Internet@Schools 2011

Independent Boarding School Oliver Wendell Holmes Library = OWHL Open 84 hours a week ≈ 100,000 volumes Over 100 specialized e-resources Serves academic and nonacademic purposes Library Instruction Program No departmental or disciplinary mandates No requirements or courses for information literacy Instructional Services Team = 5 FT & 2 PT Librarians are liaisons to academic departments Library relationships with HIST, ENGL, BIO Learning Tool and Teaching Tool Consistent approach to the research process Research benchmarks Emphasis on conceptual over concrete learning Confidence-building for all learners Libguides = OWHLGuides * Purchased summer 2009 * Consistent learning experience Templates Common boxes Consistent order of tabs In the Trenches Successive one-shot sessions = History One lesson-many teachers = Engl/Econ Non-research-based classes = World Languages Community guides = E-Books 101 Our Community * 200 faculty members * 1100 high-achieving students 75% boarding 25% day "Youth from every quarter" Roughly 50% are on financial aid 10% are on full scholarship Liaison Areas Cultural Studies -- Beth Tompkins Economics/Sciences -- Jeffrey Marzluft English/Classics -- Kathrine Aydelott Fine and Dramatic Arts -- Elisabeth Tully History -- Sara Ciaburri Psychology/Social Sciences -- Stephanie Aude World Languages -- Sharon Pei Results 77% of students found OWHLGuides "useful" or "very useful" in a recent student survey 150 library instruction classes per year (approx. 150 days in school year!) 1600 "individual research consultations" (reference questions) per year Better, more focused questions Links & Credits * Link to PA OWHLGuides: http://owhlguides.andover.edu * Link to OWHL: http://www.andover.edu/library * Library photos by OWHL director and staff