Collaboration using LibGuides in a
Social Studies Methods Class
Larissa Garcia
Assistant Professor, University Library
&
Dr. Charles Tocci
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education
National Louis University
Chicago, IL
Outline
 Overview of Collaboration
 A Faculty Perspective
 Education of Pre-Service Social Studies
Teachers: Our Collaboration
 Broader Implications & Suggested
Entry Points
Types of Faculty/Librarian Collaboration
 Department Liaisons/Subject
Specialists
 Library research sessions
 Consultation on the development of
assignments
 Increased involvement in course goals
and course development
Collaboration: The Faculty Perspective
Competing Interests & Limited Time
Limited Leverage
 Conservative production of faculty
 Limited emphasis in accreditation
Inflated sense of efficacy
Unfamiliarity with Librarians’ Work
A Problem-Driven Endeavor
 Collaboration with librarian must address
identified, persistent, and vexing problems
experienced by faculty in interests of high
priority.
 Common focal point
 Adjusting to the ongoing explosion in
production of and access to information.
Problems in the Academic Field
 Occurring in three facets of academic work
 Changes in the size and scope of fields
 Changes in methods and analysis
 Changes in publication and dissemination
 Bears directly on teaching that is a curated,
educative sequence of activities intended to
bring students into a discipline or practice
Problems in Curriculum & Teaching
 Occur in three phases of teaching
Planning & Preparation
Classroom Instruction
Assignments & Assessments
Pre-Service Social Studies
Teacher Education
 SEC518 – Methods in Secondary Social
Studies course
 How can SS teachers efficiently & effectively
learn about unfamiliar topics they will teach?
 How can SS teachers create resource-rich &
immersive learning experiences?
 How can SS teachers teach relevant, current
research and argumentation skills?
 How can my students do better coursework?
Our Collaboration:
Social Studies Methods
• What does our collaboration entail?
• Unit Design Project that builds in
information literacy requirements
• Two 90-minute sessions with librarian
• LibGuide as enduring resource:
http://libguides.nl.edu/socialstudiesc
urriculumresources
Observed Results: For Faculty member
• Qualities of instructional units (compared to
non-collaborating course sections)
• On average, double number of primary source
texts used
• On average, triple number of audio-visual
material used
• Encourages pre-service teachers to partner
with librarians
• Know of 2 who have sought out librarians
during student-teaching
• Carry over into early career?
Observed Results: For Librarians
• Use of LibGuide
• Student emails
• LG usage stats
• Invited to department meeting
• More requests for library instruction &
LibGuides
• http://libguides.nl.edu/sec502-504
LibGuide Usage Statistics
Social Studies: Curriculum Resources: Guide Hits
http://libguides.nl.edu/socialstudiescurriculumresources
Jan
2010
2011
213
Feb
Mar Apr May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
25
8
30
82
15
10
84
10
39
196
41
171
95
765
226
42
• April 2010: SEC 518 library sessions (Spring Term begins in April, ends in June)
• Jan/Feb 2011: SEC 518 library sessions* (Winter Term begins in Jan, ends in Mar)
• April 2011: SEC 518 library sessions*, CIS 480 library sessions (2 sections)
Most Popular:
Rank out of 73 Published Guides
2010
28
2011
2
*library sessions conducted by Marisa Walstrum, Instructor, Chicago Campus Library
Collaboration: Possible Entry Points
 Identify IL-related problem in the
discipline
 Translate information literacy concepts
into the language of the discipline &
student outcomes
 Use existing structures/standards to
build ties between disciplines and the
library
Possible Entry Points…continued
 Share new resources available in the
field
 Build social & collegial relationships
with faculty
QUESTIONS?
Taking Stock of Potential Entry Points
Take 5 minutes and jot  Problems in Field &
Teaching
down the potential
 Translating Concepts
entry points you can
 Existing
Structures/Standards
pursue in your college.
 New Resources
 Social & Collegial
Relationships
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