Brandy Burbante, Assistant Librarian and Assistant Professor at Nicholls State University discusses how she creates buzz around her library’s resources—sometimes before her subscriptions even begin! She’ll explain how such campaigns can help justify the cost of investing in new resources to administrators, and the difference they can make to how many students take advantage of valuable library services.

1. Creating a Buzz: Getting Faculty and Students Excited
About Library Resources
April 24, 2019
An InfoLit Learning Community Webinar

2. Brandy
Burbante
MLIS - Louisiana State University, 2016
B.A. English Education - Nicholls, 2010

3. About us
● Thibodaux, Louisiana
● 6,488 Students
● 329 Faculty
○ Instruction
○ full/part-time
● 63% 1st generation
● 420 Nicholls Online
○ WWW courses
○ Hybrid courses
● 78% Live off-campus
○ Undergrad
○ Fall 2018
● 4 Librarians
○ Subject liaisons + other
duties
○ My subjects: Languages
& Literature, College of
Business,
Interdisciplinary Studies
(University Prep)
● 2018 Instruction
○ 35 courses
○ 500 students
● 2019 instruction (so far)
○ 17 courses
○ 335 students
Google map image

4. Objectives
Recognizing a need, finding a
solution, showing value
● Awareness of library resources &
services
● Faculty needs & outreach
● Library instruction for distance learning
● Why Credo?
● Proof in the numbers
● One product + many uses= $ well spent

5. Poll 1
Do you have a person tasked with outreach for
your library?

6. Poll 2
Do you have a for-credit library course at your
institution?

7. Awareness of library
resources & services

8. Library awareness
● Y’all have that?
○ Heard from faculty and students
○ 3D printer, test prep materials, ebooks
● Sorry to bother you, but…
○ Research help, citation questions, …
○ “This is what I do!”
● I’ll show them the databases, but could you give a quick tour?
○ Real statement from an instructor
○ I gave database instruction and the tour
Orientation April 2019

9. Faculty needs
& outreach
Dr. Chad Young, Physical
Science Department

10. Fit in to get in
Needs:
● Time
● Related to course content
● Easy to implement
Outreach:
● Give specifics about library
resources
● Be aware of department
meetings & needs
● Follow up is key

11. Library instruction
for distance learning

12. Poll 3
What type of library services do you have for online
students/faculty?

13. Library course on Moodle
● Where the students are
● Easy implementation
● Easy access
● Visible to all
● Many uses

14. Why Credo Instruct?
Images from Credo

15. Exactly what I was looking for…
● Full course on information literacy & library topics
● Videos
● Tutorials
● Quizzes
● Tips for faculty
● Mapped to ACRL standards & SLOs

16. Proof
in the
numbers
March
April

17. From Credo Instruct’s Insights
Assessment:
Send to
instructor
April Engagement

18. One product + many uses
=
$ well spent
Instruct in ENGL 102

19. My ideas for using Instruct
Current:
● LibGuides
● One-shots
○ When time allows
○ When it fits instructor’s goals
● Point-of-need
○ Faculty requests for library
resources
○ Student needing extra help
Future:
● Moodle
● Nicholls Online
● Workshops (CAFE & LIT)
● Unplanned library days
○ Alternative to canceling class
○ Last minute requests with no
specific goal

20. Questions?
Comments?
Thank you for attending this webinar!
I’d love to hear your ideas for using Instruct and improving the library experience
for distance learners.
brandy.burbante@nicholls.edu

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