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Creating A Sustainable Graduate Student Workshop Series, Bettina Peacemaker, Martha Roseberry
Creating A Sustainable Graduate Student Workshop Series, Bettina Peacemaker, Martha Roseberry
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
Purpose - This paper reports on librarians’ experience creating and sustaining a workshop and webinar series for graduate students over the course of four years.
Design/methodology/approach - Difficulties hosting and promoting stand-alone graduate workshops and a collaborative method for planning workshop days and webinars are described in this case study. Attendance data were collected and recorded for each event and additional quantitative data were collected via registration forms and post-event surveys.
Findings - Working collaboratively as a department eased planning and promotional responsibilities, allowing for a sustainable workshops series. Focusing on a limited number of events per semester and developing …