SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LIBRARY - ACCESSIBLE TO INNER-CITY COMMUNITIES THROUGH SCIENCE 101

摘要

Science 101 is a course at the University of British Columbia (UBC) that provides an introductory science education in physics, astronomy, chemistry, computer science, earth and ocean sciences, and biology for individuals who historically have had difficulty accessing a university education. For the last ten years, two UBC engineering librarians have been working with this class to offer library workshops to Science 101 students, focusing on the world of scientific information: how to approach it, how to find academic research papers and books and how to evaluate the science information students find online. This paper describes the community of students the librarians work with when teaching Science 101, the ever-changing methods the librarians use to engage these students and what the librarians have learned working with this group of students. Also described are specific exercises librarians use to make the sessions more interactive and engaging, such as how to make a poster, how to write an abstract, how to evaluate resources in print and online.