Agnes Scott does this awesome program called a First Year Seminar. This course connects with the library for one session and allows the librarians to teach first year students how to navigate the library, as well as, some information on searching materials available in the library. So far I've been able to sit in on one of these sessions and help run the scavenger hunt.
I learned that it is best to explain to students all of the instructions before separating them into groups and I learned that some students might be more knowledgeable of library practices that one might think, especially searching the catalog. I also learned that remaining too long on one subject might lose students.
A final thought from my first encounters with this course is how great would it be to have a similar course for students each year that included progressive searching and information to help them as they moved along in their studies? This can really open up a whole discussion on specialists and funding and reference librarians, but I think it could be something to consider in the future.
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