Blended Services Training Programme

• Sessions are weekly, on Thursdays from 2-4 pm, in the Wong e-Classroom.
• Regular breaks are built into the schedule:
  • Sept. 24/09; Oct. 22/09; Dec. 10/09; Feb. 4/10; Feb. 25/10; Mar. 18/10; April 15/10

Overview

• Pre-Sessions (4) — Sept. 17-Oct. 15/09
• Information Fluency Sessions (21) — Oct. 29/09-Apr. 22/10
  • Unit 1: Types of information, why to use them and how to find them (7 sessions, #1-7)– Oct. 29/09-Jan. 7/10
  • Unit 2: Information retrieval/advanced searching (7 sessions, #8-13) — Jan. 14/10-Mar. 4/10
  • Unit 3: Research Help (4 sessions, #14-17) — Mar. 11/10-Apr. 8/10
  • Review sessions (2 sessions) — April 15 & 22
  • Final Assessment : Monday April 26/10
• Access Services Sessions (4 sessions, #18-21) — May-June/10
  • Circulation Assessment — Wednesday July 7 9:30-11 am
• Vendor Weeks & Subject Sessions
  • Web of Science, JSTOR, EBSCO, etc.
  • Maps/Data/Statistics/GIS; Music; Gov. Pubs; Genealogy; Newspapers, referral process, etc.
• Catch-Up Training

Pre-Sessions

• Study skills & learning strategies — September 17 — Peter Walsh, Centre for Student Development
• Introduction — October 1/09 — Joan Sweeney Marsh
  • Customer service & some aspects of referral
  • Overview of program
• Technology Session 1 — October 8 — Rhonda Moore & Lynn Schneider
• Technology Session 2 — October 15 — Rhonda Moore & Lynn Schneider
• Technology Enrichment Session – October 22 — Nora Gaskin & Rhonda Moore
• Technology Self Assessment

Information Fluency

Unit 1: Types of information, why to use them and how to find them

• Session #1: Introduction to Research Help & Academic Disciplines — October 29/09
• Session #2: The Information Cycle — Nov. 5/09
• Session #3: The Library and University Web Sites — Nov. 12/09
• Session #4: Introduction to Library Catalogue — Nov. 19/09
• Session #4: Extras & Review — Nov. 26/09
• Session #5: Introduction to Finding Articles — Dec. 3/09
• Break– Dec. 10/09
• Session #6: Reference Sources (Print and Online) — Dec. 17/09
• Session #7: Review of Sessions 1-6 — Jan. 7/10

Unit 2: Information retrieval/advanced searching

• Session #8: Web — Jan. 14/10
• Session #9: Web II: Academic, Government and Evaluation — Jan. 21/10
• Session #10: Intro to Database Searching — Jan. 28/10
• BREAK — Feb. 4/10
• Session #11: Controlled Vocabulary & Citation Searching — Feb. 11/10
• Session #12: Advanced Searching & Print Indexes — Feb. 18/10
• BREAK — Feb 25/10
• Session #13: Review — Mar. 4/10
• Session #13: Review of Unit 2 Drop-in Catchup Session — Mar.  10/10, 2:30-3:30

Unit 3: Research Help

• Session #14: Reference Interview — March 11/10
• BREAK March 18/10 (March Break)
• Session #15: Managing Information — March 25/09
• Session #16: Citation Styles & Academic Integrity — April 1/10
• Session #17: Review — April 8/10
• Review / Drop-in — April 15 & 22

Final Assessment: Monday April 26/10

Access Services Sessions

• circulation, reserve, ILL/RACER
• mandatory only for non-Access Services people

• Session #18: Circulation – Wednesday May 26 – 9:30-11 am
• Session #19: Wednesday June 2 – 9:30-11 am
• Session #20: Wednesday June 9 – 9:30-11 am
• Session #21: Wednesday June 23 – 9:30-11 am
• Final Assessment: Wednesday July 7 9:30-11 am

Vendor Weeks & Subject Sessions

• Web of Science (live demo) – Tuesday May 4th from 9:30-12 (Wong)
• JSTOR (webinar) – Thursday May 6th from 3-4 pm (Wong)
• EBSCO (webinar) – Thursday May 27th from 2-4 pm (Wong)

• later: Maps/Data/Statistics/GIS; Music; Gov. Pubs; Genealogy; Newspapers, e-Books, the referral process, etc.

Catch-Up Training

Unit 1: Sylvia & Ed

• Session #4: Intro to the Library Catalogue — Thursday April 29/10, 2-4 pm (Wong); Nora Gaskin – done
• Session #5: Intro to Finding Articles — Thursday May 6/10, 1-3 pm (Wong); Susan Shepley – done
• Session #6: Reference Sources — Friday June 4/10 1:30-3:30 pm (Wong);  Susan Shepley – (include Mila)

Unit 2: Sylvia, Mila & Ed

• Session #8: Web — Monday May 10/10, 10 am – 12 pm (Wong) Andrew Colgoni — done, but Mila still has to do, and Sylvia wants to review
• Session #9: Web II: Academic, Government and Evaluation — Wed. May 19, 2-4 pm (Wong); Krista Godfrey – done
• Session #10: Intro to Database Searching — Tues. May 25, 1 pm – 3 pm (Wong); Andrew Colgoni- done
• Session #11: Controlled Vocabulary & Citation Searching — Thurs. May 20, 1:30-3:30 pm (Wong); Nora Gaskin – done
• Session #12: Advanced Searching & Print Indexes — Mon. May 31, 2-4 (Wong); Nora Gaskin – done
• Session #13: Review — Thurs. June 17, 2-4 (Wong) Nora
• Prep for assessment & Drop-in Review session — Thurs. June 24, 2-4 (Wong) TBD
• Final Assessment — Tues. June 29 9 am – 12 pm (Wong) Nora & Karen