Beyond Research Guides
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Hedberg Library serves Carthage College, a liberal arts and sciences institution founded in 1847 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, accommodating approximately 2,600 undergraduates and a small graduate program. The library provides various services including media and information technology, utilizing tools like LibGuides for resource presentation and subject guides. The focus is on enhancing user experience by showcasing underutilized resources, engaging students, and adapting to their informational needs.
Beyond Research Guides
- 1. Carol Sabbar Carthage College Hedberg Library Kenosha, WI
- 2. Hedberg Library is the academic library for Carthage College. Founded in 1847, Carthage is a four-year, private college of the liberal arts and sciences in Kenosha, Wisconsin. With about 2,600 full-time undergrads, a small graduate program, about 150 faculty and approximately 200 staff. Library and Information Services includes library, media, and information technology services.
- 3. The Carthage library staff includes… http://libguides.carthage.edu /liaisons
- 4. We have many of the same tools as you all do: ● Our web site: www.carthage.edu/library ● Our catalog: WorldCat Local from OCLC ● Subject guides and access to databases using the LibGuides platform: libguides.carthage.edu
- 5. ● Some libraries build their whole library site on it. Not us. ● Since we are involved in many areas that are not traditionally “library,” we use if for those, too...
- 6. ● It’s the perfect platform to build a research center: http://libguides.carthage.edu ● With subject guides, like: http://libguides.carthage.edu/biology ● And database lists: http://libguides.carthage.edu/az.php ● And various tools like Ebsco A to Z, chat...
- 7. Since libguides is the perfect platform to present the resources that you have, choose to showcase resources the people might not otherwise find or know about: ● Graduate and other exam prep - http://libguides.carthage.edu/gradprep http://libguides.carthage.edu/certprep
- 8. ● You can post how-to’s in PDF or video ● Post your videos on YouTube or elsewhere and put the links in LibGuides ● It’s a nice, clean interface with a simple URL: http://libguides.carthage.edu/it (eLearning is our college LMS, and Chris Grugel is a librarian and our instructional technologist)
- 9. Provide the items that people need: ● EdTPA: http://libguides.carthage.edu/edtpa ● Career services: http://libguides.carthage.edu/careerservices ● Statistics resources and guides: http://libguides.carthage.edu/stats ● Citing sources: http://libguides.carthage.edu/citing ● Archives: http://libguides.carthage.edu/archives
- 10. Enlist students or others to add what THEY use ● Chinese ● French ● German ● Japanese ● Spanish ● Latin ● Hindi/Urdu ● Korean
- 11. ● Lose the “that’s not what we do” mentality ● Remember how much you love connecting people with information, and embrace it ● LISTEN to your patrons ● Get ideas from others