Classroom visits
Librarians will work with faculty to prepare classroom sessions designed to help students develop and reinforce both information literacy and research skills. Presentations are tailored to each course’s level and subject matter.
Ideally, faculty should schedule sessions with Research Instruction Services as they prepare their syllabi. This provides the librarians with ample time to prepare an appropriate session.
The Pelletier classroom is available for classes of up to 15 students, or the librarian can visit the classroom in person.
Some possible topics
- Available library services and collections:
- Using AggreGator
- General research databases (ProQuest, Web of Science, EBSCO, etc.)
- Interlibrary loan
- Information literacy:
- Assessing reliability of sources
- Identifying scholarly and peer-reviewed sources
- Evaluating specific journals
- Recognizing bias and spin
- Research skills:
- Building a search strategy
- Subject-specific research resources
- Finding primary sources
- Constructing effective database searches
- Citation skills:
- Using citations to trace research histories
- Citation styles
- The RefWorks Citation Manager
(This is not an exhaustive list!)
Research Assistance for Individual Students
Students may also schedule an individual research consultation with a librarian. Librarians work with the student to develop and hone information literacy and research skills, with particular focus on the student’s specific research topic. We encourage faculty to notify Research and Instruction Services if they require a consultation for students in their courses.