Bibliographic Instruction for the Upward Bound Residential Students

Garcha, Rajinder; Baldwin, Julia A.

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“…In 1979, Dermott et al (1979), wrote about their library involvement in the University of Maine at Orono's Upward Bound program. Garcha and Baldwin (1997) also wanted to compare their experience at the University of Toledo with other libraries. Toward this end, they sent a survey to the institutions listed in the Directory of TRIO Programs in the State of Ohio.…”

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Bridging the information literacy gap: library participation in summer transition programs

Barnhart

Stanfield

2013

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PurposeWith Complete College America and renewed interest in performance‐based funding models for higher education, colleges are focused on improving retention, progression and graduation rates. Many schools bring lower‐achieving students to campus for a pre‐first‐year program called Summer Bridge to give them an introduction to college. These summer programs have varying levels of library involvement. The authors aim to compare the level of library involvement at their institution with that of libraries where similar programs exist.Design/methodology/approachThe authors searched for schools with summer bridge programs, read through their program descriptions to find ones that were similar to their own situation (e.g. not STEM‐focused or Upward Bound), and sent a survey to 103 libraries. In total, 42 responded.FindingsOf the responding libraries 88 percent have face‐to‐face instruction with the summer bridge participants, however only 33 percent of the libraries did any assessment of this contact. Ten of the respondents teach credit‐bearing information literacy courses, but none offers this to the summer bridge students.Practical implicationsMany states require institutions to demonstrate student success in order to compete for limited state funds. Libraries have an important role to student success and librarians should strategically place themselves within that conversation. This article provides some possible means to help with summer bridge students.Originality/valueA search through library and education literature reveals that little has been written about library involvement with programs that are not Upward Bound affiliated. This case study and its survey respond to a gap in the literature of both fields.

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Bridging the information literacy gap: library participation in summer transition programs

Barnhart

Stanfield

2013

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“…These kinds of programs are ''intended to integrate preparatory academic skills with social bonding experiences that will enhance the students' connections with peers and selected faculty and staff'' (Goodwin, 2002, p. 87). For example, Upward Bound (one of the federal TRIO programs) focuses on students' preparation for transition into college by focusing on writing, analytical, and research skills in high school (Garcha & Baldwin, 1997;Simmons-Welburn, 2001;Simmons-Welburn & Welburn, 2001) while EOP (a state-funded program) focuses on access to public institutions for economically disadvantaged students. New York State was the first to establish its EOP program for public institutions in 1968.…”

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“…Inasmuch as the academic library is a symbol of the institution of higher education, libraries can take an active role in helping economically disadvantaged students acquire the skills to help them master what Goodwin identifies as ''the academic code.'' Most of the literature agrees that the library needs to be especially welcoming and affirming of these students (Garcha & Baldwin, 1997), especially mindful of their ''first encounter'' with higher education to help mitigate their anxieties (Hassig, 2003), and make the student feel ''that he or she is important, and has the ability to succeed'' (Rockman, 1978). Writing of at-risk students, Jacobson (2000) suggests that libraries need to address their ''affective, or emotional, needs'' as well as their ''cognitive, or intellectual, needs'' (p. 109).…”

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Partnering with IT to Help Disadvantaged Students Achieve Academic Success

Clarke

2012

Public Services Quarterly

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This case study will describe how the Stony Brook University Libraries instruction program partnered with another student support service (student computing office) to nurture a relationship with the Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) over several years to provide their students with the library research and computer skills needed to succeed in college. EOP is a state-funded program aimed at economically disadvantaged students whose high school education has not fully prepared them for college success.

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“…Garcha & Baldwin (1997) report on providing instruction to high school students participating in the Upward Bound program on their campus. Librarians have offered information literacy workshops to high school teachers and school librarians (Martorana et al, 2001;Nichols, 2001).…”

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Instructional Outreach to High Schools: Should You Be Doing It?

Burhanna

2008

Comminfolit

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Academic librarians have recognized the need for and the benefits of instructional outreach to high schools, but faced with budgetary challenges, increasing workloads, and other pressures, librarians sometimes struggle to determine if and how they can work with high schools. This paper will seek to provide practical direction in considering these questions. Using the library high school outreach program at Kent State University Informed Transitions as a sample case, this paper will share observations, discuss practical considerations, and offer recommendations that will serve to guide academic librarians in determining what role they can play in providing instructional outreach to local high schools.

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Bibliographic Instruction for the Upward Bound Residential Students

Cited by 8 publications

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Bridging the information literacy gap: library participation in summer transition programs

Bridging the information literacy gap: library participation in summer transition programs

Partnering with IT to Help Disadvantaged Students Achieve Academic Success

Instructional Outreach to High Schools: Should You Be Doing It?

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