GIS workshops.

The Library has been involved in task specific GIS workshops. They also sponsor and participate in the annual university GIS symposium. This includes a map gallery and map presentation contest. There are also plans for subject specific GIS demonstrations.
http://digital.wustl.edu/creating/training.html

Goals:

• GIS Awareness.

• Increased GIS usage across the campus.

• Increased data resources and availability.

Assessment:

NA

Working with the Writing 1 Freshman English classes.

The Library has revamped the instruction sessions to make them more useful for the students. The "curriculum" is revised each year. In the current variation, librarians meet briefly with each class and instructors are given options for additional sessions they want. Students are given 2 assignments that are reviewed by the librarians and then the students get individual advice and assistance. We use the "less is better" approach and don't try to tell them everything we think they might need to know but rather just enough to get them started and encouragement to ask for additional assistance when needed. There is also a virtual presence.
http://library.wustl.edu/research/usered/wanda.html

Goals:

• Students establish a relationship with a personal librarian.

• Students learn about the wealth of resources available.

• Students begin to learn to evaluate resources.

Assessment:

Evaluations are done by students and instructors at the end of each semester. Modifications are made based on these evaluations. For instance, a couple of years ago students were required to meet with a librarian at a certain point in the semester but they often didn't find this valuable because it wasn't always scheduled when they needed the help. This requirement was dropped but many students schedule sessions on their own based on their timetable.

Library provides shared space to store / disseminate GIS data.

The Library is currently setting up shared space to store and disseminate GIS data. Data acquired through purchase and creation by university users will be organized and served using various means, such as a GIS Server and map-able drive space. This technology will be built on a Windows server platform. The expected impact is that data will be obtainable quickly and easily.

Goals:

See above

Assessment:

NA

Gateway to digital collections, processes, and standards.

The Washington University Digital Gateway serves two primary purposes:

• Serves as a single point of entry for discovery of all digital collections available at Washington University, especially locally-created digital resources.

• Provides a similar single point of entry for anyone in the Washington University community interested in developing digital projects.

This web site is maintained by Digital Library Services (DLS), a unit of the Washington University Libraries created in 2006 to serve the entire Washington University community in these capacities, in collaboration with key units from within the Library and across the University, including the Digital Library Team (DLT), The Digital Implementation Group (DIG), Arts & Sciences Computing and the Humanities Digital Workshop.
http://digital.wustl.edu/

Goals:

See above

Assessment:

NA