1. Ice Breaker #1 1.Identify in your own mind that one person outside this group who you think knows you better than anyone else (e.g., your mother/father, wife/husband, sister/brother, a close friend, etc.) 2.Using the Best Friend Introduction Sheet, introduce yourself as you would expect your “best friend” to do it. Other information not on the sheet may also be added to the introduction (apx. 2 min each).

2. Ice Breaker #1 1.You will also write a short poem about yourselves and then sharing the poem with the class 2.Each poem is to be at least four lines long and must include your name and some information about your personality, interests, occupation, life style, etc. E.g., My hobby is watching IU games/My name is Mary Baggins/I teach at IU Information Commons/And I live with cats & dogs 3.10 minutes to come up with a poem, and if you’d like, you can share it with a neighbor and get feedback

3. Ice Breaker #2 In the questionnaire, I asked you to write about your expectation for the course— what you plan to achieve by taking this course? Please share your statement.

4. S573: Education of Information Users Week 1

5. Roles of Librarians Do you agree or disagree with the following article by Palmer (2011): This I believe... All libraries should be teaching libraries. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 11(1), 575-582.

6. Visits in a Typical Day @ UC Irvine

7. Average Visits in a Day @ MCPL in 2011 Instruction session only includes computer class; Reference Qs only include main reference desk; Total website hits averages 158,835.2/day

8. Information Literacy What if Information Literacy? Why is IL important?