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

2. 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)

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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.

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

11. 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, : 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, : Strategies, Practice and Review
PCAT, Strategies, Practice and Review
ASVAB Premier 2015

12. 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

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

14. 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.

15. Questions/Comments Ms. Morgan Montgomery, Reference Librarian
Claflin University,
H.V. Manning Library,
400 Magnolia Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Office: (803)