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GETTING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HOOKED ON SCHOLARLY RESEARCHPROVIDING AN ACADEMIC INTRODUCTION FOR
NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
JOYCE MELVIN INTERLIBRARY LOAN & RESERVES MANAGER
NICOLE ST. ARNOLDRESERVES & HIGH SCHOOL COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN LIBRARIESNLA/NLSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, OCT 15, 2015
THE UNL LIBRARIES HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND MEDIA SPECIALISTS TO GIVE THEIR STUDENTS
ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES OF A MAJOR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
•PROGRAM IN OPERATION FOR AT LEAST 8 YEARS•INVOLVES STAFF FROM REFERENCE AND USER
SERVICES•350-450 STUDENTS PER YEAR•700-850 BOOKS CHECKED OUT PER YEAR•SERVE A WIDE RANGE OF SCHOOLS•MOSTLY IN THE LINCOLN AREA
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
THE LIMITATIONS• PROGRAM RUNS SEPTEMBER 1 –
MAY 1• ACCESS MAY BE RESTRICTED BY
LOCATION• STANDARD FINES & DAMAGE FEES
APPLY
• ACCESS IS LIMITED TO IDENTIFIED PARTICIPANTS• PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 16 OR
OLDER• STUDENTS AND SCHOOL MUST SIGN
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS
ADVANTAGESSTUDENTS & SCHOOLS• ACCESS TO RESOURCES NOT
LOCALLY AVAILABLE• ACCESS TO AREA SPECIALISTS• INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE LEVEL
RESEARCH• WRITING COLLEGE LEVEL PAPERS
UNL LIBRARIES• COMMUNITY SERVICE & OUTREACH• EXPOSURE TO UNL CAMPUS – I.E.
RECRUITMENT• PREPARING FOR COLLEGE LEVEL
RESEARCH
CHALLENGES• MORE STUDENTS - , BUT FEWER
SCHOOLS - • COSTS OF TRAVEL• TIME, DISTANCE, INSURANCE
• MORE DISPERSED COLLECTIONS• MORE ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS
WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?
HOW ELSE CAN WE HELP
WANT MORE INFORMATION?UNL LIBRARIES – HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
CONTACT TARA LAVY @ 402-472-2522
SEE OUR WEBSITE AT
HTTP://LIBRARIES.UNL.EDU/HIGHSCHOOLFOR MORE INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO PROGRAM
HANDOUTS
THANK YOU!JOYCE MELVININTERLIBRARY LOAN & RESERVES MANAGERUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN LIBRARIES