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Opting Out Of Opting In: Switching Our Profile Workflow To Include Every University Faculty Member, Kyle A. Johnson, Ashley Sergiadis
Opting Out Of Opting In: Switching Our Profile Workflow To Include Every University Faculty Member, Kyle A. Johnson, Ashley Sergiadis
ETSU Faculty Works
Starting this semester, Charles C. Sherrod Library at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) began shifting our SelectedWorks service model from an opt-in (we create profiles for faculty who send us their CV) process to a quicker and easier opt-out (we create profiles for all faculty) model. Our lightning talk will provide an overview of this opt-out model and how we laid the groundwork for its success. We started by engendering support amongst the Deans, Faculty Senate, and University Research Council, detailing the benefits of a university-wide profile service and assuaging any fears or concerns that an opt-out model might generate …
Library Strategies: Personal Librarian (Pl) To Improve Retention For First Generation And Transfer Students, Jonathan R. Wilson, Jeri Paddock
Library Strategies: Personal Librarian (Pl) To Improve Retention For First Generation And Transfer Students, Jonathan R. Wilson, Jeri Paddock
ETSU Faculty Works
In an effort to improve retention and promote library services to new incoming students, the Sherrod Library staff at East Tennessee State University discussed different ideas and decided to expand the Lending Technology Program & Personal Librarian (PL) program to include First Generation and Transfer students. To help decrease library anxiety, students received by email a weekly newsletter of events and workshops happening in the library. These emails also personally reached out and regularly informed the students of information literacy skills such as navigating the library website, subject guides, tutoring center, and citation help. Additionally, the students received a short …