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And the walls come crumbling down…

And the walls come crumbling down…. Engaging Faculty and Enhancing Student Success in an Academic Library. Suzanne van den Hoogen: Public Services Librarian & Laurinda Matheson: Research Services Librarian StFX University. Are reference desks dying out?. RIP Adapt or Die.

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And the walls come crumbling down…

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  1. And the walls come crumbling down… Engaging Faculty and Enhancing Student Success in an Academic Library Suzanne van den Hoogen: Public Services Librarian & Laurinda Matheson: Research Services Librarian StFX University

  2. Are reference desks dying out? RIP Adapt or Die Carlson, S. (2007). Are reference desks dying out? The Chronicle of Higher Education 53 33 p.37-39

  3. Literature Review

  4. Reference Service: A Local Assessment

  5. A Snapshot: Types of Questions @ the Ref Desk

  6. Where else do we need to be? Go to where the students are: virtually & physically Carlson, S. (2007). Are reference desks dying out? The Chronicle of Higher Education 53 33 p.37-39

  7. Virtual Reference

  8. Reference to Go

  9. Librarian in Residence

  10. Facebook & Twitter

  11. Shifting Instructional Roles

  12. Moodle Library Scavenger Hunt Moodle 100: How to integrate the Library into your Moodle Course

  13. Research Tool Kit Workshop

  14. LibGuides

  15. Brown Bag Lunch Series Open Access Publishing: Navigating the wild west of OA publishing, the good, the bad & the ugly. Apps for Academics Scholarly Communications

  16. YouTube: Online tutorials Explain Everything How to log in to your library account

  17. QR Codes: Library Tours

  18. Opportunities Building relationships & Breaking barriers

  19. Library Trading Cards

  20. Posters, Photos & Buttons

  21. iPad User Group

  22. Movie Night

  23. Movember

  24. Mini Free Library

  25. Looking Forward • Continuing with our current projects • And… • Button maker - contest • More movie nights • Halloween Ghost walk • Poster series • What can the library do for you? • Please interrupt us! • Signage • Student video testimonials

  26. Final Thoughts: We’re not dying, but we ARE regenerating! Image Source: http://imgur.com/gallery/eLYrU Image Source: http://www.geekwithcurves.com/2011_04_01_archive.html

  27. Resources • Anderson, Rick. "IMHBCO (In my humble but correct opinion): reference services, scalability, and the starfish problem." Against the Grain. 19.5 (2006): 16. Web. • Carlson, Scott. "Are Reference Desks Dying Out?" Chronicle of Higher Education 53.33 (2007): A37. Print. • Dinkins, Debbi, Ryan,Susan M. "Measuring Referrals: The use of Paraprofessionals at the Reference Desk." Journal of Academic Librarianship 36.4 (2010): 279-86. Print. • Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth B., Moore, Anne C., Lang,Beth W. "Reference Librarians at the Reference Desk in a Learning Commons: A Mixed Methods Evaluation." Journal of Academic Librarianship 34.3 (2008): 231-8. Print. • Kuruppu, Pali U. "Evaluation of Reference Services--A Review." Journal of Academic Librarianship 33.3 (2007): 368-81. Print. • Moyo, Leslie, and Jennifer Nardine. "A Living Network Supports Reference on-the-Go". IFLA WLIC 2013. Singapore. Web. • Rieh, Soo Young. "Changing Reference Service Environment: A Review of Perspectives from Managers, Librarians, and Users." Journal of Academic Librarianship 25.3 (1999): 178-86. Print. • Ryan, Susan M. "Reference Transactions Analysis: The Cost-Effectiveness of Staffing a Traditional Academic Reference Desk." Journal of Academic Librarianship 34.5 (2008): 389-99. Print.

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