Library Research Instruction
Library Research Instruction
Research and Education Librarians are available for instruction sessions with your class on the following topics:
- Crafting research keywords to enable more effective searching
- Finding scholarly articles and books in the library collection
- Getting material from other institutions by Interlibary Loan
- Evaluating sources
- Locating relevant primary sources
- Properly documenting and citing sources
- General Internet search and evaluation strategies
Request Research Instruction
To schedule a session, you can:
- Contact the Library Instruction Coordinator Andria Tieman Michney (x1252)
- Or, fill out an Instruction Request Form.
Instruction sessions are held in the library’s Research Education Classroom (Library 233).
Please keep the following in mind when requesting your session:
- Submit your request as far in advance as possible.
- Requests for instruction that are less than two weeks in advance can be difficult to schedule and adequately prepare for.
- We are available to work with you to determine the best time for an instruction session based on the nature and schedule of the assignment your students are doing.
- Students benefit from library research instruction most when it is introduced in conjunction with a research assignment.
- Library instruction should generally be scheduled during regular class times.
- The presence of the instructor at a library research instruction is critical in order to answer students’ questions about the assignment and to demonstrate the importance of the instruction session.
- Please submit a copy of your syllabus and research assignment at the time of your request so the librarian can prepare an effective and appropriate lesson for your students.
