For many, many years, Mariemont High school seniors have done a literary criticism project requiring at least 10 sources of literary criticism. At the beginning of December the students research possible choices of novels to study and then we use a lottery system to determine what order they get to pick in (no two seniors may pick the same book). Right after that, the students complete a set of preresearch modules that shows them all the places they can find literary criticism (This is turned in to me—I grade it and it is worth up to 50 points for their English grade). Included in these modules are searching the local university’s online catalog and checking the Gale Literary Index for which reference books can be found at which library.
After the winter holidays, we take the seniors in two groups over two days to the local university library (until this year, we have gone to Xavier University, though this year we are switching to the University of Cincinnati). There, they get a tour, instruction on using databases and other resources, and time to gather the resources they presearched in the modules. Students get a SWON Libraries card and are allowed to check out items and return on their own time. Students can return their books to our library and we send them back to the lending institution.
All of us involved in the project feel it is a really useful experience for our seniors, making them more familiar with university library systems and more likely to use them when they enter college the next year. I believe Mary Ann Haase (librarian) and Cathy Ransenberg (English teacher) originated the project in the eighties or nineties.
Emily Zauss Colpi
Library Media Specialist
Mariemont High School
513-272-7611
ecolpi@mariemontschools.org
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Response #3
Hi Barbara
Good to see your name again. At Heights last year, a senior level teacher partnered with Jie Zhang at John Caroll library. The teacher brought her students over on a Thursday afternoon and then again on two more Saturdays. They were learning to do scholarly research on literary analysis using MLA. The Saturdays were of course, voluntary for the students and the teacher, but every one still came. It was a very effective and successful partnership according to the teacher, Lana Myers.
Hope all is going well
Kathy
Katherine W. Lawrence
Program Specialist for Libraries
Cleveland Heights - University Heights Schools
13263 Cedar Rd.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
216-320-3096
k_lawrence@chuh.org
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Response #4
Barbara,
For a number of years, our AP English teacher and myself have been taking our AP English 12 students to the Bowling Green State University Library to conduct research for their senior project research papers. We believe that this opportunity helps the students become familiar with the academic research resources and practices prior to enrollment in a post-secondary educational institution. This goes along with the Ohio Library Guidelines Information Literacy Standard, Benchmark A, Indicator 8, which says " Use a variety of libraries for academic achievement and lifelong learning after graduaion (e.g. university libraries, career/work-related libraries)."
If you would like more information, or if you have any questions, just let me know.
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Christie Hoffman
Library Media Specialist
Hicksville Exempted Village Schools
Hicksville, Ohio
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Response #5
Hi Barbara,
Below is the catalog description of the Introduction to Information Literacy and Research course at Bryant & Stratton College. This course is the first in the career core (designed to be taken during the first semester of coursework and required for all students regardless of major), which prepares students with essential soft skills needed in the workplace.
Introduction to Information Literacy and Research
LIBS100
COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This hands-on course will begin with basic computer literacy to prepare students to develop information literacy skills mastery. The focus will then be on understanding the research process, selecting and evaluating a variety of electronic and print resources to answer research questions, and communicating and citing information found. Search techniques will be demonstrated and practiced. The impact of the use and availability of information locally, nationally, and globally will be discussed. Students will develop information and computer literacy by applying these skills in a variety of projects, including a written career research project, and will also gain a working knowledge of the resources available in the Bryant & Stratton College campus based and virtual libraries.
Joseph M. Dudley, M.A., M.L.I.S.
Librarian, Bryant & Stratton College-Downtown
1700 East 13th Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
Email: jmdudley@bryantstratton.edu
Web Portal: http://vl.bryantstratton.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=118
Phone: 216-771-1700 x3031
Fax: 216-771-7787
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Response #6
I have enclosed several items of interest from Southern State.
The first document is on the Transitioning to College web site and is geared to the first-time student on campus. The second and third handouts are sent to local school librarians to encourage them to bring students on campus for an orientation on academic libraries. The last attachment is our current course outline for LSCI 130 Information Literacy in the Digital Age, a 4 credit hour course offered totally online in Wimba Classroom for anyone wishing to improve their information literacy skills. This course would especially be helpful for high school students transitioning to college.
I hope this helps!
Louis Mays [lmays@sscc.edu]
SSCC_Information Literacy in the Digital Age Course Outline.doc
SSCC_LRC Profile complete revised.pdf
SSCC_LRC_movin_up.pdf
SSCC_LRC_top_ten.pdf
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Response #7
Holly Bunt [BuntH@wra.net]
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As you know, Western Reserve Academy has worked with the librarians and staff members at KSU Library for several years. Let me know if our experience would be helpful for your paper.
Holly Bunt
Director, John D. Ong Library
Western Reserve Academy
BuntH@wra.net
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Response #8
Hi Barbara,
Hope it isn’t too late, but I was hoping for more input from my English Dept. We basically throughout the students high school career strongly encourage the students to use the INFOhio electronic resources and Noodletools. Also during their junior & senior year begin to train them to use Turnitin.com and more emphasizes on electronic bibliographies. As always there is heavy emphasizes on using wise choices for retrieving reliable information.
Thanks, Shirley
Shirley Whittemore [ShirleyWhittemore@nrcs.k12.oh.us]
North Ridgeville High School in North Ridgeville, Ohio
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Response #9
Barbara,
I see now that I am really too late in sending you this information. But for what its worth, I have partnered with Miami Valley Schools and Tana Eikenbery (middle school social studies teacher) who brings the 6th and 7th graders here to Miami every year for what I guess I've termed Egypt Camp. We will be at ALAO in two weeks with a poster session. The description:
Egypt Camp: A University Expedition for Middle School Students
Presenter: Jenny Presnell (Miami University); Tana Eikenbery (Miami Valley School)
Overview: Explore the experiences of 6th and 7th graders as they discover not only new information literacy skills, but also what college life is like. The faculties and librarians of Miami Valley Middle School (Dayton,
OH) and Miami University of Ohio teach information literacy skills through a residential four-day visit to campus. Activities include information literacy sessions in several of the university libraries, lectures with college faculty, and Ancient Egypt unit activities with K-12 teachers.
This was Tana's initial idea to expose the students to college life and have lectures, etc. from faculty. We started the first year with a library tour but we've quickly progressed to several information literacy activities (from on library session to three).
I'm not sure this is what you had in mind, as its not High School connections -- and we have been bad about including the Middle School librarian. We look forward to hearing the white paper about your findings of the INFO-OhioLINK 12-13 Transition Task Force. See you in a couple of weeks.
Jenny
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Jenny Presnell
204 King Library
Humanities / Social Sciences Librarian
University Libraries
Miami University, OH 45056
presnejl@muohio.edu
phone: 513-529-3937 | fax: 513-529-2136
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Response #10
Oberlin College Library and OCEAN Program Collaboration
Submitted to INFOhio – OhioLINK 12-13 Transition Task Force, Oct. 23, 2008
OCEAN: Oberlin College Educational Alliance Network (OCEAN) is Oberlin College’s concurrent enrollment program. Through the program, area high schools establish OCEAN partnerships to offer any of five offered courses at their high school campuses. Modeled on classes taught at Oberlin College, OCEAN courses are supervised by Oberlin College faculty members and taught by carefully selected and trained high school teachers. Students who perform at the appropriate college level receive both high school credit and Oberlin College OCEAN credit for their course. OCEAN credit is recorded on an Oberlin College transcript. More information is available at the OCEAN website (http://www.oberlin.edu/ocean/). More information about concurrent enrollment programs is available from NACEP, the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (http://www.nacep.org/).
Library collaboration: The Oberlin College Library has been an active partner in the OCEAN program since its inception. OCEAN facilitates campus visits to the Oberlin College campus by participating classes; one aspect of the visit is a half-hour tour of the Main Library during which students learn about basic services, resources, and facilities available in academic libraries. High school teachers may elect to return to the library for an extended class visit to allow their students to use the library’s extensive collection of print and digital resources. A member of the Reference & Instruction Department has specific responsibilities for partnering with the OCEAN program and is available to offer library instruction classes and in-depth personal assistance to high school students during these research visits. Participating high school teachers have full access to the Oberlin College libraries, including borrowing privileges that allow them to use books, DVDs, and other circulating materials for their classes. All teachers participating in OCEAN attend an annual summer workshop held on the Oberlin College campus; the library also offers instruction sessions for the teachers to refresh their information literacy skills and brief them on the latest resources useful for both teaching and professional development.
Cynthia H. Comer
Oberlin College Library
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