1. Welcome New Faculty USF Libraries Collections and Services
Librarians Nancy Cunningham & Matt Torrence
Office for Undergraduate Research
Dr. Richard Pollenz
Tutoring & Learning Services
Dr. Patricia Maher

2. Welcome New Faculty A brief introduction to. library collections
Welcome New Faculty A brief introduction to library collections services spaces and ..special programs and initiatives
Nancy Cunningham - Director of Academic Services
Matt Torrence - Librarian for Business & Engineering
This morning we will be starting a process designed to help you investigate your own natural style related to learning in order to provided you with the tools to be successful in any learning activity.
It is process known as metacognition.
Metacognition as generally defined as thinking about thinking or learning about learning. Metacognition is your internal talk of learning.
It is the activity of the mind, that usually occurs without our conscious knowledge.
But when we learn to raise that knowledge to a conscious level, it becomes intentional use of metacognition.
By understaning our own personal pattern and preferences to the way our mimnds are orgnaized to process the world around us, then we can become empowered to tackle any learning activity.
Today the goal is to start down that path with some introductory thoughts.

3. USF Libraries & Partner Affiliates
Tampa Library
Nelson Poynter Memorial Library USF St. Petersburg
USF in Lakeland
Jane Bancroft Cook Library
USF Sarasota
Shimberg Health Sciences Library
Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) Research Library

4. Services for you Identifying materials you need Copyright guidance
Research instruction to your students from librarians
Placing items on reserve for your students
Scheduling media viewing in the library
Teaching Assistants as your proxy
Providing access to your research – Scholar

5. Getting materials for your course & research
Interlibrary loan
PRONTO
Making a purchase request

6. Adding library support to your BlackBoard course module
Library course/subject guides
Log in to your BB course
Select “Tools”
Scroll down to “Library Course Guides”
View the course/subject guide
Go to the “+” button
Create tool link
Under “Type” select Library Course Guides
Name the link

7. PRESTO Course Reserves:
Electronic, book & media in one place
If you don’t have it, we can get it for you
Easily transfer reserves to new courses
Copyright is tracked by reserves system
Accessible through Blackboard for you and your students

8. Course Reserves easy as:1 2 3

9. Services to your students
Access to collections
24/5 – books, government docs, reference
24/7 – databases, e-books, digital collections
Textbooks on reserve
Textbook Affordability Project
Research support from librarians
Reference desk – online chat –
Research consultations
Subject/course guides
Tutoring, Math Lab, Writing Center
Presentation practices rooms
Laptop checkout
Study rooms ……

10. How we build our collections
Direct requests
Patron Driven Acquisition
Faculty
Librarians
Students

11. Library initiatives & programs

12. Library – Faculty Collaborations
Collection building
College of Education – Young Adult Literature
Data collection, storage, and access
Marine Science, Geography, Geology
Documenting
History, Anthropology – Genocide & Holocaust
Grants
Marine Science, College of Education, Department of History, FMHI
Information Literacy
First Year Composition
Open access publications
Geology, FMHI
Oral history
History, Communications, etc.

13. Scholar Commons LIBRARY INITIATIVES
Scholarly Communications Librarian – Todd Chavez
Scholar Commons
Interdisciplinary Storehouse of
USF’s Knowledge Capital
Repository Services
Collection Building
Digital Access & Preservation
Conference Management
eScience
Services
Publication & Scholarly Communication
Social Interactions
Data Production & Curation
OA Publishing Services
Impact Assessment
Consultation & Strategic Planning
Geoportal & Data Repository
Data Management Planning
Information Visualization
Data Preservation

14. Scholar
Browse department research & scholarship by faculty member or department
Use Selected Works to create your own profile
Get your research available through Google
View your downloads

15. Our partners in the library’s Learning Commons
Tutoring and Learning Services – 2nd floor
SMARTLab
Dr. Pat Maher
Office for Undergraduate Research
Dr. Richard Pollenz
Career Center
Job Shop – 1st floor
Dr. Drema Howard

16. OFFICE FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH:
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OFFICE FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH:
Overview of Faculty
and Student Services and Resources
Richard S. Pollenz, Ph.D.
Director: Office for Undergraduate Research
Associate Dean: Undergraduate Studies
Professor: Dept. Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology

17. Where is the our?

18. The OUR is a unit of Undergraduate Studies
LIB 210
Second Floor
The OUR is a unit of Undergraduate Studies

19. WHY
UR?

20. Importance of a UR Experience
Students engaged in UR:
• Show increased retention (especially when engaged as freshman/Sophomores)
• Show higher academic performance
• Show decreased time to degree
• Exhibit higher levels of competitiveness for national awards
• Gain increased marketability and competitiveness

21. What do we do?

22. Main Objective of the OUR: A “Value-Added” USF Experience
Facilitate processes that will allow all UG students in all disciplines an opportunity to engage in a UR experience at least one time during their four years at USF
A “Value-Added” USF Experience

23. Challenges to Undergraduate Research at USF
Majority of formalized undergraduate research opportunities occur in STEM disciplines Coordination of university UR efforts within a highly decentralized model Convincing students of the value of interdisciplinary research projects

24. OUR Support to Faculty and Programs
• Training Resources
- For faculty and graduate student mentors
• For mentors webpage and guide (in progress)
- For beginning and advanced students
• “Getting Started in Research”
• Professional development Workshops
• Posting of UR Opportunities and Screening of Applicants
- Recruitment of eligible students
- Tracking and assessment
• Class Visitations and UR Training
- BCS UR Certificate Program
- Business Honors Program

25. OUR Support to Faculty and Programs
• Listing of Courses that Contain a UR Component
- CREATE UR in courses initiative
• UR Student Data, Tracking and Assessment
• OUR funding initiatives
- UR Publication Awards
- UR Mentoring Awards (beginning Spring 2013)
- CREATE Scholars Program
• Partnering with Recruitment Efforts

26. Defined pathways to obtaining a UR experience

27. OUR Tiers of Engagement

28. “Getting Started in Research” Workshops

29. Getting Started in Research Workshop
Goals and Outcomes
• Complete a self-assessment on what research means
• Understand the types of research opportunities at USF
• Understand the importance of interdisciplinary research and opportunities that are outside of the discipline
• Understand the importance of ENGAGEMENT with faculty, staff and other students
• Understand responsibilities in obtaining a UR opportunity
• Understand the services of the OUR
• Develop an “Action Plan” for obtaining a UR experience
• Determine library resource competencies and meet USF library staff

30. Getting Started in Research Workshop
Fall 2012
• 25 workshops are scheduled (~30 students/workshop)
- Offered All days of the week
- 2 workshops are held on Saturday/Sunday
• Attendees are added to the Undergraduate Research Interest Group
- Access to postings
• OUR collects survey data on all attendees to evaluate the learning objectives and inform practice

31. I know what I need to do to prepare for and obtain a UR experience
Number of Respondents
Number of Respondents
Agree  Disagree
Agree  Disagree
BEFORE (3.00)
AFTER (1.56)
(95%)

32. I am aware of the different types of research experiences offered at USF
Number of Respondents
Number of Respondents
Agree  Disagree
Agree  Disagree
BEFORE (2.99)
AFTER (1.76)
(70%)

33. Increasing of UR capacity at USF

34. Creating Research Experiences and Activities through Teaching Enhancement (CREATE)

35. Overview CREATE Program
The goal of the CREATE program is to promote the integration of research as part of the course curricula or as an option to a subset of students who are enrolled in a course
Research opportunities must involve at least 15 students and may be carried out as groups or may involve individual projects
The OUR will provide up to $1,000 for supplies and 30 hrs of support for a graduate student (2hr/week)

36. • Pose or work from defined research questions
CREATE Program
In both options, students engaged in the research experience will be expected to: 
• Pose or work from defined research questions
• Apply defined methods of inquiry relevant to the project/discipline to create original outcomes/products
• Present the outcomes/products to others in formal and informal platforms
The research experiences are not confined by the expectation of the “creation of new knowledge”. At the core of these activities is the development of the student as a researcher or the opportunity to experience the research process and make the connection to how new knowledge that is generated drives the discipline.

37. CREATE Program Examples
• Research and response to a challenge question in or out of the discipline • Researching and creating an archive of bibliographical documents • Creation of web-based sites to disseminate archived information • Researching and writing a biography • Survey data collection, analysis and presentation • Teaching as research projects • Development of science literacy modules (take on the road) • Use of performance to “answer” a challenge question or demonstrate a concept (take on the road) • Use of performance to communicate key course concepts (take on the road) • Genome annotation

38. THANK YOU!

39. Academic Support: Tutoring & Learning Services
Patricia A. Maher, Ph. D.
Director

40. Writing Center Free service for writers of all levels
Appointments, Appointments, Appointments!
Graduate students from English, World Languages, etc.
All aspects of writing: from brainstorming to polishing
Online, Phone, or in Person
Smarthinking (Go to Blackboard > Academics Tab)
Tutors:
What:
Schedule:
Online:

41. Tutoring New Math course format LIB 232
Math, Gen Chem, Calc, Physics, Organic Chem, Stats and more!
Business, Foreign Languages, Test Prep
By phone or in person.
Smarthinking (Blackboard > Academics Tab)
NEW! SMART Lab Drop In: Appointments: Schedule: Online Help:

42. Get Help OnLine! Atomic Learning Smarthinking Subject “tipsheets”
Many software tutorials
Smarthinking
Online tutoring/writing support
Subject “tipsheets”
Study tips
And more!

43. Study Smart Workshops 2 Options: Face to face Online Topics:
Memory systems
Test-taking
Time Management
And more, schedule on website

44. Outcomes: Student Reports
Spring 2011
78% reported at least 1 grade level gain
33% reported moving from failing to passing
Begin/End Grade
Number of Students
A - A 48
B - A 31
C - A 16
C - B 71
D - A 14
D - B 33
D - C 15
F - A 4
F - B 11
F - C
N =
247
We got our student assessment data early in July, please help promote our services and encourage your new students not to be ashamed to get help! We have almost 100 tutors and they love it when they are busy helping students!

45. Learning Support Courses
REA 2604
Strategic Learning
REA 2105
Critical Reading & Writing
Credit/Half Semester
Credits/Full Semester

46. Welcome to USF!
Remember . . .
Just ASK!