C.O.D. Library ESL/ABE/GED Faculty Newsletter May 2011
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Another Great Year It's been a pleasure working with the ESL, ABE and GED faculty again this year! You brought over 20 classes into the Library during the Fall and Spring semesters-- many of these students had never been here before and a great majority left with brand new library cards. The ESL/ABE/GED Library Instruction Team (Aaron, Prema, Nalini, Kandice and myself) introduced your students to the Library's website, our ESL and ABE/GED Research Guides, graded readers and Learning Express Library. We lead tours, answered questions and helped your students find the resources that interest them most (even if that resource was a TV show from our Rental DVD collection!). We added materials to our collection, replaced some out-ofdate books on tape, with up-to-date books on CD and we're working on a new organizational system that will make it easier for your students to find the materials they need on our shelves. Every month, I've shared my thoughts about the Library's relationship with ESL and ABE/GED students, teaching and learning. I've also highlighted some of my favorite online tools- you can see a round up of these sites in this newsletter. In response to the Newsletter, I've received great suggestions, recommendations and feedback. Each month, at least one response is a request for a class visit to the Library, a tour or an orientation. I'm happy to have met several new (or new to me!) instructors this way. So as this academic year wraps up, I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for making my work enjoyable and always interesting. Your students are always wonderful to work with and the input I get from each of you is greatly appreciated and ever so helpful. Look for the next edition of the C.O.D. Library ESL/ABE/GED Faculty Newsletter in late August/early September. In the
Your Librarian Jenn Kelley Reference Librarian Office: SRC 3043A Phone: (630) 942-2383 E-mail: kelleyj@cod.edu Library Website: www.cod.edu/ library Find me on Facebook
meantime, I hope you'll continue to send along your requests (I do still have money to spend on ESL and ABE/GED materials!) and to schedule Library and/or librarian visits for your summer classes. Best wishes for the end of the semester and have a wonderful summer!