UIUC Library Graduate Assistant Orientation
Fall 2015 schedule
GENERAL ORIENTATION
Monday, August 17, 2015
Library 106
8:00 am - 8:30
8:30 am—8:40
8:40 am – 9:40 am
9:40 am –10:10 am
10:10 am – 10:20 am
10:20 am – 11:00 am
11:00 am- noon
noon to 1:15 pm
291 Undergraduate Library
1:15 - 4:00 pm with break
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Check-in
Welcome--John Wilkin, University Librarian
Structure of the Library/Organizational Culture &
Introduction to the major library tools, Merinda Hensley
Emergency procedures in the Library –Jeff Schrader and
Jennifer Teper
Break
GREAT Guidelines and Diversity Orientation – Cindy
Ingold and Beth Woodard
No Handouts
A8-18
B1
Working in the Library, Cindy Kelly, Head, Library
Human Resources
Lunch on Your Own
C1-6
Introduction to tools for Finding Books and Known
Journal Articles—Karen Hogenboom & Cindy Ingold
(Easy Search, VuFind, Voyager OPAC, I-Share, WorldCat,
E-books, ILL )
Hands-on with the Library Web page and tools—Dan
Tracy
D1-2
Reference Interview and practice– David Ward and
Susan Avery and Jessica Moyer
Instruction in Reference—Susan Avery and David Ward
Break
Prepared instructional tools to help you with
Reference—Learn Site/Lib Guides—Sarah Christensen
and Kirsten Feist
Schedule Source—Wendy Gregory and Jessica LeCrone
B2,3
B5
B6-10
D5
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
291 Undergraduate Library
8:30 – 10:30 am
10:30 to 10:45 am
10:45 – 11:15 am
11:15 – 11:45 am
11:45 am to 1:00 pm
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
3:00—3:15 pm
3:15 pm to 4:30 pm
Lunch on your own
Introduction to Library Database Searching—Susan
Avery and Kirsten Feist
Break
Citation Management tools (Carissa Phillips)
LibGuide
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
291 Undergraduate Library
Chat reference – David Ward and Jessica LeCrone and
JoAnn Jacoby
Break
Archives and special collections Jameatris Rimkus and
Anna Chen
B11-14
11:30 – noon
12:00 pm -1:00 pm
Library 66
1:00 – 2:15 pm
Reference Referrals – David Ward, Bill Mischo
Lunch on your own
B4
How to de-escalate issues—Mike Schlosser
2:15-3:30 pm
3:30-3:45 pm
3:45 - 5:00 pm
Active Shooter training –Brian Tison
Break
Fire extinguisher training—Jeremy Leevey
Handouts
during session
8:30 – 10:15 am
10:15 - 10:30 am
10:30 – 11:30
Thursday, August 20, 2015
291 UGL
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
OR
314 Library
8:30 – 10:00 am
Handouts
during Session
CMS training—Robert Slater
Link
Voyager Cataloging --Nicole Ream-Sotomayor
Handout
during session
10:00 – 10:15 am
Break
10:15 – 11:45 am
Voyager Acquisitions --Stephanie Baker
noon – 1:15 pm
291 UGL
1:15- 2:30 pm
Lunch on your own
2:30 -3:00 pm
3:00 – 3:30 pm
3:30– 3:45
3:45-5:00 pm
4:00 -5:00 pm (Meet in east
foyer of Main Library)
D5-6
Online Reference Tools and practice reference
questions—Melanie Emerson And Sarah Christensen
Hub orientation – David Ward and JoAnn Jacoby
Desk Tracker – David Ward and Jen Yu
Break
GAs as Supervisors— David Ward and Beth Sheehan
Optional Tours of the Main Library—Sarah Christensen
Handouts
during session
D3-4
C7
Friday, August 12, 2015
8:30 am to 2 pm
314 Library
2:00 – 3:15 pm
3:15 – 4:15 pm
4:15 - 4:45 pm
GSLIS Orientation
Voyager Circulation, Dani Postula
Circulation Policies, Rand Hartsell
Bookstacks Tour -- 2nd floor Main Library Rand Hartsell
D8-9
D7