Educating Professionals. Creating and Applying Knowledge. Serving the Community The Library ALIA Challenging ideas Passport required – librarians conducting information literacy sessions overseas Don Di Matteo
Educating Professionals. Creating and Applying Knowledge. Serving the Community The Library Library’s role in attainment of graduate qualities Graduates of UniSA 1. operate effectively with and upon a body of knowledge 2. are prepared for lifelong learning (*) 3. are effective problem solvers 4. can work both autonomously and collaboratively 5. are committed to ethical action and social responsibility 6. communicate effectively 7. demonstrate an international perspective
Educating Professionals. Creating and Applying Knowledge. Serving the Community The Library Library outcomes of visits Graduate qualities Information literacy Partners in learning Promotion of UniSA Promote online environment Improve services/increase resources – all students benefit
Educating Professionals. Creating and Applying Knowledge. Serving the Community The Library Issues raised Time spent at each location DELS – Distance Education Library Service Access to previous student papers Access to software eg Endnote, SPSS, Nudist Databases Selection of peer reviewed journals Search strategy formation – keywords, boolean operators
Educating Professionals. Creating and Applying Knowledge. Serving the Community The Library Lessons learned We are learners as well Students Content of workshops Venues
Educating Professionals. Creating and Applying Knowledge. Serving the Community The Library Penang - Malaysia
Educating Professionals. Creating and Applying Knowledge. Serving the Community The Library Taipei - Taiwan
Educating Professionals. Creating and Applying Knowledge. Serving the Community The Library Future developments Technology/software New markets/demands/competitors New online training modules – in-house/outsource Increase role of librarians in curriculum development