Capstone
Presentation
July 18, 2009
Jan Brooks

Portfolio Introduction
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Information Literacy
 Helping patrons "locate, evaluate, and
use effectively the needed
information" (Association of College &
Research Libraries).
 Association of College & Research Libraries. (January, 2000). Information
Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Retrieved from
their website.

Artifacts
 Olathe, KS:  International
Information Needs Chick Lit
Assessment

Olathe, Kansas:
Community Profile and Information Needs
Assessment
Outcome #3 Conduct an information needs
assessment, and design and evaluate
customized information services and
products based on those needs.

Olathe, Kansas
 History of area and
library system.
 Critical analysis of
information needs.
-Observation
-Demographics
-Patron Survey

Olathe, KS
 Recommendations:
 Expand collection
 Space—real estate!
 Special Populations
• Children
• Hispanic Community
• Deaf Community
 Market, Market, Market!
• Existing resources and strengths
• Resource Sharing
• Possibilities

International Chick Lit
Outcome #7
Communicate effectively in writing, orally, and in
using information technologies
presentation

International Chick Lit
 Stepped outside my
own comfort zone.
 Retrieved,
interpreted and
repackaged
information.
 Stressed the value
of reading outside
our own familiar
culture.

Reflections…
Academic
8 outcomes.
Professional
I see the big picture, rather than a job.
Increased responsibility—resource sharing.
KCMLIN Interlibrary Loan Committee.
Personal
Took on technology challenges.
Collaboration.
Lifetime friendships.

Philosophy of Service
Resource sharing challenges me daily to share our
collection freely, to find correct and current
information, and to provide resources in the quickest
way possible. I salute Ranganathan for his Five
Laws of Library Science:
 Books are for use.
 Every reader his [or her] book.
 Every book its reader.
 Save the time of the User.
 The library is a growing organism.
May I continue to grow with the library… jb

Questions?