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Course-Integrated Chemical Information Literacy Deborah Carter Peoples Science Librarian

Course-Integrated Chemical Information Literacy Deborah Carter Peoples Science Librarian dapeople@owu.edu. Why course-integrated?. Required courses leave no time for an additional required course Course integration allows instruction to occur closer to the time of need

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Course-Integrated Chemical Information Literacy Deborah Carter Peoples Science Librarian

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  1. Course-Integrated Chemical Information Literacy Deborah Carter Peoples Science Librarian dapeople@owu.edu

  2. Why course-integrated? • Required courses leave no time for an additional required course • Course integration allows instruction to occur closer to the time of need • Courses are additive and sequential • Incremental change is possible

  3. Guiding Objectives • ACS requirements for an ACS certified major in chemistry • Students will be well prepared for success in graduate school • Better student work, less Google • Skills learned in info lit courses will transfer to other courses

  4. What does it look like? • Specific skills and information resources taught during particular courses • More basic skills taught in lower level courses • More advanced skills and resources taught in upper level courses • Not every course has an info lit component

  5. So which courses? • Chem 105 The World of Chemistry • Chem 110/111 General Chemistry • Chem 260/261 Organic Chemistry • Summer Science Research Workshop • Chem 360 Instrumental Analysis

  6. It hasn’t always worked! • Faculty turnover • “Everything’s online…” • Institutional chaos • Student success in chemistry • Out of sight, out of mind

  7. Where are we now? • Stable departmental leadership • Leadership recognizes the importance of information competencies • Chemistry faculty are working together as a team • Chemistry faculty are committed to reworking the curriculum • Chemistry faculty are committed to incorporating information literacy

  8. What worked to get back on track • Building projects were completed and the dust settled • I once again became very visible in the department • I engaged the department chair in an ongoing dialog about the importance of information literacy

  9. What worked • I share budget information • I share usage statistics • I let them know I’m in a position to influence their information resource allocations

  10. What worked • I ask about current assignments • I give them feedback on how well I see their students using information in the library • I don’t hesitate to ask to attend their department meetings

  11. Conditions for Success • Faculty • Faculty who understand the need • Faculty who are willing to try new things • Functional department with strong pro-info lit leadership

  12. Conditions for Success • Librarian • Ability to tolerate incremental change • Willing to let failures speak for themselves • Trustworthy and persistent • Willing to advocate for the department in library politics • Ability to influence their access to resources

  13. Take Home Lessons • Build relationships • Don’t underestimate the value of incremental steps • Don’t wait to be asked • Teach the teacher

  14. So which courses? • Chem 105 The World of Chemisty • Introductory for non-majors • Info lit critique of popular science and junk science • Chem 110/111 General Chemistry • 2 semester sequence • Using basic handbooks to find physical property information, chemical names, formulas, synonyms etc.

  15. So which courses? • Chem260/261 Organic Chemistry • 2 semester course taken in second year • Chemical database searching • Structure searching, identification of materials and methods, spectra searching • First independent project • Formal lab write-ups required

  16. So which courses? • Summer Science Research Workshop • Chemistry majors stay on campus at least one summer to work with a faculty mentor on a research project • Interdisciplinary science research resources as well as subject specific • Literature review, preparations and methods, patents, oral communication

  17. So which courses? • Chem360 Instrumental Analysis • 1 semester course taken by all majors • Students don’t get going on their labs until a couple of weeks of the semester • Two lab sessions (6 hours) are dedicated to information literacy

  18. Chem 360 details • Performing Literature reviews • role of core journals, browsing in print vs. electronic • Scholarly communication • Role of the professional society • Research ethics • Oral communication and poster presentations

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