How to Contribute Cases
Four Easy Steps
- Log in. You can create a log in here. Or you can send an email to casewiki@lib.byu.edu.
- Enter the title of your case in the main search box. This results in a screen that says there is no page with that title, with a link you can click on to "create this page." Case titles should follow a TOPIC - TITLE format, for example, "International Business - Launching the Wii"
- After clicking on "create this page" you will be taken to a page where you can input the text of your case. See below for more information on structure and formatting.
- Click on "Save Page" and you're done. You may also want to click on the "Watch" tab at the top. Then you will receive email notification if your case is ever edited by someone else.
Case Structure
Most cases should follow the following basic structure:
* Premise: The scenario or story behind the case. This is typically brief and simple, but generates interest for students because it represents problems or situations they are already familiar with or expect to encounter later in their careers or education. Interest can also be generated through humor or by linking the scenario to current events.
* Preliminary Discussion: After introducing the premise, the librarian should lead a preliminary discussion in which students can identify the information needs inherent in the case. In writing your case you can make suggestions here as to how the librarian might use such a discussion to introduce various principles of information literacy, especially in guiding students to research strategies appropriate for the case. Librarians should also be reminded to communicate objectives to students, namely that determining the correct solution to the case may not be as important as exploring resources, principles, and strategies that would be useful in addressing the case.
* Resources:
