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7/30/2018 STUDENT ATTENDAN ANCE AT EMPTINESS LI LIBRARY WORK RKSH SHOPS WHAT THE DATA TELLS US Richelle Witherspoon rwithers@unb.ca & Philip Taber - philip.taber@unb.ca THE LI THE LITE TERATURE Students: 1. know they will

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STUDENT ATTENDAN ANCE AT LI LIBRARY WORK RKSH SHOPS

WHAT THE DATA TELLS US

Richelle Witherspoon – rwithers@unb.ca & Philip Taber - philip.taber@unb.ca

EMPTINESS

THE THE LI LITE TERATURE

Students:

1. know they will benefit (and they do)
2. intend to attend (then don’t)
3. regret not going

motivation priority

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THE FI FIRST ATTEMPT

Any optional, class-like offering provided by a non-professor/instructor (such as a librarian, library staff, or staff member at a writing or math help centre) outside of course hours for the purpose of providing academic support

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[CR [CRIC ICKETS CHIR CHIRPING]

THE SE SECOND ATTEMPT

EMPTINESS

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THE THE RESU SULTS

Factors Considered:

1.Topic 2.Duration 3.Month 4.Time 5.Location 6.Target Audience 7.Faculty Buy-In 8.Advertising 9.Incentive

TOTAL L SUC SUCCESS RA RATE TE

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7

Total Success Rate

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60% of all sessions were successful.

SU SUCCESS BY TOPIC

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

Success by Topic

Academic Integrity Citation Software Citing Course / Assignment Specific Library Basics Other Scholarly Communications Searching Skills Specific Library Skills Writing and Study Skills

No one topic is significant Strong trend (p=0.11) indicating preference for specificity

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SU SUCCESS BY DURATIO ION

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 30 minutes or less 30 - 60 minutes 60 - 90 minutes 90 minutes or more

Success by Duration

*

Sessions of 90 minutes or longer are statistically significantly more likely to succeed than shorter sessions (p < 0.001)

SU SUCCESS BY Y MONTH ONTH OF OF TERM TERM

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0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 First Second Third Fourth Summer

Success by Month of Term

No effect by month of term

SU SUCCESS BY TIME OF F DAY

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 Morning Midday Afternoon Evening

Success by Time of Day

*

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Strong trend (p = 0.10) indicating that afternoons are a poor time for workshops

SU SUCCESS BY LOCATIO ION

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 Faculty / Department Library Other

Success by Location

N = 18

*

Strong trend (p = 0.09) indicating that libraries are poor locations for workshops.

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SUC SUCCE CESS BY Y TAR ARGE GET AUDIENCE

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 All students, staff and faculty All students All undergraduate students All graduate students Specific group

Success by Target Audience

*

Targeting specific groups is statistically more likely to yield a successful workshop (p = 0.05)

SUC SUCCESS BY Y FACULTY TY BUY-IN IN

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0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8

No Buy-In Buy-In

Success by Faculty Buy-In

Sessions with faculty or departmental buy in are more likely to succeed (p = 0.03).

SU SUCCESS BY Y AD ADVER VERTIS ISIN ING TYPE TYPE