Lisa speaks

Lisa talks about her job in the library. What are some of the tasks that she does in her position? (Tick the THREE tasks that she describes):

She gives students advice about how to find information for their essays and assignments.
She checks that students have turned off their mobile phones in the library.
She gives students advice about how to use the catalogue and databases.
She helps students develop strategies on how to do research independently.

Lisa talks about what she likes about her work. What activity does she mention (choose ONE):

Helping students.
Talking to staff.
Solving problems.

Lisa refers to teaching information literacy skills. What does she mean by this? (Tick the FOUR points that she describes):

Information literacy skills:

are the information skills students acquire while at university.
are skills we use when formatting an essay.
are like an extra subject.
are to do with how to find information.
involve critically assessing information (sorting out quality information from ‘rubbish’ information).

Librarians help students to: (Tick the THREE points that she describes):

start their research.
break down their essay topic into the main concepts.
use the photocopiers.
find keywords and phrases to use in the catalogue and databases.
proof read their writing.

According to Lisa, ESL students sometimes have difficulty because: (Tick the ONE best answer):

they don’t understand the instructions for how to use the databases.
finding keywords and phrases is a language-based task. (This means you  need to have a broad vocabulary to be able to think of synonyms to use in a search).
they have never used databases in their first language.

Lisa talks about the types of difficulties that students have when they begin their studies. She says that the most basic difficulty that students have are not knowing: (Tick the TWO points that she suggests):

how to begin their research or where to look for resources.
how to find their way around the campus.
how to use the catalogue or what database to use.

Lisa gives advice about how students can prepare themselves for study and for using the library. She says that they should: (Tick the TWO points that she suggests):

go on the library tours and classes.
ask for help at the library Information desk.
take part in study groups.