The globalisation of Third Level Education has implications for units such as libraries in providing support to overseas campuses. University College Dublin (UCD) library responded to an invitation to provide library support to UCD students based on a campus in Beijing, China. This short presentation reflects on the impact of two visits by library staff in 2017 and the subsequent development of a programme to deliver an annual schedule of information literacy training to students of the college. It will look at how we coped with working with staff and students in a different culture and work environment. We will examine how we can continue to deliver this initiative in a sustainable way allowing us to teach a high level of required support while also maintaining our teaching commitments on the main UCD campus. By offering solutions to several challenges we aim to create a model that we can use in potential future requests.

1. Going Global
UCD Library’s Experience of Teaching
Information Literacy in China
James Molloy and Diarmuid Stokes
UCD Library
LAI/CILIP Joint Annual Conference 2019

3. BDIC wins Higher Education Partnership of the
year at the Asia Matters Business Awards 2018

4. UCD and BJUT (Beijing University of
Technology create BDIC in 2012)
UCD Staff teach on four degrees (IoT,
Software Eng, Finance, Elec Info Eng)
currently 1,200 students enrolled
Since 2012 BDIC students visit UCD
Campus annually and receive library
training
BDIC see UCD Library as an integral part
of the UCD student experience
In 2016 a request for information skills
training programme delivered on Beijing
campus (physical presence)
BDIC - Beijing Dublin International College

5. Preparation
Library training programme designed for BDIC students
Presentations and support materials were integrated into the VLE to
encourage student engagement
Library tutorials adapted to to reflect local restrictions. Local testing
of online tools to ensure compatibility
Installation of VPN
Final reflective report on our experiences
20172019
More structured programme to cover all 4 Stages over two weeks with an
aim to reach all BDIC students
Presentation materials to share on BrightSpace (new UCD VLE)
Hosting of video tutorials on HEAnet Media Hosting to allow access via
Library libguides
Promote use of the student VPN
Final reflective report on our experiences
Beyond
Meet with BDIC Provost to discuss findings from our reports
Decide if and how the library support will continue
Consider increasing UCD partnerships in China, how to accommodate
additional institutions
Training the trainers

6. Teaching at BDIC
IT Support
IT Support
Attendances
Mobile
Devices

8. Limited time - hit the ground running
Youtube - HEAnet Media Host work arounds
VPN - slow/not installed/not opening resources
Cultural - language/plagiarism/rote learning
Attendances - varied drastically
Increasing student numbers - managing
expectations
Smog - health issue
Jet lag - tiring
{Challenges}

9. Students - awareness of UCD Library
resources
Parity - training BDIC students
Finding Solutions - e.g. video hosting
Insight - first hand look into the college
Profile - raising the profile of UCD Library
Social - getting to know more UCD staff
Personal - experience of working in China
Sightseeing - Great Wall, Forbidden City etc
{Rewards}

10. Future
{Future}
Support - agreement (for now) to continue teaching
Structure - more structured training programme
UCD Library - hopefully more staff will travel to Beijing
Challenges - continue to work with BDIC to resolve issues
In House - long term goal to have local expert?
UCD and China - new partnerships started or on
the horizon, can we continue to accommodate
the demand?

12. James Molloy
UCD College Liaison Librarian for Engineering and Architecture
james.molloy@ucd.ie
@jpjmolloy
jpjm001
Diarmuid Stokes
UCD College Liaison
Librarian for Health and
Science
diarmuid.stokes@ucd.ie
@dstokes01
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