Supporting Material for Database Training – or “Here’s One I Prepared Earlier”

Alison McNab, Collections Manager     A.S.McNab@bigfoot.com     (DNER Office, King's College London ( web site)

Ariadne 2001
(ReLIS:doi:doiari:y:2001:i:28:p:7)

Abstract:

Subject librarians will recognise the following situation: you have spent years trying to persuade Department X to let you run some information skills training for their students, but they’ve always said No! Suddenly you get a phone call asking you to provide training next Tuesday afternoon. You know that you’re being asked to “babysit” and in an ideal world you would negotiate a more sensible time that suited the students’ learning experience. However, you also realise that if you turn this opportunity down you may never be asked again! Naturally, your diary is so full that you have virtually no time to prepare between now and next Tuesday .. Fortunately, if the training session that you want to run includes introducing library users to online resources, much preparatory work has already been done for you by the information service and content providers within JISC-supported services. These organisations produce a wide range of supporting material which may include: PowerPoint presentations (often including scripts) that can be customised for local use, exercises or worksheets, general or subject-specific handouts, and promotional fliers. The summer vacation is an ideal opportunity to explore the materials listed below, but its also useful to know that they are there as a resource when scenarios like the one above occur.

Note: Alison McNab looks at the wealth of resources available for trainers, provides some suggestions on what works (and what doesn't), and suggest ways in which these material could be better utilised.
Month: 22-June-2001
Year: 2001

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