JISC's Planning for Induction site is a useful site to refer to.
Cardiff University Library has an excellent overview of why online induction is useful and an example of how they are managing their own inductions
Creating presence with synchronous and asynchronous remote teaching.
Deirdre Cijffers presentation included a really useful description of WHY having a presence in the online environment is important.
Students are quite likely to be 'zoomed' out and just want some easy asynchronous video or similar to watch on their phones as they sit at an airport or train terminal on their way to Cambridge
Read more about Student Experience which informs our practice
Summary document collating resources for online inductions
| Photo tour on twitter | Instagram stories |
Welcome to 2020/2021 LibGuide page |
| Padlet for interactivty | Sway | Varied formats for information dissemination |
| Display boards in a prominent place in the library with QR codes for topics | Drip-feed emails | Themed online Teams meetings with students, either 'Shut Up and Write' or 'Productivity Hour' |
Cambridge Libraries Induction 2020-2021 : this is a new introduction to libraries available from the Library Gateway
Perfect Desk: This is a long video-and somewhat out of date now (2013 or thereabouts). It was made extremely well and has a very good student story behind it – all about finding a perfect desk to work at. With current COVID 19 restrictions on use of space use of this might be treated with caution. However, also good for an overview of what the library system is like and what students might think about it. Features English Literature students throughout.
CILN video 2018: A whistle stop tour of the library system in just a few minutes with some ideas of what it might be like. Focus on STEMM libraries but covers a few key points: welcoming staff, expert knowledge of staff, spaces and importance of online resources
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