Why Digital Does Not Equal Daunting: The Role of Information Management Tools in Supporting Faculty Research through Topic-Specific Library Workshops

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Higher Education

Presenter Information

Stan Trembach, Mercer University, GAFollow
Liya Deng, Mercer University, GAFollow

Location

Room 1002

Abstract

See presentation description.

Presentation Description

The presentation will discuss how to design a topic-specific library workshop to increase teaching faculty awareness of the library resources so as to ultimately impact students’ use of an academic library. The experience of library and faculty collaboration via developing library workshops to promote key information literacy concepts will be shared. Practical tips on how to design, market, and evaluate a library instructional workshop for faculty will be offered. The teaching methodology and the evaluation findings will also be analyzed.

Keywords

Library workshop, Library-faculty collaboration, Library orientation, Information literacy

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Trembach, Stan and Deng, Liya, "Why Digital Does Not Equal Daunting: The Role of Information Management Tools in Supporting Faculty Research through Topic-Specific Library Workshops" (2009). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 47.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2009/2009/47