea Goldstein will co-moderate next year.
* The group agreed that we would like to continue meeting at
ARLIS/NA national meetings. If we have a project or proposal for the
national conference, we can submit to the conference program chairs. A
session in this year’s conference grew out of discussion from this
group.
* Discussion on new teaching methods was initiated by Betsy Peck
Learned.
* At Roger Williams University, the instruction librarian is
experimenting with problem-based learning, a process where a class is
presented with a real-life problem and they work collaboratively to gain
information about the problem, research it, and then apply the results
of their self-directed learning to solve the problem. Others added to
discussion how this method has worked in their institution, including a
full-blown program at the University of Cincinnati which has a PBL
website and workbook.
* University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries ethnographic
study of student’s research habits. The project, which began in 2004,
and has led to a collaborative learning center designed by students, was
briefly described. A book will be published later in 2007.
* University of British Colombia has a learning commons to be
completed in fall 2007-. Some classes and university programs will be
held right in the building. Seen as an environment where people involved
with teaching and learning can engage with resources of teaching and
learning.
* University of Virginia -used the term “outsourced librarian”
-librarians embedded in the departments, and are able to sit in on
classes in classrooms, studios, etc… and conduct sessions based on
syllabus.
* University of Rochester outreach - all classes have course
pages and are introduced to them in their classes. Roving Librarians in
Library. Presence in Facebook, MySpace. IM, There is an “unofficial
library page in MySpace
* University of Cincinnati has a very active instruction program
for students and faculty. Participate in the UC Integrated Core Learning
initiative by developing program for first-year students, mid-collegiate
composition, and capstone courses. Coordinate with the Faculty
Technology Resource Center and Academic Information Technology and
Libraries (AIT&L) to offer workshops such as “e-portfolios” or low-tech
classes in how to create pod casts, or how to set up ARTstor accounts
Also run weeklong institutes during breaks in winter and spring. They
use pod-casts for “low-tech instruction”, use student assistants as
“peer-mentors” use RSS feeds to communicate with student assistants.
They have a staff lap-top that they check daily for updates and
messages.
* University of Utah is reducing the number of classes taught by
librarians, and has trained graduate student to include information
literacy competencies in classes they are teaching.
* Others spoke of overview sessions and/or tutorials for
freshmen that cover basic databases, and research techniques, and more
refined research being covered later on within their subject specialty.
Respectfully submitted,
Andrea S. Goldstein
Temple University
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