The document discusses bridging the gap between research and instruction by librarians. It acknowledges the challenges faced by lone researchers and highlights both traditional and new models for supporting users, such as reference interactions, instruction sessions, and mobile learning. The presentation argues for bridging research and instruction through scaffolding, assessment, and institutional planning rather than just providing temporary footholds. It concludes by thanking attendees and providing photo credits.

1. Reference and Instruction:
Bridging the Research Waters
C. Quill West
Librarian
A special thank you to all photographers for Creative Commons Licensing. Credits supplied at the end of this presentation.

2. The Lone Searcher
Serendipity is when you find things you weren’t looking for because finding what
you are looking for is so damn difficult.
~Erin McKean, Online TED Talk

3. Improve the Passage

4. Classic Footholds
• Reference Interactions
• Instruction Sessions
• Finding Aids
• Tutorials
• Orientations
• “Embedded” Librarians

5. New Models for Footholds
• Mobile learning
• Student (User) generated content
• Open Education Resources
• Worldwide Scholarly Communication
• Learning Community
• Gaming and Tinkering

6. You still have to worry about falling in.

7. Let’s build bridges.

8. Bridging Instead of Footholds
• Scaffolding
• Design and Evaluate
• Meaningful assessment
• Institutional planning

9. Thank You

10. Photo Credits
Middle Boise River, photographer unknown, Owned by waterarchives.org
Floating on the Boise River, by Paul-W, Flickr
Upper Boise River, photographer unknown, Owned by waterarchives.org
Rock Hopper, by Rex Bennett, Flickr
Arrowrock Dam, photographer unknown, Owned by waterarchives.org
Friendship bridge over Boise River, by Karakorum90, Wikipedia
*Please contact Quill for more information and a list of references.