Makerere University Library Workshop Presenters: Paula Smith Xan Goodman

 Since the advent of the Internet the library has become one of the most transformed departments on most campuses. It may look very much the same on the outside, but the resources and services have been and continue to be significantly altered. - Patricia Senn Breivik, Higher Education in the Internet Age

 Declining level of budgetary support  Increased competition from other sources of information, such as the Internet  Changes in educational system  Changes in information technology

 To better serve your communities, faculty, staff, and student populations  To increase the visibility of the library and promote its value  To encourage greater use of the print and electronic resource collections  To promote the services offered by the staff (i.e. instruction, interlibrary loans, etc.)  To increase the return on investment (ROI) in library research databases and other library materials

 To develop relationships and key supporters for good times and times of crisis  To build a reputation as a library connected to its internal and external communities

Teaching & Learning ServiceResearch

Outreach Faculty Secondary Schools Community Colleges Public Libraries Community Organizations Students International Students Alumni Association Student Organizations Learning & Tutoring Centers

TRADITIONALWEB 2.0 Brochures Newsletters School Paper Article Exhibit / Displays Author Events Community Service Workshops Links to CMS Web site Wikis, Blogs YouTube, Flickr Facebook, MySpace, Hi5 RSS Feeds Second Life Podcasts Multimedia Mobile Devices

What are you deeply passionate about? What drives your resource engine? What you can be the best in the world at?

Outreach at Our Institutions

Xan Goodman Reference and Instruction Librarian

 University only ten years old  Two campuses in two states  Block System  Four programs  First reference and instruction librarian hired

 Traditional  Newsletter  Bulletin Boards  International Day  Book Fair  Faculty Publication Display  Fiction Lease Books  Interlibrary Loan  Library Instruction

 Faculty collaboration  Workshops

 FlickR  FaceBook  LibGuides  YouTube  Instant Messaging  Ask-A-Librarian  Tutorials - Screencasts

Paula M Smith Reference and Instruction Librarian

Overall Fall Enrollment: 87,163 Abington Fall Enrollment: 3,424

 Penn State Abington's library has a collection of nearly 60,000 volumes and over 400 electronic databases.  Access to 5 mil. books, periodicals, etc thru Penn State system  4 Reference Librarians and 4 staff  Commuter campus with over 3000 students; 30% diverse representation  Open to students, staff, faculty and Pennsylvania residents  Campus – Strategic focus on Internationalization

 Website and web based tutorials  Facebook, Blog, Library Thing, Del.icio.us  Instruction and research services  First Year Experience workshops  Virtual reference service  Open house with giveaways  Book exhibits  New faculty orientation  Librarians serve on campus committees

 Partnerships and collaborations with faculty and staff, ACURA  Faculty Research Reception  Student Art Exhibit  International Photo Exhibit  Archival room containing information on Amelia Earhart   Surveys

Questions???