The University of Maryland Libraries' faculty, staff, and graduate and student assistants gave generously of themselves to make the University of Maryland Libraries' program of general instruction classes a success, especially for the students and faculty they served.

INSTRUCTORS
The following library staff members contributed generously of their time to the the Libraries' mission of increasing the information literacy skills of the University community. Their efforts cut across a wide range of endeavors. They were:

CLASSES
These were the library orientation sessions held in FY 2006:

LIBRARY DAY for ENGL 101
This class is designed for the Freshman Writing Program (ENGL 101-Introduction to Writing). It is an opportunity for students to gain the hands-on skills they need for researching their linked assignment topics.

• 2 LIBRARY DAY classes offered in Summer II 2005
• 92 LIBRARY DAY classes offered in Fall 2005
• 60 LIBRARY DAY classes offered in Spring 2006
• 4 LIBRARY DAY classes offered in Summer I 2006

EPSL EXPEDITION for ENES 100
This class is offered to freshmen enrolled in ENES 100-Introduction to Engineering Design, the core introductory course for all engineering majors. Modeled on Library Safari, students explore the Engineering and Physical Sciences Library. It is a 2-hour workshop.

• 13 EPSL EXPEDITION classes offered in Fall 2005
• 6 EPSL EXPEDITION classes offered in Spring 2006

HONR 100
This class is offered to freshmen enrolled in HONR 100 - Honors Colloquium. It is a 90-minute workshop.

• 37 HONR 100 classes offered in Fall 2005

GEMS 100
This class is offered to freshmen enrolled in GEMS 100 - Introduction to Gemstone. It is a 90-minute workshop.

• 18 GEMS 100 classes offered in Fall 2005

FIELD GUIDE TO RESEARCH for the PROFESSIONAL WRITING PROGRAM
This class is designed for juniors and seniors enrolled in the English Professional Writing Program (ENGL 391, 392, 393, 393X, 394, 395). In this session students use the majority of class time to research their topics and receive one-on-one assistance. Students are guided towards the use of more specialized sources than those covered in Library Day. This is either a 50 or 75 minute hands-on workshop.(This program was previously titled Beyond the Basics, The Basics and Beyond, and When is your paper due?)

• 3 FIELD GUIDE TO RESEARCH classes offered in Summer II 2005
• 58 FIELD GUIDE TO RESEARCH classes offered in Fall 2005
• 44 FIELD GUIDE TO RESEARCH classes offered in Spring 2006
• 7 FIELD GUIDE TO RESEARCH classes offered in Summer I 2006

LIBRARY SAFARI for UNIV 100/101 and EDCP 108
This class is offered to freshmen enrolled in UNIV 100/101 - The Student in the University (a 1 or 2 credit course covering transition to college life) and all sections of EDCP 108 - College Career and Advancement. After a brief introduction to the Libraries' web site and the catalog, students physically explore McKeldin Library in small teams, visiting service sites, using library materials and using computers to answer questions on an exercise sheet. It is a 2-hour hands-on workshop.

• 42 LIBRARY SAFARI classes offered in Fall 2005
• 3 LIBRARY SAFARI classes offered in Spring 2006

GIS WORKSHOPS

INTRODUCTION to ARCVIEW 3.2: A two-hour and thirty minute hands-on workshop that teaches the basic operations of the ArcView GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software.

SPATIAL ANALYSIS with ARCVIEW 3.2: A two-hour and thirty minute hands-on workshop exploring the more complex query and spatial analysis of vector and grid data in ArcView GIS. Prerequisite: Familiarity using ArcView.

FROM TEXTUAL to SPATIAL DATA with ARCVIEW 3.2: A hands-on workshop that discusses the conversion of text information to geographic information. Geocoding and conversion of latitude and longitude will be covered. This workshop is extremely useful! Prerequisite: Familiarity using ArcView.

• 3 GIS WORKSHOPS offered in Summer II 2005
• 7 GIS WORKSHOPS offered in Fall 2005
• 5 GIS WORKSHOPS offered in Spring 2006
• 2 GIS WORKSHOPS offered in Summer I 2006

OTHER INSTRUCTION/ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES and EVENTS

Academic Achievement Program Instructor Training Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School Bladensburg High School Orientation BMGT 370 BMGT 443 British High School Campus Club Exhibit Tour Campus New Employee Orientation Canadian Music Librarian Chiba University Librarians Citation Workshop (ENGL101 TAs or Writing Center Tutors) CLIS Orientation College Bound College of Life Sciences Pre-freshman Orientation Demystifying EAD (Part of Digital Libraries Symposium) EDHD Graduate Student Orientation Education Faculty Orientation Eleanor Roosevelt High School Electrical & Computer Engineering Graduate Student Orientation Electrical Engineering Merit/Trend EMBA Workshop ENGL 611 ESTEEM Program Friends Community School Friends of the National Library of Peru Gemstone Teams German High School Graduate Student Orientation Graduate TA Orientation HESP Graduate Student Orientation High School Teachers History Department Orientation History Graduate Student Orientation Humphrey Fellows International Librarians International Publishers International Scholars International Student Orientation Japanese Journalists Japanese Online Resources Workshop JAPN 401 Jewish Studies Faculty Orientation Journalism Graduate Student Orientation Julius West Middle School KNES Graduate Student Orientation

LBSC 605 Legacy College Library of Congress and Toyama Visitors McNair Scholars Maryland Leadership Institute 2006 Math Spiral Program Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Interns Math Graduate Student Orientation MBA Orientation Meteorology Graduate Student Orientation Minorities At Risk (START Program) Montgomery Blair High School Montgomery County Historical Society Music Educators Music Faculty Orientation Nancy Drew Exhibit Tour National Trust Staff NDL Librarians New Employee Orientation National League of American Pen Women New Faculty Orientation Ph.D. Business Orientation Prospective History Graduate Student Orientation Prospective Historic Preservation Students Orientation Psychology Graduate Student Orientation Public Policy Graduate Student Orientation RISE Scholars (Women in Engineering) River Hill High School Roberto Clemente Middle School Selch Supporters: Caroline Rubinstein and Phillip Winegar SLLC Graduate Student Orientation Springbrook High School UMB Nursing Faculty Orientation USG Nursing Faculty Refresher U. S. Naval Academy Officers Visiting Music Librarians Washington DC Slavic Librarians Woodstream Christian Academy