Biology 14 Library Research: An Evolving Collaboration

Biology 14 Library Research:An Evolving Collaboration

Regina Raboin, Reference Librarian

Tisch Library, Tufts University

ACRL Science and Technology Section

Monday, June 28, 2004

ALA 2004 Orlando, FL

Biology 14 Library Research: In theBeginning…

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Biology 14 Library Research:An Evolving Collaboration

What are the outcomes?

Students learn information literacy skillsthrough a self-paced, self-scheduledenvironment.

Students work is graded, making it worththeir effort and establishing this libraryresearch assignment’s importance.

Biology 14 Library Research:An Evolving Collaboration

What are the outcomes?

Information literacy skills are integratedinto a traditional lab-based biology course.

Biology teaching assistants and instructorsare taught the importance of informationliteracy pedagogy.

Biology 14 Library Research:An Evolving Collaboration

What are the outcomes?

Tisch Library’s resources are better used.

Further outreach and collaboration with theBiology Department.

Biology 14 Library Research:An Evolving Collaboration

Outreach and Collaboration

Biology 14 was the foundation for “TheBiologist's Guide to Library Resources”

Biology 14 Library Research:An Evolving Collaboration

Outreach and Collaboration

Have worked with 15/21 Biology faculty toteach information literacy skills andresearch resources to their classes.

Steady increase in number of Biologycourse library sessions.

Biology 14 Library Research:An Evolving Collaboration

Outreach and Collaboration

Assist Biology graduate students.

Library web site is linked from the Biologydepartment web site, as well as from a fewof the professors laboratory sites.

Biology 14 Library Research:An Evolving Collaboration

Future Goals and Challenges

Interactivity: web-based quizzes/assignment;BLOG technology; Robo demos?

Assignments are open-ended and designed touncover student’s interests…how to change, yetmaintain this important aspect.

Continue to assess/evaluate, but bring the studentsurvey to the web; maybe make it mandatory?

Biology 14 Library Research:An Evolving Collaboration

Future Goals and Challenges

Integrate with Blackboard?

Roving reference…good possibility.

Investigate integration with Triple III’sMillennium, Metafind and Web Bridge.

Biology 14 Library Research:An Evolving Collaboration

Biology 14 Library Research

http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/bio14v2/

Orians, Colin and Sabol, Laurie. Using the Webto Teach Library Research Skills inIntroductory Biology: A Collaboration BetweenFaculty and Librarians. Issues in Science andTechnology Librarianship, Summer 1999.

http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/99-summer/article2.html

Biology 14 Library Research:An Evolving Collaboration

Thank you

Associate Prof. Colin Orians, Biology Department,Tufts University

Laurie Sabol, Coordinator of Instruction andFaculty Outreach, Tisch Library, Tufts University

Stephanie St. Laurence, Reference PublicityCoordinator, Tisch Library, Tufts University

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