Outreach and Marketing


Faculty training and development

  • Created tutorial for new professors to learn about the library
  • Trained faculty how to incorporate library and open education resources into the Canvas learning management system
  • Led VIU Open Education Resource (OER) initiative by chairing university committee; creating resource website for faculty; and training faculty
  • View OER library webpage here: http://bit.ly/VIUOERlib
  • View OER training Powerpoint here: http://bit.ly/OERVIUppt
  • View OER faculty training activity: http://bit.ly/OERwksht

Information literacy plans for English as a second language students

  • Rewrote information literacy for ESL into twenty-minute skills instruction based on Vygotsky’s scaffolding theory
  • View the lesson plans here: http://bit.ly/LP2017ESL

Marketing with Facebook: In 2016, The Virginia International University Library collaborated with the Marketing Department to promote library services

  • Over a nine week period with a budget of $90 , The VIU Library advertised collections, facilities, services, and technologies available
  • The marketing campaign was successful and replicated in 2017 and 2018
  • View an outline of the marketing plan here: http://bit.ly/VIUlibmktplan
  • View 2016 Facebook ads used here: http://bit.ly/FB2016ads
  • View 2017 outline and results here: http://bit.ly/mktpln2017