Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Final Blog
Since I have finished my instruction intern because I only have totally 90 hours, I was working on the project for Collection Development for Computer Science and Corporation Finance Management majors. This project took a lot of time to check on different universities' catalog, CSU union catalog, Link+, and Gobi. When checking on other catalogs, I need to compare them with what SJSU library has for new books (published after 2008). After it, I will check on Gobi for those books and other new books that assists professors and students for their researches.
Friday, April 10, 2009
week twelve (4/6 - 4/10)
I finished teaching Information Literature sessions for English 1B last week. From this week, I am concentrating on Collection Development (CD) Project and RefWorks Project.
I am assisting Robert Bruce and Diana Wu for their next year collection for Computer Science and Corpor. Finance Majors. At the same time, I am creating RefWorks Handout and online tutorial for undergraduate students.
Monday (4/6)
I took a couple of hours on RefWorks and figure out how to import book reference text file to RefWorks because SJLibrary catalog doesn't provide importing reference to RefWorks. Therefore, users have to manually import references andit is the most difficulty part on RefWorks. In addition, I have been asking other librarians and finally we figured out.
The same day, I was reviewing books in different catalogs, such as SJLibrary catalog, Link+, and CSU union catalog, in Computer Science major. In addition, I tried to search new books with research/professional levels on Gobi.
Tuesday (4/7)
Based on yesterday's study on RefWorks, I started creating the handout, which contains accessing on campus and off campus, sign-up, organizing folders, importing references, creating bibliography and exporting, and troubleshooting. I asked reference librarian to review my first draft. After it, I sent the handout to Toby and waited for her feedback.
The same day, I was reviewing books in different catalogs, such as SJLibrary catalog, Link+, and CSU union catalog, in Computer Science major. In addition, I tried to search new books with research/professional levels on Gobi.
Tuesday (4/7)
Based on yesterday's study on RefWorks, I started creating the handout, which contains accessing on campus and off campus, sign-up, organizing folders, importing references, creating bibliography and exporting, and troubleshooting. I asked reference librarian to review my first draft. After it, I sent the handout to Toby and waited for her feedback.
Week eleven (3/30-4/3)
This is the last week of my teaching intern and I will teach three session.
Monday 3/30
When I was teaching this session, the professor seemed confused. First, she asked me to use CQ Researcher, which I planed to use. In fact, I seperated students into four groups and each had four or five students. Therefore, each group used different database for their researches. There were CQ Researcher, Catalog, Academic Research Premier, and Oppoing Viewpoints Resource Center. However, the professor wanted them only use CQ Researcher. Indeed, students should not only use one database for their researches. Therefore, I had to tell them again and agin to only use the database I assigned.
I don't know why the professor requires students to use only one database and it seems she doesn't know why I assigned different databases to her students. There must be some lack of communication; however, I decide to ask students do as I planed. This session is not only for researching for English 1B; it is also an opportunity freshmen to learn how to do academic research paper and use library services.
Thursday (4/2)
I had two sessions. The earlier on stared at 7:30 am and the professor didn't tell his students to meet at library, neither told them the topic. Therefore, there were only eight students show out and the professor took times to talk about the topic and the background. I couldn't start the session till 8am. Because I lost 30 mintues, I had to rush to pass information and asked students to try on their own. Again, because we didn't have enough time for the whole session, students didn't get enough time to practice.
The second session was much better. Students knew their topics and started a little bit. In addition, the professor was there to ask questions and clarify to her students. With her help, it was one of the most successful session I had.
Monday 3/30
When I was teaching this session, the professor seemed confused. First, she asked me to use CQ Researcher, which I planed to use. In fact, I seperated students into four groups and each had four or five students. Therefore, each group used different database for their researches. There were CQ Researcher, Catalog, Academic Research Premier, and Oppoing Viewpoints Resource Center. However, the professor wanted them only use CQ Researcher. Indeed, students should not only use one database for their researches. Therefore, I had to tell them again and agin to only use the database I assigned.
I don't know why the professor requires students to use only one database and it seems she doesn't know why I assigned different databases to her students. There must be some lack of communication; however, I decide to ask students do as I planed. This session is not only for researching for English 1B; it is also an opportunity freshmen to learn how to do academic research paper and use library services.
Thursday (4/2)
I had two sessions. The earlier on stared at 7:30 am and the professor didn't tell his students to meet at library, neither told them the topic. Therefore, there were only eight students show out and the professor took times to talk about the topic and the background. I couldn't start the session till 8am. Because I lost 30 mintues, I had to rush to pass information and asked students to try on their own. Again, because we didn't have enough time for the whole session, students didn't get enough time to practice.
The second session was much better. Students knew their topics and started a little bit. In addition, the professor was there to ask questions and clarify to her students. With her help, it was one of the most successful session I had.
Week Ten (3/-23 - 3/27)
It is Spring Break and I go to Grand Canyon and Fire of Valley with my family.
It was a great trip.
It was a great trip.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Week nine (3/16-3/20)
Monday
Today, this is the first time I need to talk with students very seriously. Normally, I believe they are in the university and I would treat them as adults and respect them. However, there were three students keep chatting and doing google image search instead of searching on the database and be familiar with it. Therefore, I stopped them and was very seriously told them image search won't be helpful for their research papers and they need to search articles.
The good thing is that Toby, my supervisor, has told me that there might be students will try to do something else during the class, and told us that we could ask professors to stop them. Even though I was not surprised when students were interrupting the class, I also noticed that asking the professor to keep students pay attention on the class is really necessary.
Wednesday
Even though there are classes have problem, there are also classes that have no problems and students have the experience of researching. During today’s session, I found out that students have experience of using databases for their research paper since high school. Therefore, instead of teaching them how to search articles and books basically, I also talked about cross search; use GetText, cross check different subject areas for their topics such as ScienceDirect and Opposing View Point for both science article and pros/cons of their topics.
Today, this is the first time I need to talk with students very seriously. Normally, I believe they are in the university and I would treat them as adults and respect them. However, there were three students keep chatting and doing google image search instead of searching on the database and be familiar with it. Therefore, I stopped them and was very seriously told them image search won't be helpful for their research papers and they need to search articles.
The good thing is that Toby, my supervisor, has told me that there might be students will try to do something else during the class, and told us that we could ask professors to stop them. Even though I was not surprised when students were interrupting the class, I also noticed that asking the professor to keep students pay attention on the class is really necessary.
Wednesday
Even though there are classes have problem, there are also classes that have no problems and students have the experience of researching. During today’s session, I found out that students have experience of using databases for their research paper since high school. Therefore, instead of teaching them how to search articles and books basically, I also talked about cross search; use GetText, cross check different subject areas for their topics such as ScienceDirect and Opposing View Point for both science article and pros/cons of their topics.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Week eight (3/8 - 3/14)
After meeting with librarians for my collection management project, I start studying SJSU library mission and collection management policy, SJSU catalog for corporate finance management major and computer science major which are subject I will cover for my project, and library catalog and CUS union catalog for those subjects.
Monday
One of the professor's topic is pertinents of San Jose or silicon valley, which students need to access information from newspapers. However, they won't able to learn searching skills from databases. In addition, they can browsing on San Jose City Council meeting web page for information, but it is not searchable.
Therefore, the literature class won't be helpful for them. At first, I was thinking to give a lecture style class and pick up one topic, which I can find books on the catalog and articles from Academic Search Primer, to show the students how to use catalog/Link+, Academic Search Primer, San Jose Mercury News, and Spartan Daily.
After discussion between the professor and Toby, they decided to have the workshop style that ask students to try on their own. But there aren't handouts for searching on San Jose Mercury News and Spartan Daily. Thus, I give a longer lecture for how to accessing different databases, including showing them where are San Jose Mercury News and Spartan Daily on the list. In addition, I showed them the federal government collection on the lower level of the library and search on the catalog for their topics.
Wednesday
Even though students know the topic, they didn't decide their topics for the paper yet. Therefore, I separated them into groups and asked each group to choose one topic and demonstrate their searches to the class.
Thursday
The professor canceled the class which is at 7:30am, but sent the email at 6:30am to Amanda, who is the one to contact professors for us. But she wouldn't able to tell me, and I already left home at 6:30am. Till 7:30am that I saw the professor, who came to tell me the class was canceled.
Because of it, we have decided to send the instructor's email and/or cell number in case the professor needs to cancel the class; the could contact to us directly.
Monday
One of the professor's topic is pertinents of San Jose or silicon valley, which students need to access information from newspapers. However, they won't able to learn searching skills from databases. In addition, they can browsing on San Jose City Council meeting web page for information, but it is not searchable.
Therefore, the literature class won't be helpful for them. At first, I was thinking to give a lecture style class and pick up one topic, which I can find books on the catalog and articles from Academic Search Primer, to show the students how to use catalog/Link+, Academic Search Primer, San Jose Mercury News, and Spartan Daily.
After discussion between the professor and Toby, they decided to have the workshop style that ask students to try on their own. But there aren't handouts for searching on San Jose Mercury News and Spartan Daily. Thus, I give a longer lecture for how to accessing different databases, including showing them where are San Jose Mercury News and Spartan Daily on the list. In addition, I showed them the federal government collection on the lower level of the library and search on the catalog for their topics.
Wednesday
Even though students know the topic, they didn't decide their topics for the paper yet. Therefore, I separated them into groups and asked each group to choose one topic and demonstrate their searches to the class.
Thursday
The professor canceled the class which is at 7:30am, but sent the email at 6:30am to Amanda, who is the one to contact professors for us. But she wouldn't able to tell me, and I already left home at 6:30am. Till 7:30am that I saw the professor, who came to tell me the class was canceled.
Because of it, we have decided to send the instructor's email and/or cell number in case the professor needs to cancel the class; the could contact to us directly.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Week seven (Mar.2 - Mar.6)
This week, the same problem of getting the topic happened again.
Monday:
The topic we have for the Monday class was spring08, and the topic is unclear. It is about "The Lost Kingdom of Lyonesse", and I can think many ways of writing a paper without specific instruction. I have sent emails to the professor, my supervisor, and previous interns to ask about the topic and I hope I can get responding before Monday morning.
Fortunately I got the answer from the professor, and my supervisor called the professor too. However, they gave me different topics. For the class, their topics are open with anything, but the professor wants students look for Lafcadio Hearn, the Blood drinker during the session. This is something the professor's research on his own, and it won't really help students for their researches. In addition, it is very hard to find the blood drinker that Lafcadio Hearn worked on. Indeed, he called himself blood drinker once on a newspaper. Because there was no student could find information on blood drinker, the first session was running out of time. Thus, I tried to push students at the second session, instead of finding something about Lafcadio Hearn and the Blood drinker, I told them to understand how to use the database for finding something and if they could find both Lafcadio Hearn and the Blood drinker, that would be fine. By this way, we finished 15 minutes early; hence, students have been asked to search on their own topics for the rest of 15 minutes and I could help them on the real search.
Tuesday and Wednesday:
I have three sessions for the same professor for two days and her students' have topics on global issues. The class was fine, and there isn't any problem. In addition, I showed them to cross search on the topic of Global Studies' databases instead of using databases for English topics only. Furthermore, some students' topics are about global warming and I showed them the environmental databases to cross check.
Monday:
The topic we have for the Monday class was spring08, and the topic is unclear. It is about "The Lost Kingdom of Lyonesse", and I can think many ways of writing a paper without specific instruction. I have sent emails to the professor, my supervisor, and previous interns to ask about the topic and I hope I can get responding before Monday morning.
Fortunately I got the answer from the professor, and my supervisor called the professor too. However, they gave me different topics. For the class, their topics are open with anything, but the professor wants students look for Lafcadio Hearn, the Blood drinker during the session. This is something the professor's research on his own, and it won't really help students for their researches. In addition, it is very hard to find the blood drinker that Lafcadio Hearn worked on. Indeed, he called himself blood drinker once on a newspaper. Because there was no student could find information on blood drinker, the first session was running out of time. Thus, I tried to push students at the second session, instead of finding something about Lafcadio Hearn and the Blood drinker, I told them to understand how to use the database for finding something and if they could find both Lafcadio Hearn and the Blood drinker, that would be fine. By this way, we finished 15 minutes early; hence, students have been asked to search on their own topics for the rest of 15 minutes and I could help them on the real search.
Tuesday and Wednesday:
I have three sessions for the same professor for two days and her students' have topics on global issues. The class was fine, and there isn't any problem. In addition, I showed them to cross search on the topic of Global Studies' databases instead of using databases for English topics only. Furthermore, some students' topics are about global warming and I showed them the environmental databases to cross check.
Thursday
Today, I met with librarian Diana and Rob for collection development project. They told me how to choose appropriate books for the department. For instance, I shall study college catalog to see what courses the school provides; meet with department dean and faculty to discuss the department focus; check SJSU library catalog to see what books the library owns; check CSU union catalog to see what books other CSUs have.
In addition, check statistics of books check-out is another way to learn whether the book is what students and/or faculty need for their researches. Moreover, check if there are gaps on the collection. For instance, if the library has the serials from 1995-1999, 2002-2005, 2008-present. That means there are gaps of the collection need to fill in.
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