Library Orientation

CONTENTS

Overview of Orientation
Library Orientation Research Skills Pre-Assessment 1
Orientation Scavenger Hunt (scroll down the page)
"Anything is Possible in the Library" video
Reading Survey

Content Covered in the Orientation:

The mission & goals of the library
Rules of the library
Helpful apps / BYOD
What the library offers
Where things are in the library
Navigating the library website
Databases
Ebooks
Library catalog
Scavenger hunt - putting new knowledge into practice
Sea King Reading Survey
Research pre-assessment

Library Orientation Research Skills Pre-Assessment 1

Please complete the following 25 question pre-assessment of your research skills. This is NOT a test. Do you best -- read each question, consider the answer options, and make a choice and move on. Do not slave over this. Should take 15-20 min at most.
When you are finished, please take a screenshot of the last page (print screen button for PCs (turn into an jpeg or paste into a word doc & save), ans Command+Shift+3 for Macs; submit this to your teacher. Please come to class with the question from the survey you were the most unsure about.

Step 1

To take the TRAILS pre-assessment you need a 4 digit code - please use this link to claim your four digit code (given to you in class on a strip of paper)
http://tinyurl.com/n8ageh2

Example (for library demonstration only) http://www.trails-9.org/session/109132
9445 2492 7365 7437 6769
1745 2313 2298 9934 1496

Step 2

Orientation SCAVENGER HUNT

In groups no larger than three, work to complete the following questions designed to build your familiarity with the library and the resources it offers. If at any point you get stuck, please raise you hand. You will have to work QUICKLY and EFFICIENTLY to complete this. Thank you!

Orientation READING SURVEY

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X6FVBRN

Below is the older version - please do not use this version below

Orientation video