Surviving and Thriving as an Academic Law Librarian
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Presentation given at "Change, Challenge and Collaborate" event held at De Montfort University Kimberlin Library on 22nd May 2012, an event organised by the East Midlands ARL Group of CILIP.
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Surviving and Thriving as an Academic Law Librarian
- 1. Enhancing life-long learning, teaching and research through information resources and services 1 24 May 2012
- 2. Surviving and Thriving as an Academic Law Librarian Angela Donaldson, Liaison Librarian, Law 2 24 May 2012
- 3. Outline • Law Survive and Thrive Toolkit – what it is • Who was involved • How we did it • How it’s been received • What we’re going to do next 3 24 May 2012
- 4. Law Survive and Thrive Toolkit • The Toolkit was developed to satisfy one of the goals of the Law School’s Learning and Teaching Enhancement Strategy Action Plan • The goal was to “induct students effectively at all entry and progression points and to further develop transition management”. 4 24 May 2012
- 5. NOW – NTU’s VLE • Desire2Learn – known locally as NOW (Nottingham Trent Online Workspace) • Only 5 other D2L sites in the UK 5 24 May 2012
- 6. Project team Core team: Other participants: • Judith Ward, NLS School • Andrea Nollent, NLS Dean Quality Manager • Sue Clarke, NLS Principal • Hilary Twycross, NLS Principal Lecturer and Careers Liaison Lecturer, with responsibility for • Nick Johnson, NLS Principal Induction Lecturer and Head of the Pro- • Angela Donaldson, Liaison Bono Clinic Librarian, Law 6 24 May 2012
- 7. Process • Project took 9 months, from January 2011 to its completion in September 2011 • The project team met formally 7 times during that 9 months • Progress shared via email in between meetings • Other activities, eg. video filming, arranged as and when necessary • Finished product presented to the Law School Executive on 19th September 2011 • Launched to students 20th September 2011 7 24 May 2012
- 8. Room content – home page • Welcome video clips • Useful documents section – programme handbooks, computer use regulations, relevant policies • Links to other relevant areas on NOW, including the Careers Room and the Legal Resources Training Room 8 24 May 2012
- 9. Room content – main content • University study – an introduction • How to do well • What is academic irregularity and why is it important? 9 24 May 2012
- 10. Reaction • The Toolkit has been regularly referred to within the Professional Environment module, with tutorial activities requiring that students have read some of the Toolkit content or done the self-assessments. • Positive response from the academic staff – they actively promote it to the students • Positive response from the students 10 24 May 2012
- 11. Enough talking for now… …let’s have a look! 11 24 May 2012
- 12. What next • Review of the content, one year on • New content areas identified: – Additional plagiarism tutorials – Additional referencing tutorials – Section on Student Course Reps 12 24 May 2012
- 13. Change… • New approach to supporting students 13 24 May 2012
- 14. Challenge… • Relatively tight timescale to produce the content • Challenging ourselves to “think more like undergraduates” 14 24 May 2012
- 15. Collaboration… • Opportunity to showcase my skills in other areas • LLR and NLS as equal partners in achieving this target from the Law School’s Learning and Teaching Enhancement Strategy Action Plan 15 24 May 2012