The Library Instruction Program allows instructors to select the level of involvement and interaction that the librarian will have in the course, giving you as the instructor the option of customizing the experience for your students.
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Below are the different options available to faculty when requesting library instruction for a course.
In this type of library instruction, the librarian will meet with your course at a scheduled date and time to provide information about the library and how to conduct research.
This session can also be recorded for students to watch later as well. If you select this option in the request form, the librarian will reach out to discuss when you would like this instruction to take place and where it will be located.
A custom research guide can be created for your course specifically and placed in your course for your students to view. Course guides generally include things like helpful links and research tips that are course specific. To view what a course research guide looks like, view our list of current course guides.
Course research guides, depending on the amount of content requested, may take up to two weeks to create. If requesting a course guide, please keep this in mind. If you select this option, the librarian will reach out regarding the content you would like to see in the guide.
Faculty can partner with the Outreach Librarian to host events and activities at the library to engage students in creative, professional, and scholarly skills.
The nature of the event or activity can be discussed in depth upon submission of request.
Case examples include the Multilingual Storytime events with Child Development and ESL programs, research events with Psychology and English departments, and Open Mic events with English and Music programs.
The librarian will add a module to your course with content designed to help your students navigate the library and conduct research. This may include:
In this option, the librarian(s) would have dedicated time slots to meet with individual students in the course to discuss their research and answer any questions that the student may have. Meetings may last from 30 minutes to one hour and can be conducted in person or through Zoom. This is a great option for research-heavy courses. If this option is selected, the librarian will reach out to discuss when you would like these office hours to take place and any other specifics regarding the meetings.
This discussion board activity asks students to interact with the librarian by posting about their experience thus far with the library, how they conduct research, what they wish to know, any questions they may have, etc. The librarian will respond to these posts appropriately.
A librarian is embedded in a traditional sense with a monitored Q&A discussion board for one or two weeks. Students can use this board to get help with research or ask questions. After this period, students will still have access to the live chat link and contact information to contact the librarian outside of the discussion post if needed.
Would you like a librarian to be involved in how your research assignment is designed, with information and instructions on how to best utilize the library and conduct research? This option provides faculty with the ability to partner with a librarian, with varying levels of involvement, to create an engaging research assignment specific to the course's needs and outcomes.
