Teaching information literacy

through

zombie preparedness.

Caitlin Sheldon

Sarah McFadden

Begley Library

Schenectady County Community College

Disaster Preparedness Month

(September)

+ Information Literacy Month

(October)

= Begley Library Zombie

Outbreak (FALL 2012)

Search Efficiency

Teaching Objectives

Source Evaluation

Using disaster prep to push

careful source selection.

Using your brain. Before

someone eats it.

Using the widespread fear

of zombies to teach

efficient searching.

Space Objectives

Decorate

the library

with

zombies.

Products

LibGuide

Branding

InfographicsDisplays

GRAPHIC

S

INFO

Library Displays

Brains Infectious Disease

Personal safety

Survival Guides

BRANDING

Red

Cross

Disaster

Prep

Day

Blood

&

Brains

Drive

Outcomes

Over 500 LibGuide views and counting

Blood drive turnout greater than projected

Circulation of display items

Notable student enthusiasm

Challenges

Tasteful display of thematic/gory

materials

When to remove one’s tongue from

one’s cheek

in the service of

learning

Changes

Scheduling (of other events)

Additional programming

Flash mob

Costume contest

Text REDCROSS to 90999

to give $10 to American Red Cross

Disaster Relief

Text PREVENT to 25383 to donate

$10 to help ASPCA care for pets

displaced by Sandy.

sheldocm@sunysccc.edu

mcfaddse@sunysccc.edu

libguides.sunysccc.edu/zombies

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