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Collaborative Outreach: How To Fit The Library Into The Schedules Of Over-Scheduled Students, Carrie M. Macfarlane, Mary Ellen Bertolini, Amy Frazier, Jerrica Davy

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

“I wish I had known about this sooner!” Librarians hear that exclamation all too often when we tell students about research assistance and library resources. Research and critical thinking skills are essential in today’s information-rich world, yet many students have to develop these skills on their own. They must learn to navigate their options with minimal guidance. Unfortunately, this often means wasted time, missed opportunities, and frustration.

How can librarians reach students before the frustration begins? At a school like Middlebury, where information literacy instruction is not part of the curriculum, we have to be creative. We are competing with …