GETTING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HOOKED ON SCHOLARLY RESEARCH PROVIDING AN ACADEMIC INTRODUCTION FOR NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

JOYCE MELVIN INTERLIBRARY LOAN & RESERVES MANAGER NICOLE ST. ARNOLD RESERVES & HIGH SCHOOL COORDINATOR UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN LIBRARIES NLA/NLSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, OCT 15, 2015

THE UNL LIBRARIES HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND MEDIA SPECIALISTS TO GIVE THEIR STUDENTS ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES OF A MAJOR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

PROGRAM IN OPERATION FOR AT LEAST 8 YEARS INVOLVES STAFF FROM REFERENCE AND USER SERVICES STUDENTS PER YEAR BOOKS CHECKED OUT PER YEAR SERVE A WIDE RANGE OF SCHOOLS MOSTLY IN THE LINCOLN AREA

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

THE LIMITATIONS PROGRAM RUNS SEPTEMBER 1 – MAY 1 ACCESS MAY BE RESTRICTED BY LOCATION STANDARD FINES & DAMAGE FEES APPLY ACCESS IS LIMITED TO IDENTIFIED PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 16 OR OLDER STUDENTS AND SCHOOL MUST SIGN PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS

ADVANTAGES STUDENTS & SCHOOLS ACCESS TO RESOURCES NOT LOCALLY AVAILABLE ACCESS TO AREA SPECIALISTS INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE LEVEL RESEARCH WRITING COLLEGE LEVEL PAPERS UNL LIBRARIES COMMUNITY SERVICE & OUTREACH EXPOSURE TO UNL CAMPUS – I.E. RECRUITMENT PREPARING FOR COLLEGE LEVEL RESEARCH

CHALLENGES MORE STUDENTS -, BUT FEWER SCHOOLS -  COSTS OF TRAVEL TIME, DISTANCE, INSURANCE MORE DISPERSED COLLECTIONS MORE ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS

WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?

HOW ELSE CAN WE HELP

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THANK YOU! JOYCE MELVIN INTERLIBRARY LOAN & RESERVES MANAGER UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN LIBRARIES