1. How can the library's services
and programs contribute to
STEM student success?
Adam Oster
2. Academic Faculty
Get to know the academic
institution’s faculty
members
Attend meetings/events
Hold “Office Hours”
Encourage faculty to refer
students to you
3. Information Competencies
What information literacy
skills do students need to
learn?
Collaborate with faculty to
determine how the library
can support each
department’s curriculum
Example:
SLA Chemistry
4. Strategic Instruction Plan
Determine what classes
you are teaching to
Specifically define who
should be taught what
Eliminate duplicate sessions
Develop “Learning
Outcomes”
Example: Ohio University
5. Information Economy
Where does the library’s
information come from?
What students should
know:
Who produces the information?
Who controls the information?
What does it cost?
What version and/or format does it
come in?
Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the
Network Economy - Carl Shapiro, Hal R.
Varian
6. Cited Reference Searching
Determine approximately
how many times an author
or a specific publication
has been cited in other
published works.
Example:
Harter, S. P., & Nisonger, T. E. (1993).
Semantic relationships between cited
and citing articles in library and
information science journals. Journal
Of The American Society For
Information Science, 44(9), 543-552.
9. Cited Reference Searching p. 4
Leaves:
Publications citing
the found article
Trunk:
Article found
Roots:
Publications cited
by the article
10. Online Presence
Library’s website
Promote and market online
resources
Develop tutorials for those
resources
Utilize social networking
tools
Constantly evaluate what
is and is not working
11. Collection Weeding
STEM subject fields are
constantly changing
Keep STEM collections up
to date – remove what is
no longer relevant
“Patron-Driven
Acquisitions”
Tracking usage of eBook
collections
http://works.bepress.com/doug_way/
12. “Library as place”
Destination of choice
Home, work, library
Home, class, library
Information Commons
Gathering point
Center for collaboration
Technology hub
“Offer lively programming
to stimulate thought and
creativity”
13. Who’s doing what?
Find out what programs
and strategies are being
used by other institutions
How:
Institutional websites
Listservs
Join an organizational workgroup
and/or roundtable
Publications
Conferences
Word of mouth!