Journal article
No More Tours: How Library Tours of the Past Become Today's Celebrations
Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Vol.20(1), pp.39-48
01/01/2001
DOI: 10.1300/J115v20n01_04
PMID: 11345925
Abstract
In 1999, Northwestern University's Galter Health Sciences Library redesigned the library orientation program for first-year medical students. Surveys indicated tours were ineffective and students retained little of the information presented. Furthermore, the tour was not related to the student's curriculum and did not reinforce their learning objectives. As a replacement, the library staff developed a self-directed two-hour library open house. Stations throughout the library showcased the library staff, services, and resources, focusing on the first-year student curriculum. A follow-up survey found this redesign more useful and relevant to the students' course work, indicating libraries should be creating more interactive tours for students allowing them to learn actively.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- No More Tours: How Library Tours of the Past Become Today's Celebrations
- Creators
- Linda Walton - Galter Health Sciences Library , Northwestern UniversityTeresa Westphal - Alumni Medical Library , Midwestern UniversityBrian Lauer - Galter Health Sciences Library , Northwestern UniversityKurt Munson - Client Services; Galter Health Sciences Library , Northwestern UniversityJames Shedlock - Galter Health Sciences Library , Northwestern University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Vol.20(1), pp.39-48
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- DOI
- 10.1300/J115v20n01_04
- PMID
- 11345925
- ISSN
- 0276-3869
- eISSN
- 1540-9597
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2001
- Academic Unit
- Library Administration; Medicine Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9983991930602771
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