Welcome!
If you have found your way to this site, you are probably either planning to attend college or you are already there. You are discovering (or will discover soon) that although many things about college classes and coursework are pretty similar to high school, there are still big differences. Explore this site to learn more about what is involved in transitioning to college.
The Learning Modules
In the following modules, you will follow Jason and Emily through their first year of college as they are "mentored" by Brian. You'll hear some of their tips for success and learn about the differences between academic and school libraries. We hope that these modules will help prepare you for college, and that you will begin to understand that the library is a great place to get help. Click here to learn what you'll need to view the videos.
The Web Site
This site was developed at Kent State University with input from Ohio academic and high school librarians. Transitioning to College is an initiative jointly funded by the Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education (ILILE) and a Library Services Technology Act (LSTA) grant. Technical support and content provided by:
- Jeph Remley, Web developer
- Ramon Perez, Illustrator
- Shane Roach , Videographer
- Jason Forbes, Master Control Operator
- Colleen Boff, First Year Experience Librarian, Bowling Green State University
- Ken Burhanna, First Year Experience Librarian, Kent State University
- Anne Fields, Collection Manager for Education, The Ohio State University
- Mary Lee Jensen, Head of Instructional Services, Kent State University
- Wendy Baker Torrence, Librarian and Editor
- Amanda Wilson, Metadata Librarian, The Ohio State University
- Amy Wilson, Reference Outreach Specialist, University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College
Student Actors:
- Jessica Beaudry
- Jason Covert
- Jd. Bowman