Answer the questions on the 2 flipcharts by using the appropriate sticker for your type of institution.

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Answer the questions on the 2 flipcharts by using
the appropriate sticker for your type of
institution.

• Red Public university/college
• Blue Private university/college
• Green Community college/technical school/junior
  college
• Yellow Other

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Our Transition Mission Reaching Out to the High
School Community
Our Transition Mission Reaching Out to the High
School Community

• Ken Burhanna
• Mary Lee Jensen
• Barbara Schloman

Ken Burhanna Mary Lee Jensen Barbara Schloman
LOEX 2006 College Park, MD
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Academic Librarians Reach Out

• The need to increase retention and completion
  rates for students in higher education is a
  compelling reason for academic librarians to
  collaborate with their K-12 colleagues in
  developing information literacy activities across
  K-20 education.
• Jo Ann Carr and Ilene F. Rockman
  (2003). Information-literacy collaboration A
  shared Responsibility. American Libraries, 34
  (8), 52-54.

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High School to College Transition

• Component of First-Year Experience program
• Opportunity to impact high school student
  preparation for college

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Institute for Library and Information Literacy
Education (ILILE)

• Kent State federally funded project to
• Foster collaboration among K-12 teachers and
  library media specialists
• Advance information literacy in the K-12
  curriculum
• Partners
• College of Education, School of Library
  Information Science, and University Libraries

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Insights Gained/Lessons Learned

1. Budgetary considerations directly influence
   collaborative opportunities.

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Insights Gained/Lessons Learned

1. Library media specialists have their own
   professional associations, regional groups and
   consortia.

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Insights Gained/Lessons Learned

1. Professional associations provide a framework for
   information literacy.

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Comparison of Standards

• AASL
• Accesses info effectively
• Evaluates info
• Uses accurately
• Pursues for personal interests
• Appreciates literature
• Contributes to the learning community and groups
• Uses ethically

• ACRL
• Defines and articulates need
• Accesses info effectively
• Evaluates incorporates info
• Uses for specific purpose
• Uses ethically
• Incorporates info into knowledge base

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Insights Gained/Lessons Learned

1. Information literacy can appear in state
   standards as early as K-2.

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Insights Gained/Lessons Learned

1. Like academic librarians, library media
   specialists must collaborate with teachers to
   gain access to students.

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Insights Gained/Lessons Learned

1. Exposure to academic libraries can reduce anxiety
   and may help with recruitment.

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Insights Gained/Lessons Learned

1. Library media specialists are eager and willing
   to collaborate.

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Informed Transitions
www.library.kent.edu/highschool
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Informed Transitions

• Program objectives
• Build on, reinforce and introduce important
  information literacy skills
• Lower student library anxiety
• Help students with high school assignments
• Establish collaboration between academic and
  school librarians
• Promote higher education.

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Informed Transitions
New high school instructional classroom
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Informed Transitions

• Important questions
• Do students have an assignment?
• Any other specific objectives?
• What is the size of the group?
• Will students need borrowing privileges?

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Informed Transitions

• Early Results
• Over 700 high school students have visited
• Students representing 15 different high schools
• Positive librarian teacher feedback
• Positive student feedback

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Informed Transitions
High school seniors or college freshmen?
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Transitioning to College -- T2C
www.transitioning2college.org
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T2C The beginning

• Used Pathways to Academic Libraries videos at
  Bowling Green State University as model for
  project.
• Videos and web site developed with input from
  Ohio academic librarians and school library media
  specialists (LSTA grant).
• Designed to be used by high school juniors and
  seniors and first year college students.

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T2C Five 3-5 minute videos

• Welcome to Academic Libraries
• Talking to Databases
• Tips for Research Success
• Getting Help When you Need It
• College What to Expect

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T2C Student Perspective