Library Teaching Services

• initial topic brainstorming and development
• overview of sources for a particular topic, discipline, or assignment
• use of online and print research tools
• evaluating the credibility of sources
• identifying types of sources: scholarly vs popular, primary vs secondary  
• database-specific instruction: e.g. Nexis Uni, Scopus, PsycInfo
• strategies for avoiding plagiarism
• strategies for finding copyright-free images
• digital literacy
• Scaffolded information literacy instruction over a series of courses or program
• Support for student research, presentation or publication

We offer these activities in a variety of formats to fit your course: 

• a classroom “pop-in” introduction
• an in-depth presentation to your course in the classroom
• synchronous webinar
• hands-on research session in a computer lab
• creation of an online research guide
• creation of an online tutorial or video
• collaborating on effective assignment development and on student assessment
• librarian embedded into Blackboard course