The Google alternative: one stop, tailored subject information to meet students’ learning needs.

1. The Google alternative: one stop, tailored subject information to meet students’ learning needs. Louise Gordon Moira Bent T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

2. How do you find information? • Google • Other search engine • Library website • Favourite database • Favourite website • Other T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

3. And your students? • Google/other search engine • Reading lists/recommendations from you • Library website • Favourite database • Favourite website • Other T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

4. Subject Library Guides – a solution? T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

5. Mobile view of Library Guides T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

6. Result! – fab feedback within University “New guide looks great thank you” : Stage 3 Sociology student “Many thanks for sending around the link to the new library page for politics. It is really a terrific resource for students (and staff)” : Postgraduate Research Director I just thought I’d thank you and colleagues for the time you put into setting-up the Singapore library guides.   We found that there are various ways into some of the e-resources off-site, not all of which give full text access (journals) or sometimes have time restrictions on viewing e-books; and without the guides we would have been in a bit of a mess here – students had no difficulties using these very quickly (so thanks very much!): Programme Director, Singapore I was in one of your sessions on the library the other day.  Am emailing for 2 reasons. Firstly, just wanted to express how much I LOVE the libguide for SELLLL... it might be the best thing since... well, point 2 on this email.  It's fantastic and easy to use and I love it. : English Literature student T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

7. Result! – fab feedback from the Library World T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

8. Usage from January 2013 T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

9. Have a go Things to do: Access: http://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/LTC2013 On the Home tab: • Answer the question for the poll • Scan the QR code to view a mobile version of a library guide • Send a tweet using hashtag #ncltl • Using google maps; pin where you’d like to go on holiday • Poll everywhere; texting responses T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

10. Different ways we’ve used the Guides (so far) • Pulling together subject information • At course/module level • Within information literacy workshops • Collaboratively with other sections • To support events and exhibitions • To highlight key topics T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

11. Where do we go from here? • More Topic Guides? • More tailored Guides? or • Is there already too much information? • Can you see a use in your teaching? • How do they relate to the VLE? T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

12. Have a go Things to do: Access: http://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/LTC2013 • Explore the subject and topic guides • Add feedback – on the Guide and/or on post-its T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013

13. Summing up • Streamlining content • Keeping current • Module/programme guides? • Who does what? T&L Conference, Newcastle, June 2013