Open house in Mearns, formerly called the Agora (Friday morning, note time and name change).
- What: An opportunity for new faculty to spend some time in the building and learn about a wide variety of support services. This open house will be in the library, but not focused exclusively on the library. The bookstore, computer store, computing, elearning services and other departments will be participating as well.
- Where: The learning commons area and classroom 130
- When: Friday, August 27th, 9:30 to noon
- How: Each service will have a table with a large sign indicating what they do. New Faculty will be given a ‘road map’ (see attached) which outlines how the various services can assist them. This is a chance to not just talk about what we can do for them, but also to get started on working through some services. For example, Karen Kinnis will have a computer so that she can actually start building an e-reserves list together with an interested faculty member. Bring any handouts, brochures, examples of workshops and assignments you’ve done with faculty before. If you have a laptop bring that too so you can walk faculty through your subject guides or the library website. Give a new faculty member a quick tour of the main floor or show them where your office is. The objective is a ‘working open house’. The library’s services will focus on the following:
Talk with a Librarian about setting up a library workshop or assignment for your students and keeping up to date with research in your field
Set up course reserves and e-reserves with library staff
Learn about media equipment your students can borrow from the media library to complete course assignments
Talk to an archivist about using special collections and archives material in your teaching and research
Learn about copyright, UVic publishing services, and UVic Dspace
The most recent agenda for the three days of new faculty orientation is available here: http://www.ltc.uvic.ca/servicesprograms/documents/ECS2010FINALAgenda-Aug20_2010.pdf