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IN WIN you can’t if you’re not Working with UCD Student Digital Ambassadors CONUL Annual Conference 2016 Athlone Josh Clark @jclark923 James Molloy @jpjmolloy UCD Library
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INWINyou
can’t
if you’re not
Working with UCD Student Digital Ambassadors
CONULAnnualConference2016
Athlone
Josh Clark@jclark923
James Molloy@jpjmolloy
UCDLibrary
collaboration
WIN WINstudent engagement
good publicity
user perspective
first hand experience
end product
self promotion
3projects
2weeks
library projectscreate a
video to use for library orientation
2 x months
2 x students
8 x hours
contribute to library social
media
2 x months
2 x students
6 x hours
library digital resources
focus group
1 x week
9 x students
2 x hours (each)
it’s a bit of a gamble
library orientation
video
focusgroup
candid views and constructive criticism
valuable qualitative (written and oral)
feedback
a broad mix of students and disciplines visibilitylayout/designrelevancy
social media project
3 tweets (minimum) per week for a month
3 posts (minimum) per week for a month
...& 3 blog posts
excerpts
I started off the year hating the library...
At first I was terrified of going to the library to study.
Moral of the story, do the library tour!
My first book hunt in the library did not go well at all.
Yes, I got lost in the library
...the mystical wonderland that is JSTOR. Thank god for the free access.
the library is one of the hearts of UCD, and it’s time we showed it some love.
questions, questions...
overall quality of service?
how do you use the library?* your study habits?
*do you use it at all?
a favourite resource
or facility?pet peeves?
suggestions based on experience?
in hindsight...would plan more
take a more holistic approach
is social media the way to go?Needs a clear end product?
need clear aims & objectives - e.g., Instagram challenge?
ambassador feedbackprovide more direction
invite ambassadors to library events
timing is everything!
“I really enjoyed taking part in this initiative. Having never used Twitter before the library has convinced me to get one and I'm definitely hoping to blog more in the future.”
Would we do it again Yes
but…...
may need to be an in-house production
no guarantees of success
overheads volunteers
josh clark outreach librarian
@jclark923
james molloycollege liaison librarian
@jpjmolloy
UCD Library(all original photos by the authors)
