Who's Teaching StudentsJane Carlin, Coordinator of Library Instruction, jane.carlin@uc.edu |
| This new column will feature the teaching activities of library faculty and staff.  Name: Rosemary Aud Franklin, Associate Senior Librarian
Subjects Covered: Communication, English and Q: Why did you become a librarian? A: Education and books were always a part of my life. Many librarians had teaching careers before joining the profession. My first career was as a public school speech therapist. Later on I re-tooled and became more of a generalist when I received my master’s in English and taught business writing, public speaking, and freshman composition for a small university. Somewhere along the way, I spent a lot of time in libraries and thoroughly enjoyed the art of research, hence the desire to become a librarian, but I still enjoy the challenge of long-term intervention in the education process and I often teach a class. Q: Tell us about the types of instruction/teaching you do? A: One of the pleasures of working with English students, undergraduate and graduate, is the opportunity to do one-on-one instruction, which allows me to get to know many students and their research interests. Currently, much of the research is interdisciplinary and involves databases from a variety of disciplines. At the beginning of the quarter, I meet with graduate students for orientation and then follow-up with a session or two. In addition to working with graduate students, I have also had the opportunity to work with incoming freshman. During Fall Quarter 2004, I taught a section of the College Success Seminar as part of the Center for Access and Transition program. It was a challenge and allowed me to experience the reality of our mission at UC. All dreams are welcomed here and there is a program to meet all educational needs. Q: What is your personal or teaching philosophy? A: My teaching approach is “less is more” -- find a few good articles and be selective. Also, I try to concentrate on the fundamentals -- how databases are organized and how to search efficiently. Once they “get it” they can generalize. Q: The most challenging aspect of teaching research and resources in today’s world is? A: Keeping up with all the new resources and knowing what is the best “source.” |
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