Abstract

During DePauw University’s Winter Term, first-year students must attend co-curricular workshops. (They pick from an array of choices.) Historically, the library’s sessions on various databases had moderate turnout with no particular enthusiasm. We wanted our workshops to highlight our resources and services and be enjoyed by our students.

 

We designed sessions based on popular games, such as Trivial Pursuit, crossword puzzles, and Balderdash. In playing the "library version," students used print and online reference tools to find the answers.

In addition to the "game" sessions, we offered sessions on popular topics such as Google and Film Studies resources.

These fun workshops have all been fully enrolled, and student feedback has been very positive. The sessions helped us to reach two major goals of library instruction: giving students a friendly face in the library and teaching them relevant research skills.

Our Poster (PDF Format)

Our Contact info:

Kathryn C. Millis

Infobabe / Coordinator of Stuff

millisk@depauw.edu

 

Tiffany L. Hebb

Coordinator of Instruction

thebb@depauw.edu

 

Roy O. West Library

Depauw University

Greencastle, Indiana, USA 46135

Annotated Bibliography of Some Relevant Material

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