Transitioning from high school to college.

1. Go Further!
Preparing Students for the Transition
from High School to College
OELMA Conference 2010
Presented by:
Suzanne Johnson-Varney
Technical Services Librarian
Shawnee State University
Angie Stitzel
INFOhio Liaison
SouthWest Ohio Computer Assn.

2. “Half of students who enter college in the 21st
century will fail to earn a degree”
(Carr and Rockman, 2003)
“59% of college instructors are dissatisfied with
the ability of high school graduates to do
research”
(http://www.achieve.org/node/548)

3. Technological Savvy
vs.
Information Literacy

4. What are the standards for information literacy skills?

5. 3Rs
• Reading
• ‘Riting
• ‘Rithmetic
4Cs
• Creativity & Innovation
• Critical Thinking & Problem
Solving
• Communication &
Collaboration
+
• Information
Literacy

6. Research Skills
• Developing a topic or thesis
• Identifying potential resources
• Time management
• Indentify the elements of a citation
• Understand library jargon
(database, OPAC, peer-reviewed)
Owen, Patricia . "A Transition Checklist For High School Seniors." School Library Monthly Apr. 2010. Web. 5 Sept. 2010.
<http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=48871578&site=src-live>.

7. Searching for Information
• Narrowing a search/Boolean logic
• Using keywords/alternate search terms
• Primary vs. secondary resource
• How to use the online catalog
• Dewey vs. LC
• Using an index and table of contents
Owen, Patricia . "A Transition Checklist For High School Seniors." School Library Monthly Apr. 2010. Web. 5 Sept. 2010.
<http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=48871578&site=src-live>.

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9. Evaluating Resources
• Difference between website and online
database
• Decipher the URL
• How does a search engine work?
• Journal vs. magazine vs. peer-reviewed
• Fact vs. Opinion/Biased vs. Unbiased
• Google vs. Google Scholar
• Wikipedia
Owen, Patricia . "A Transition Checklist For High School Seniors." School Library Monthly Apr. 2010. Web. 5 Sept. 2010.
<http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=48871578&site=src-live>.

10. Factors in Determining
Trustworthiness of Information
http://www.oclc.org/reports/perceptionscollege.htm

11. Academic Integrity
• When and where to cite
• When to quote
• How to paraphrase
• MLA or APA
• What is “fair use”?
• Free to use if it was free to find?
Owen, Patricia . "A Transition Checklist For High School Seniors." School Library Monthly Apr. 2010. Web. 5 Sept. 2010.
<http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=48871578&site=src-live>.

12. Using Information
• Synthesize information/Present case using
facts
• Ability to use:
– Word processor/presentation software
– Blogs/wikis
– Podcast
– Digital video
– Google Docs
Owen, Patricia . "A Transition Checklist For High School Seniors." School Library Monthly Apr. 2010. Web. 5 Sept. 2010.
<http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=48871578&site=src-live>.

13. The library website is the 6th
most used electronic resource
but is used much less by high
school students.
High school students use
online databases and
electronic journals half as
much college students.
The resources that students
are most required to use in
college are used much less
than internet-based resources.
http://www.oclc.org/reports/perceptionscollege.htm

14. • 32% of college students are not sure that their
libraries offer electronic journals
• 31% are not sure if their libraries provide
online databases
• 69% of college students believe information
from search engine is at same level of
trustworthiness as library information source
http://www.oclc.org/reports/perceptionscollege.htm

15. Tools available to you:
The Research Project Calculator is an INFOhio project based on the MINITEX project developed in part by University of Minnesota
Libraries

27. http://www.transitioning2college.org

29. http://www.infohio.org/PreparingOhioLearners/student.html

30. • 21 Essential Things for 21st Century
Success
• 21st Century Learning Skills
– Critical thinkers | Problem Solvers | Good Communicators | Good
collaborators | Information and technology literate | Flexible and
Adaptable | Innovative and Creative | Globally competent |
Environmentally literate?
– Sign up for the 21st Century Learning Commons and earn CEU’s for completing the 21
Learning Paths……….
http://learningcommons.infohio.org/

31. TRAILS
http://www.trails-9.org/

32. 5 Databases that move to college with
your students:
While all the INFOhio – Libraries Connect Ohio databases are still available to your students
– there are five that are usually enhanced with added content and are used regularly at the
college level:
• EBSCOHost
• Learning Express Library
• Oxford Reference Online
• The Art Collection
• Literature Online from Chadwyck-Healey