• Updates and announcements
• Demonstration of Instruction Statistics module
• Discuss the December Instruction Forum on 50 Minute sessions
• Plans for future forums
• Ideas and suggestions for future committee activities
• Approaches to teaching Find It

Updates and announcements

We went around the room and each provided updates from their unit.

Tony Cosgrave/CRIO:

• began using an instruction evaluation form consisting of 6 questions  using the web surveyor software
• use of “clickers” in 6 class as icebreakers

Jill Powell/Engineering:

• Google now has all US patents online and can be used as a good first place when doing searches, no foreign patents or patent applications but can search by keywords, patent number or inventor name

Ellie Brown/RMC:

• Uses of film “Uses of the Library” – can be good to show students how libraries have changed – looking at putting it up on YouTube

Pat Court/Law:

• Reaching out to different departments/audiences with presentations/courses
• • Environmental law w/ Ornithology
  • Liberian law w/Africana
  • Animal law w/ Animal Science

Xian Wu/Asia:

• Focus on Chinese databases and the users – meeting with some resistance from faculty who are worried about the quality and some platform issues, plan to meet with more faculty individually to over come this

Martha Walker/Fine Arts:

• Digital resources have become an interest as they are “evolving” for the disciplines Fine Arts serves

Susanne Whitaker/Vet:

• Preparing for VTMED 635: Introduction to the Professional Literature which addresses literature searching, critically appraising vet and med literature, how information is created, bibliographic managers

Jacie Spoon/Ornithology:

• Working on getting more workshops and trying to coordinate these with the availability of computers
• Discussed different types of audience served, including kids

Deb Lamb-Deans/ILR:

• Update on search for new Reference, Instruction and Outreach coordinator

Lance Heidig/CRIO:

• Uses of Google Scholar and the “get it” at Cornell University

Wrapup of PSEC Instruction Committee activities:

Tony briefed the group on the committee’s activities.  Our annual report:

http://publicservices.library.cornell.edu/psa/Instruction/Reports.cfm

Instruction Statistics module:

Maureen Morris gave us a demonstration of the Instruction Statistics module:

http://isrs.library.cornell.edu/

Send Maureen an email if you have more questions or would like to be added to the system.  mm342@cornell.edu

December 2006  Instruction Forum on 50 Minute Sessions:

We asked the group for their feedback on this forum and if they thought we should continue to offer these.  We were encouraged to do so and agreed that 1 forum per semester was a good plan, along with continuing the Instruction Coordinators meetings, as hoc retreats as needed and brown bag luncheons.  Current suggestions on topics include use of library webpages in instruction, collaborative efforts with faculty, marketing and other strategies in instruction, use of new technologies, showcasing instruction sites (MERLOT, LOEX).    Please send Tony (ajc5@cornell.edu) any other suggestions.

  There was a question about how does one go about creating and preparing for a class.  Jerilyn Veldof (University of Minnesota)  has written a book entitled “Creating the One-Shot Library Workshop” http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Ejveldof/WorkshopDesign/ and is doing a pre-conference at ALA midwinter.  We will investigate the potential of brining her to campus

Approaches to Find It

A brief discussion on how to incorporate the new Find It into teaching.  A Quickguide is forthcoming. 

Next Meeting:

Feb 13 at Vet.