Jenny Collery 'Collaborative relationships core to university orientation'

1. Collaborative Relationships -
core to University Orientation
@ The Inside out Library; Collaboration,
inspiration, transformation
Academic & Special Libraries Conference & Exhibition, 2015
#insideoutlibrary, #asl2015
Jenny Collery
College Liaison Librarian, UCD Library, Dublin
jenny.collery@ucd.ie @jennmcoll

2. Networking!?!?!

3. Irish Preschool & Play
Groups Association, IPPA
(now Early Childhood
Ireland)
Collaboration...

5. Iron Stomach challenge…
Pizza eating competition…
Free cinema…
Fencing…

6. The Library anyone…?

8. UCD Library
Orientation
Team
Josh Clark
(Outreach)
Jenny
Collery
(Client
services)
Nessa
Collinge
(Client
Services)
Emily
Doherty
(Client
Services)
Monica
Glynn
(Facilities)
Ros Pan
(Outreach)
Melanie
Simpson
(Outreach)
Christine
Cullen
(Client
Services)

10. Can’t go over it, can’t go under it,
…got to go through it…
(Oxenbury & Rosen, 1997, p. 2)

11. 1st Year Students on
UCD Peer Mentor Library Visits
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12. Collaboration via
cross-University Committees & Working Groups

13. UCD Orientation Advisory
Group
• Members
 Chaired by Deputy Registrar,
Teaching & Learning
 Head of Students Services
 Orientation Co-ordinator
 College VPTLs & ADTLs
 UCD Graduate Studies (nominee)
 Chief Technology Officer
 Director of Registry
 General Services Manager
 Director of Teaching & Learning
 Director of UCD International
 SU Education Officer
 Student Advisor (nominee)
 Programme Office Director
(nominee)
 Library (nominee)
 UCD Communications
UCD Supports for Students
Working Group
• Members
 Head of Administrative Services (Chair,
Registry)
 Student Desk, UCD Registry
 Administrative Services, UCD Registry
 Communications Officer, UCD Registry
 Admissions, UCD Registry
 Administrative Services, UCD Registry
 Programme Office Directors Group
 International Office
 Library
 Dean of Graduate Studies Office
 IT Services
 Graduate School Manager, College of
Science
 Facilities Manager, UCD Estates Services
 Student Adviser
 UCD Residences
 UCARD
 Undergraduate Orientation

14. Benefits of Collaborative
University Committees

15. Unified Orientation Branding

17. #helloUCD
Unified hashtag

18. • Go for a Virtual a walk in JJL Library….
• Available on New Students Page
• UCD Media Services Joint Project

19. Project Team
Niall Watts, Educational Technologist, UCD Media Services
Vincent Hoban, Photographer, UCD Media Services
Melanie Simpson, Designer, UCD Library Outreach
Jenny Collery, UCD Library

20. Collaboration
Effective Student Orientation

21. Thank you & enjoy the
conference
Jenny Collery
College Liaison Librarian,UCD Library
jenny.collery@ucd.ie