sue worrall, director of special collections cadbury research library, university of birmingham
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The value of collections in the undergraduate recruitment process: The role of the Cadbury Research Library in recruiting Liberal Arts students. Sue Worrall, Director of Special Collections Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham. Conception and Development. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The value of collections in the undergraduate recruitment process: The role of the Cadbury Research Library in recruiting Liberal Arts students
Sue Worrall, Director of Special CollectionsCadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham
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Conception and Development
‘Explore new perspectives Liberal Arts and Sciences offers an innovative programme of study
across four years. With a year abroad at one of our partner universities and a wide range of options to explore your interests
across the arts and sciences, this new programme will enable you to influence and lead our rapidly evolving world. ‘
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Objectives for the sessions from the tutors view point
• To engage the students in an activity perceived as fun compared to formal interviews
• To show off the amazing cultural assets of the University as a major selling point to his potential market of students interested in a Liberal education
• To find a relaxed environment in which the students could be encouraged to demonstrate a range of transferable skills including listening, interpersonal communication and team working.
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Running the Sessions• Broken down into 8 separate
sessions over 4 month period, 1 hour in length with an average of 6 students in each
• Treated students as informed learners on an equal level with facilitators
• Mix of items including archives, rare books and artefacts used was crucial
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Running the Sessions
• Think about the origins of the items, why they were made in that way
• Who had created them and for what purpose
• What purposes might they have been used which was unintentional in their original creation
• Use for current researchers
• Appreciate multilayered network of connections
• Engage on an emotional level with the items and express this engagement.
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Running the Sessions
• Working in small groups discussing and feeding back on their most significant item
• Explain the reasons for their choice
• Many groups created linkages between the items and historical and current events
• High level of student interaction with each other and with session leaders
• Really interesting exchange of ideas!
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Lessons Learnt and Future Planning
• Positive feedback from tutors and students
• Course Director believed session was key to his work – it fulfilled his aims
• Valuable role for OBL is contributing towards student recruitment process across a variety of disciplines
• For Library creates early relationship with student and demonstrates our value to the institution