12 to 13: High School to College Transition
A group of librarians from Kent State University, Bowling Green State University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, The Ohio State University and the University of Akron is working on initial projects and strategies to develop information literacy competencies in students to help prepare them for a successful transition from high school to college. This is seen as developing as a collaborative effort between librarians from schools, public libraries, and colleges and universities.
Sample projects and initiatives from these schools include:
Bowling Green
State University
Project: Orientation to Academic Libraries through Distance
Education
Target
group:
College bound high school students
Case Western
Reserve University,
Kelvin Smith Library
Project: Digital
Inclusion: Information Literacy for Underserved Populations
Target groups: 7-12th grades
Cleveland State University
Project: Outreach to High School Librarians
Target
groups:
High School Librarian groups
Kent
State University
Project: Informed
Transitions: High School Outreach Program
Target groups:
High School juniors and seniors
Ohio State University
Project:“Make
the Leap” online WebCT-based instruction
Target
groups:
OSU freshmen and 1st year transfer students
For more information or to get involved with this project, please contact:
Michelle Baldini
ILILE Project Coordinator
Kent State University
314 Library
P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242
330-672-4048
csent@kent.edu
