We began offering the Personal Librarian Program in the Fall of 2018 to give first-year students more meaningful interactions with librarians. We work with the FYI program on campus to assign a librarian to each GENS 101 section. The goal is for each first-year student to have their very own librarian - someone they can turn to for research assistance and who gets to know the student and their projects.
Personal Librarians are able to help with:
- Getting started (background research, search terms)
- Best search tools and resources to use
- Navigating search tools (PML Search, databases, websites, etc.)
- Evaluating resources
- Ethical use of resources (citations, plagiarism, copyright)
- Making the transition to college (understanding academic jargon, being comfortable asking questions, figuring out who to ask)
- How to use library services and spaces
- Even how to better use Google
- And much more!
GENS 101 students, PEP Leaders, and GENS 101 professors receive three emails per semester from a Personal Librarian. Students (and PEP leaders) are encouraged to schedule one-on-one research consultations with their Personal Librarian. Schedule as many appointments as you need!