Loreen Phillips Eugene McDermott Library University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas ACRL 2005

1. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Loreen Phillips Eugene McDermott Library University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas ACRL 2005

2. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Tom Koch Rick Biddenstadt Who we are The Campus The Collection Librarians Outreach Conclusions

3. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Tom Koch Tom Koch Who we are The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the campuses of the UT System. UT-Dallas, located in the suburbs of North Dallas and along the Telecom Corridor®, offers over 115 academic programs within its seven schools.

4. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Who We Are: The Eugene McDermott Library, as part of the University of Texas at Dallas campus, serves a diverse community. The student population totals over 14,000. There are 516 faculty and over 1100 staff. Source: http://ospa.utdallas.edu/cds/2004/I_Facultyf04.htm Source: http://ospa.utdallas.edu/present/contents.htm

5. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus The Collection Since August 2004 the McDermott Library’s holdings have increased. The collection now includes over 200 databases, 40,000 electronic books, and approximately 15,000 electronic journals. Source: http://www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/libstats0802.htm

6. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Tom Koch The Collection In September 2004 the library achieved 1 million volumes in its collection. Source: http://www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/libstats0802.htm

7. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Rick Biddenstadt Tom Koch Librarians Professionals 12.5 Other Professional Staff 7.0 Paraprofessionals and staff 44.0 Source:http://www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/libstats0802.htm

8. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus McDermott Library had a lot to offer: a great, comprehensive collection that supported the curriculum; knowledgeable librarians; and up-to-date technology resources such as laptops for loan, an Information Commons, and wired/wireless access. The problem: how to create campus wide awareness of all that the library had to offer thereby creating an informed and research savvy campus community with an end result of improved information literacy and an increase in library statistics? The answer: boost visibility through outreach.

9. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Susie Kutchi Chu-Hua Mou Outreach Why not go out and find the student? The librarians at McDermott Library thought just that. With this in mind, several outreach efforts were initiated by the Head of Information Literacy. From Fall 2002 through Spring 2005 a wide range of outreach ideas was attempted.

10. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Tom Koch Tom Koch Carol Oshel Graphics by Microsoft Outreach Among the outreach efforts created were “Librarians On The Loose”, the creation of 2 satellites offices, participation in student fairs, offering workshops and tours, virtual chat, an “Ask A Librarian” service, and advertising in the campus newspaper.

11. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus “Librarians on the Loose” The librarians took laptops all around campus, anywhere and everywhere students could be found and created a unique awareness of the library’s services. Imagine running into a librarian in the student cafeteria! Tom Koch

12. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus With little graphic arts skills, the librarians created exciting, eye catching posters, advertisements, bookmarks, stickers, and magnets. The use of color, humor, and brevity were key to the success of these creations. Carol Oshel Graphics by Microsoft Susie Kutchi Graphics by Microsoft

13. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Susie Kutchi Graphics by Microsoft Stephanie Isham Posters Carol Oshel Graphics by Microsoft

14. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus • Posters Carol Oshel Graphics by Microsoft Stephanie Isham Graphics by Microsoft

15. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Carol Oshel Graphics by Microsoft Matt Makowka Graphics by Microsoft Stephanie Isham Graphics by Microsoft

16. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Advertisements Carol Oshel Graphics by Microsoft IEEE Carol Oshel

17. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Bookmarks Susie Kutchi Graphics by Microsoft Stephanie Isham Graphics by Microsoft

18. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Magnets and stickers Hillary Campbell Stephanie Isham Graphics by Microsoft

19. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Advertisements Carol Oshel Graphics by Microsoft Carol Oshel Graphics by Microsoft

20. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Advertisements Susie Kutchi Carol Oshel

21. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Conclusion The outcome was that students, faculty and staff became aware of the library, librarians, and resources. A great deal of effort, ingenuity, and creativity had been rewarded. Tom Koch Tom Koch

22. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Conclusion Library statistics showed an increase in the library’s website usage. Reference statistics showed an increase in usage especially with in-depth queries of 15 minutes or more. Overall, library usage improved. Source: Library Annual Report Source: Quarterly Library Newsletter

23. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus Conclusion Librarians found that students, having encountered the librarians in less traditional settings, were more willing to seek research guidance. Another end result was that they were becoming more knowledgeable in electronic database and resource selection.

24. Reaching Out: Teaching/Reaching Students Across Campus • Conclusion • The librarians continue many of the outreach efforts using trial and error. As students become more information literate, it is easier to introduce new search strategies and research skills during class sessions. It is hoped that the continued outreach efforts will positively influence future initiatives such as a one-credit library class.

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