Beth Kraemer, one of a team of UK librarians who worked on the collaborative
project, shares how the project originated and developed:
“The original idea for the video
came from the UK-Fayette Co Public Schools collaboration hosted by UK. The goal of that project was to start a
conversation between the two organizations to see what we could do to
facilitate student transition from high school to college. Several UK Librarians (Reinette Jones, Gail
Kennedy, Jen Bartlett, Carla Cantagallo, and me took that idea and established
a "librarian collaboration" with several Fayette Co high school
librarians.”
“From
that group came the idea of doing a promotional video intended for new college
students and older high school students, especially seniors planning for
college or about to graduate. This video
was produced at UK but was intentionally designed not to be specific to UK, so
that it could be used by other colleges, universities and high schools around
the country. The main message is
simple: Your college/university library
has a lot to offer, and the librarians are happy to help you! We are emphasizing that the video itself is a
student production, so it is students speaking to students. We have started promoting the video for the
start of UK classes using our website and social media, and the librarians we
have worked with in Fayette County schools will be using it in their classes
this fall as well. “
Thanks to everyone who helped make this project successful.
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