About this program

This web-based "virtual orientation" program was developed by Lori Buchanan, User Instruction Librarian, DeAnne Luck, Electronic Resources Librarian, and April Purcell, Extension Services Librarian during the Spring of 1997. Special thanks to Mickey Bailey, Library Systems and Network Manager, for help with the quiz. 

Updated : August 2008 by Sean Hogan

The program is designed for use as a class assignment or by individuals who wish to become more familiar with the library.

Our Instructional Goals:

Goal 1: Provide a general introduction to the library for new students who may not receive library instruction in person

Goal 2: Give students a basic familiarity with the location of public service points and library collections and services

Goal 3: Make students feel comfortable with the library and willing to ask questions

Goal 4: Teach where to find books and periodicals in the library

Goal 5: Answer some of the questions frequently asked at the library’s Information Desk

Instructional Objectives for Goals:

Goal 1:

• Create an interactive map/tour and quiz on the WWW so that students can take the tour and quiz outside the library (at home, at off-campus locations, in other campus buildings)

Goal 2:

• Introduce most of the important public services areas in library
• Utilize interactive map to help students assimilate locations in library
• Administer a quiz/tutorial to test knowledge

Goal 3:

• Use simple, non-jargon language to explain what library departments do, where books and periodicals are located
• Use graphics to show library as welcoming and friendly
• Offer answers before questions are even asked

Goal 4:

• Include descriptions of books and periodicals, how to find them, examples of kinds of periodicals

Goal 5:

• Include often-asked Desk questions in descriptive information

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