Navigating Your Future: Career Test Prep Resources Ms. Morgan M. Montgomery, Reference Librarian Claflin University

CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE Founded in 1869 Located in Orangeburg, SC Affiliated with the United Methodist Church FTE: 2000 students Four schools: School of Business, School of Education, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, and School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics 36 undergraduate majors, 24 undergraduate minors, and three graduate degrees: MBA, Masters in Biotechnology, and Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (Online)

H.V. Manning Library Mission Statement The mission of the H.V. Manning Library at Claflin University is to support and supplement the teaching- learning program of the institution at all levels.

The Freshman College Is a first-year experience program that includes a variety of selected activities specifically designed for students transitioning from high school to Claflin University. It is a mixture of mandatory courses, assemblies and lyceum events and dynamic mentoring sessions. TFC is designed to serve the University’s overarching mission to develop visionary leaders of strong moral fiber through a curriculum that is academically rigorous and emphasizes social and cultural development, as well as personal and civic responsibility.

Panther STEPS (Quality Enhancement Plan) Acronym stand for: Students in Transition Engaged and Preparing for Success Will create a learning community wherein a placement assessment will be used to gauge the fundamental skills of first-time freshmen and determine their individual educational plan. Will assist students in developing solid, grounded learning habits which will, in turn, allow students to become life-long learners. Mrs. Drayton and Ms. Montgomery participate in the goals of the program by serving as co-instructors.

UNIV 101 and UNIV 102 UNIV 101: Freshman Year Experience I and UNIV 102: Freshman Year Experience II Both courses are three semester credit hours each. Freshmen Year Experience I provide the first-year Claflin University student with a general background of knowledge about the University. Freshmen Year Experience II is a continuation of UNIV 101. In addition, this course introduces freshmen to various learning styles, career planning, health-related issues, and personal and social development.

Information Literacy The H.V. Manning Library and The Freshmen College have partnered together to ensure during the fall semester all UNIV 101 classes visit the H.V. Manning Library to receive an information literacy class tailored specifically to the students major. This semester there are 20 sections. During the information literacy class students are shown how to utilize the library website, subject specific databases and test prep/career planning databases such as: EBSCOhost’s e-book collection, Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center, and LearningExpress Library The Career/TestPrep book collection is located behind the Reference Desk.

ACRL (Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of ALA (American Library Association) states that IL is the basis of lifelong learning IL enables students to master content extend their investigations become more self-directed assume greater control over their own learning

PASCAL Delivers PASCAL Delivers is a rapid book-delivery service provided by the Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries which enables students, faculty and staff across the state to request and receive books from academic libraries in South Carolina. Over 12 million items are available in the catalog and books usually arrive within a few days! Courier makes deliveries Monday-Friday Patrons can borrow books for up to six weeks at a time.

PASCAL Delivers Test/Prep Statistics   Month/Year Number Borrowed January-December 2014 5 January-December 2015 16 January-September 21, 2016 21 Total 42

PASCAL Delivers Titles Requested   Month/Year Titles January-December 2014 1,007 GRE Practice Questions LSAT, The Loucas Way Cracking the DAT Barron’s PCAT Pharmacy College Admission Test PCAT, 2014-2015 : Strategies, Practice and Review January-December 2015 ASVAB, 2015: Strategies, Practice and Review 500 GMAT Math and Integrated Reasoning Questions to Know Cracking the LSAT Premium The Official Guide to the GRE Revised General Test/ETS GRE Graduate Record Examination, Verbal Workbook GRE Graduate Record Examination Premier 2014 Praxis: Core Academic Skills for Educators (5712, 5722, 5732) New MCAT : Complete Study Package PCAT, 2014-2015: Strategies, Practice and Review PCAT, 2014-2015 Strategies, Practice and Review ASVAB Premier 2015

PASCAL Delivers Titles Requested   January-September 21, 2016 Barron’s Praxis Core/PLT: Elementary School Assessments… Barron’s Praxis PPST/PLT: Computer-Delivered PPST, Elementary… GRE Graduate Record Examination Premier 2015 MAT Power Practice: Complete Preparation for the Miller Analogy… GMAT Verbal Workbook/the Staff of Kaplan Test Prep LSAT Prep Course A Review of the LSAT Using Literature on Legal Reasoning LSAT Premier 2014 Praxis II Music Content and Instruction (5114) Exam Secrets… PRAXIS MAT: Miller Analogies Test Barron’s MAT: Miller Analogies Test CliffsNotes Praxis II : Principles of Learning and Teaching The Praxis Series Official Guide McGraw-Hill’s Praxis I and II 550 Math Questions for the GRE Test to Know by Test Day MCAT : 2 Full-Length Practice Tests ExamKrackers MCAT : Inorganic Chemistry DAT

Claflin University Receives $100,000 from UNCF’s Career Pathways Initiative Planning Grant

Takeaways Upper classmen are utilizing the PASCAL Delivers services to request test prep materials. Incoming students are voicing a greater concern about planning for their future. The Office of Career Services has been made aware of the test prep/career service resources the H.V. Manning Library has. Helps the Library assess its existing test prep/career collection.

Questions/Comments Ms. Morgan Montgomery, Reference Librarian Claflin University, H.V. Manning Library, 400 Magnolia Street Orangeburg, SC 29115 Office: (803) 535-5306 Email: momontgomery@claflin.edu