Supplementary materials for ALA Poster Session. Presented at 2012 ALA Conference in Anaheim, CA.

1. Information Literacy:
Working Outside the Curriculum to Work
Your Way In
Amanda Binder and Sarah Sagmoen
University of Illinois Springfield
American Library Association Annual Conference
Anaheim 2012
http://t.co/f5wXhLb2

2. What did we do?
• Created a series of drop-in library tours
and workshops
• Offered the sessions online and on-
campus, and at different times of day, to
accommodate our diverse student body
• Offered faculty the option of offering
sessions for a grade or extra credit

3. Why did we develop this series?
• Library’s participation in ethnographic research
study (ERIAL) from 2008-2010 revealed that we
were not reaching a large percentage of our
students, particularly the growing population of
online and transfer students
• Information literacy at this point had become a
baccalaureate goal (yay!) but had not yet been
integrated into the curriculum for either
traditional or non-traditional students

4. See how the series grew over time….
We started with one workshop for everyone
Spring 2010 Fall 2010

5. See how the series grew over time…
then added tours and created separate marketing materials for
online and on-campus students
Spring 2011 Spring 2011

6. See how the series grew over time…
we kept the original workshop but offered it later in the semester
Spring 2011

7. See how the series grew over time…
then we added a summer session and changed the design
Summer 2011 Fall 2011

8. See how the series grew over time…
and finally we added iPad tours!
Spring 2012 Spring 2012

9. iPad Tours
• Idea came from library
faculty member that had
tested this out with a
BIO/CHE class
• The tour is not taken
virtually on the iPad – the
students bring library
iPads with them on the
physical tour of the space
and are asked to do
searches and find
resources both electronic
and on the shelves
Image of Brookens Library Stairwell. From “Thirty Years of
Brookens.” Presentation by Thomas Wood, UIS Archives.

10. What is the appeal of the workshops?
• Don’t take up class time
• Provide a quick introduction to the library and our
resources (one-hour sessions)
• Introduce students to librarians and subject guides
• Conveniently offered at day and night times, and both
online and on-campus, to accommodate the diverse
student body

11. How did we work to improve the
workshops?
• Student and faculty
feedback
• Online surveys were sent to
students following or at the
end of each session
• Online surveys were sent to
all faculty to gage their
awareness of the
tours/workshops and
interest in or satisfaction
levels with them

12. Student Survey Comments
What was the most useful part(s) of the session?
“These online sessions are great and very convenient”
“An overview of the many resources available at the library – and the reassurance that live people were available to help use them!”
“Being shown where to access information on the library website”
“Navigating the website and looking at every floor”
“It walks us through the basics, which is essential for online students!”
“Using Google Scholar was a good suggestion for a project I'm working on. I wouldn't have followed it.”
“I was able to try out the databases for myself and get help right away”
“Just moving around the 'library' - how to find the articles”
“the section when the participant needed to locate a book in the library”
“She showed us each place to look for resources online and how to contact the librarians for help”
“As an online student, knowing where to find and request resources was really helpful. I had no idea I could request books to be
delivered to me.”
“I really appreciate the online links. I am a commuter student and being able to find good resources online is very helpful.”

13. Student Survey
Was this your first instruction session with a librarian at UIS?
No
22%
Yes
78%
Total Workshop Participants: 201 Survey Response Rate: 31.8%

14. Student Survey
Undergrad Grad Adjunct/Instructor
4%
45%
51%
Total Workshop Participants: 201 Survey Response Rate: 31.8%

15. Student Survey
Status % Online Students at UIS:
34%
Online On-campus
35% 35%
Blended
30%
Total Workshop Participants: 201 Survey Response Rate: 31.8%

16. Student Survey
I found this session to be… Would you recommend
this session to a friend,
1% classmate or colleague?
3%
Very Helpful
8%
23%
Helpful Yes
Maybe
73% Somewhat Helpful
Not Helpful At All
92%
Total Workshop Participants: 201 Survey Response Rate: 31.8%

17. Student Survey
60
50
40
30 On-campus
Online
20
10
0
Spring 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Summer 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012
Total Workshop Participants: 201 Survey Response Rate: 31.8%

18. How did survey inform our reworking
of the series?
• Addition of tours (provides basic information and accommodates new and transfer students)
• Addition of activities to engage students in the tours and workshops
• Addition of subject-specific drop-in workshops for particular disciplines/majors (Spring 2012)
• Creation of separate marketing materials for online and on-campus tours
What other information would be helpful to discuss in these types of drop-in sessions? Please include any other
comments/suggestions in this box.
“I think separate workshops geared towards online and in print resources may be helpful. That way people who need to take
them can learn more specifically and in detail about which aspect will be most helpful to them.”
“It would have been good not to just see the example, but have each of us coached through actually searching ourselves as part
of the tutorial”
“Having the students do an actual search and request”
“Perhaps having a discipline-specific session; in my case, Legal Studies. (Lexis, etc.)”
“The window of time is very limited and there is only so much you could fit in and I felt that there was a lot of information given
in such a little time you could break it up in two sessions to give some hands on in the future. The information can become
overwhelming to some.”
“I definitely think we covered a good variety of information throughout the session, however, we were somewhat rushed due
to the time limitation. This wasn't necessarily an issue for me personally due to the fact that I've heard the information before.
But, expanding sessions would be beneficial so that all information can be fully processed by new students.”

19. Coming Fall 2012!
When the university began to
develop a Freshman Seminar
course, we saw opportunity!
In Spring 2012 we presented
ideas for different levels of library
integration into the course
It was decided that all Freshman
Seminar students would receive a
grade for attending one of the
iPad Library Tours in the Fall 2012
semester

20. Contact Us!
Sarah Sagmoen
University of Illinois Springfield
ssagm2@uis.edu
@ssagmoen
Amanda Binder
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
abinder3@uncc.edu
@ahbinder