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Exercising Research Skills: An Information Literacy Boot Camp For Religious Studies Graduate Assistants, Stephanie Shreffler, Heidi Gauder

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

Instructional librarians at the University of Dayton collaborated with a religious studies graduate program to offer a three-day information literacy workshop, or “boot camp,” to the program's graduate research assistants. The graduate program had found that the assistants' research skills did not meet the expectations of their faculty mentors, and the workshop sought to address these deficiencies. With input from the religious studies faculty, the workshop focused on catalog and database searching, Boolean logic, primary sources, and the Chicago citation style. The librarians incorporated active learning exercises into each workshop session. Assessment of the workshop suggested that the assistants gained …

What Is A Library Without Books? Our Journey To “Concourse D”, Katy Kelly, Adrienne Ausdenmoore

Roesch Library Faculty Presentations

In this session, attendees engaged with the exciting process and partnership developed between co-presenters from University of Dayton (UD) Libraries and UD’s Institute of Applied Creativity for Transformation (IACT). An IACT experiential learning program led 12 students to research and reimagine the role of the library, which resulted in Concourse D, a prototyped transdisciplinary project development studio. This mutually beneficial process led to the Libraries to a user-centric mindset to reimagine space as service; patrons as creators; and a new space-sharing collaboration to further leverage an upcoming renovation. Presenters discussed lessons learned and future iterations of the studio.

Opening Act: Putting On A Music Festival-Themed Student Orientation, Katy Kelly

Roesch Library Faculty Presentations

Looking to create an event lineup that speaks volumes to new students about what matters most to them? Learn how one library repurposed a popular festival’s iconic logo and vibe into “Roeschella,” a creative orientation event featuring music, games, snacks, and library services presented on “stages.”

The event has introduced more than 1,500 first-year students to the library every year since 2016. This session highlighted the most popular games and activities that engaged students with services, collections, spaces, and events as well as the successful staff-driven planning and feedback model.

Ultimately, attendees visualized how the planning and assessment of this …