Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 211
Proposal
The presentation focuses on methods used for developing a one-stop-shop that provides resources and vital information for students in their first year on campus. During the presentation, presenters will deliver methods used in designing a LibGuide that contains various assignments and research activities so that students gain an understanding of library research, critical thinking, evaluation skills, financial literacy, registration, ethics, and more. The presenter developed Student Success @ Limestone College LibGuide specifically for freshman students. The guide has been so popular it has been designated as a required tool in freshman day and online courses.
Presentation Description
This presentation will cover strategies that Limestone College used to address the information needs of freshmen and transfer students. The Student Success @Limestone College digital portal provides essential support to students in navigating their way through their first year of college and has aided in retention efforts and increased freshmen GPA scores. This session will cover the creation of a comprehensive LibGuide used as a platform for library instruction for freshmen and transfer students (faculty & staff too), and how to provide easy access to vital resources, important campus events, how to embed the most modern technology, social media, and how to help ease the transition to campus for students new to the college.
Session Goals
The presentation focuses on methods used for developing a one-stop-shop that provides resources and vital information for students in their first year on campus. During the presentation, presenters will deliver methods used in designing a LibGuide that contains various assignments and research activities so that students gain an understanding of library research, critical thinking, evaluation skills, financial literacy, registration, ethics, and more.
Keywords
student success, freshmen success, information literacy, first-year student
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Ward, Janet S. and Davis, Justin, "Meeting the Needs of Freshmen and Transfer Students: Using Library Guides and Instruction as Platform" (2018). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 108.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2018/2018/108
Meeting the Needs of Freshmen and Transfer Students: Using Library Guides and Instruction as Platform
Room 211
The presentation focuses on methods used for developing a one-stop-shop that provides resources and vital information for students in their first year on campus. During the presentation, presenters will deliver methods used in designing a LibGuide that contains various assignments and research activities so that students gain an understanding of library research, critical thinking, evaluation skills, financial literacy, registration, ethics, and more. The presenter developed Student Success @ Limestone College LibGuide specifically for freshman students. The guide has been so popular it has been designated as a required tool in freshman day and online courses.
