The Library (Cultural Heritage Department) successfully held the Freshman Open Week event
Release time: 2023-10-17
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"Half an acre of square pond opens up, and the skylight, clouds and shadows linger together. How clear is the canal? It has a source of running water." In order to help the 2023 freshmen understand the library, improve their ability to use library resources, and cultivate active exploration and To improve the study habits, enhance information literacy and independent learning ability, the Reading Service Department of Weigang Campus Library and the College Student Reading Association took the theme of "Half an Acre of Square Pond to See and Open" in the second week of October in the golden autumn, in the library Dongmen Square launched the first "Freshman Open Week".
Customized envelopes as blind boxes for task cards and book lists
The library's Freshman Open Week activities are mainly open to freshmen of the 2023 class (graduate students and undergraduates). They complete 4 tasks by "checking in at the library" and "collecting school mottos": "Enter the library once in depth" and "Borrow a book recommended by the librarian" "Experience a loan purchase service" "Share a reading experience".
Participating readers first receive task cards and book list blind boxes (customized envelopes) at the event booth in East Gate Square. According to the book list guide in the blind box, use the query machine to search and borrow books recommended by the library to familiarize yourself with the library's book borrowing and return procedures; follow the check-in map guide in the blind box, go to the four designated collection locations to check in, and become familiar with The collection layout of the library; by scanning the event QR code, log in to the "You Choose Books Library Pays" column on the library homepage, complete the registration, and experience the library's personalized "borrowing" service; finally share on the "Sharing Card" Share a reading experience or recommend a book or say a word to the library to share your reading pleasure with your peers. After the four tasks are completed, the corresponding four chapters of "sincerity", "simpleness", "diligence" and "benevolence" will be collected.
Students participating in activities collected stamps
The event attracted international students to participate
In order to make the event more interesting and meaningful, the library and the College Student Reading Association carefully prepared a large carousel lottery. Each prize is closely related to the library and reading, including coupons for late payment fees for overdue books, exemption from blacklists for seat reservations, books The museum's cartoon characters and small picture dolls, cultural and creative notebooks with "poetry and calligraphy in their belly", umbrellas and so on. While receiving prizes, students also learned that library books need to be returned on time, that reservations must abide by various rules, and that the library also has a variety of reading activities and services.
"Half an acre of square pond will open as soon as possible." Through this Freshman Open Week event, the 2023 freshmen "met" the library for the first time and started a university reading life of "I will accompany you and not read alone".
After completing the task, participate in the big carousel lottery
Students check in on the fourth floor of the main library
The Freshman Open Week activity was well received by freshmen readers. More than 400 students completed all four tasks and successfully borrowed or recommended nearly 300 books. The Reader Service Department mobilized all members of the library and teamed up with library volunteers to actively guide new students in using self-service equipment such as inquiry machines and self-service borrowing and returning machines, as well as book retrieval techniques, collection layout rules and other knowledge. In addition, a recommended book list of more than 1,500 kinds of books including red classics, reading classics, and new books has been carefully prepared.
Volunteers guide new students to use the self-service borrowing and returning machines
Readers fully affirmed the significance of this activity. Some students believed that this activity gave them a basic understanding of various places in the library and the process of borrowing books. It was a good "beginner's tutorial", and some He said that in this activity, in addition to learning about various book collection locations and borrowing methods in the library, he was also amazed by the rich collection of the library, which was very rewarding. Some students said that they got to know the internal structure of the library, which greatly increased their interest in borrowing books.
This library open week activity for freshmen is an important part of the library education for freshmen in 2023. The activity is entertaining and educational, sowing the seeds of a love of reading for students, and also presenting a user-friendly platform for freshmen. The library lays a foundation for the 2023 freshmen to quickly integrate into the new learning environment and use the library.
(Author: Tong Yunjuan Proofreading: Ren Huamei Review: Li Xinquan)
