Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Saturday, 24 August 2013
What strike me today is the fact that I realize that at the reference desk and self learning zone in the library I came across different culture groups. It was clear that some of the users do not want a long explanation of the search strategies, where as the others want explains that goes into detail. The the groups were from different cultural groups. It was than that I was glad that I took a module in cross cultural communications.
Friday, 16 August 2013
Tuesday, 13 August 2013
Self Learning Zone Reference Librarian
Self Learning Zone and Reference Desk at UWC is combined. It works for me as the reference librarian because I can help or rather assist more than on user at a time. The PCs in the self learning zone I use as my aid to facilitate the learning process.
The users that knows about the catalogue and how to search I just guide them when they need assistance. The users that have to learn the basic search skills I can sit with them and take them through the process. On the the other hand I can ask the more advance users to follow the power point presentations and the you tube videos.
It gives me the opportunity to promote the social media networks applications that I feel they can use to get the articles they needed. The reason is because the users cannot print articles in the self learning zone.
The other thing that I notice is that the students users their phones if they need to write something down from the screen not as the older days that the librarian has to make pieces of paper available for the users to write on.
The other thing is that the users ask for online articles. That clearly shows the shift in the formats and ways how users want their information.
The users that knows about the catalogue and how to search I just guide them when they need assistance. The users that have to learn the basic search skills I can sit with them and take them through the process. On the the other hand I can ask the more advance users to follow the power point presentations and the you tube videos.
It gives me the opportunity to promote the social media networks applications that I feel they can use to get the articles they needed. The reason is because the users cannot print articles in the self learning zone.
The other thing that I notice is that the students users their phones if they need to write something down from the screen not as the older days that the librarian has to make pieces of paper available for the users to write on.
The other thing is that the users ask for online articles. That clearly shows the shift in the formats and ways how users want their information.
Saturday, 10 August 2013
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