Support for classes

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Librarians provide a full range of instructional services, including presenting to classes, creating specialized webpages and tutorials for courses, assisting with development of information-based assignments, and consulting on embedding information literacy concepts into the curriculum. We can work with you to design one or more sessions that support your course goals.

Library instruction sessions can be delivered either in person or online through WebCampus or Zoom. Online sessions can be delivered either synchronously or asynchronously.

We can work with you to design one or more sessions that support your course goals.

Sample topics for class instruction

  • Using library resources, such as subject-specific research databases
  • Understanding and finding different types of sources (e.g., primary, secondary, peer-reviewed, popular, news, data, images)
  • Formulating topics
  • Designing presentations and research posters
  • Implementing advanced search strategies
  • Evaluating sources and synthesizing information
  • Citing sources
  • Avoiding plagiarism
  • Using reference management tools (e.g., Zotero)
  • Utilizing AI tools for research
  • And more!

Request a library instruction session

Contact your subject librarian
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Additional support

Specialty workshops

We provide workshops on a wide variety of topics and are happy to arrange for workshops on request. A sampling of past workshops include:

  • Citation managers
  • Research for graduate students
  • Copyright issues
  • Systematic reviews
  • Patents and trademarks
  • A variety of software packages

Please contact your subject librarian to schedule a workshop for your class or group.

WebCampus modules

Librarians have created short modules in WebCampus that can be easily downloaded into an online class. Modules include optional quiz questions. Some examples include:

  • APA, Chicago, and MLA styles
  • Evaluating sources
  • Finding sources
  • Avoiding plagiarism (in ALA or MLA styles)
  • Generating a research question
  • Searching for primary sources

See the full list of online modules or contact your subject librarian to request to have a library module or tutorial created for a specific class or assignment.

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Core Writing classes

The Libraries provide online, asynchronous instruction for Core Writing. In addition, we work with Core Writing instructors to support teaching research skills in Core Writing classes.

More information

If you have any questions about library instruction, workshops, and support for classes, please contact Ann Medaille.