Do your students need a refresher on how to find peer-reviewed journal articles? Do they struggle with finding a topic for their research paper? Subject librarians can work with you to design a library session that supports the current needs of your students. We can teach a variety of topics including:
- navigating OneSearch or subject-specific research databases
- conducting background research and literature reviews
- implementing advanced search strategies
- evaluating sources
- citing sources and avoiding plagiarism
We have instruction options for both synchronous and asynchronous classes.
Synchronous Library Sessions
If you are meeting at your regular classroom time, our subject librarians are happy to drop-in via Zoom or in your designated classroom to teach a library session. We will be able to cover similar learning objectives from previous semesters, but we can update lesson plans to fit new assignments and classroom structure. Please contact your with options for days/times.
Asynchronous Library Sessions
If you are no longer meeting during your regular classroom time, we can pre-record a session or you could download one of our . The Libraries’ Research and Instructional Services Department created new online modules and added question banks with additional questions to most of our existing modules. Check out the and for directions on how to get them into your WebCampus class.
Some examples of the modules include:
- APA, Chicago, and MLA citation styles
- Finding streaming video
- Research data management
- Avoiding plagiarism (in ALA or MLA styles)
- Finding and accessing books
- Searching for primary sources
University Libraries
The University Libraries embrace intellectual inquiry and innovation, nurture the production of new knowledge, and foster excellence in learning, teaching and research. During each academic year, the Libraries welcomes more than 1.2 million visitors across its network of three branch libraries: the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, the DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library and the Savitt Medical Library. Visitors checked-out more than 90,000 items and completed more than 2 million database searches.
