The Library Instruction Program at Washington State University is designed to create partnerships between library and teaching faculty to teach research skills to students from freshman through graduate/researcher levels. Instruction helps students to become effective participants in the modern information world and to develop skills and concepts they will need to continue their education beyond their years at WSU. Library Instruction aims to help student researchers develop a broad understanding of skills and concepts related to the identification, location, retrieval, management, and presentation of information in an increasingly automated and networked environment. For more information, contact Corey Johnson or visit http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/usered/index.html.
Services:
Course-Related Instruction
Library faculty offer classes designed for the specific informational needs
of your course and your particular assignments. These library sessions can
cover multiple concepts, including specific resources, searching techniques,
evaluation of information, the research process, plagiarism, citing sources,
and more. Most classes incorporate a hands-on element that allows your students
to work directly with specialized resources during the class. Classes can
take place in or outside of the Libraries' instructional classroom facilities.
Instructional Design Support
Library faculty can work with you to create or revise assignments that require
use of library or other informational resources, including the World Wide
Web. Services can also include identifying information literacy objectives
attuned to the needs of your discipline and course, providing you with ideas
for classroom activities, and providing you with the means to assess the information
literacy skills of your students.
Information Architecture
Designing or updating a Web-based or distance course? We can work with you
to help design online components that incorporate information literacy elements
and assessment. We can also work with you in identifying appropriate electronic
resources for your students to start with.
Interdisciplinary Project Teams
Have a class that crosses disciplines? The Libraries can create an interdisciplinary
project team of subject specialist librarians to work with you and your students
to ensure that students become knowledgeable about resources and information
issues outside of their own subject area.
General Interest Workshops
The Libraries periodically offer campus, discipline, or department-wide classes
focusing on a particular area. Previous workshops have covered new electronic
resources for social sciences and humanities faculty and a series of classes
covering United States government information offered to the campus at large.
Resources:
Library Class, Orientation and/or Tour Scheduling
Use this online form to schedule a library class, orientation session, or
tour. The form will allow you to provide specific information about your assignment
and what you would like the class to cover.
Library Research Assignment Alert Form
Ensure that reference librarians are prepared for your students and your assignment
by completing this online form before you give your students a library resource-using
assignment.
Creating Effective Library Assignments
Tips and resources to help you create or revise a library resource-based assignment.
Library Resources for WSU Pullman Faculty
This resource page is provided to help you quickly locate the policies and
services offered by the Washington State University Libraries. The page includes
links to commonly used library resources including print and electronic reserves,
interlibrary loan, resources for detecting plagiarism, and more.
General Education Information Literacy and Writing Rubric
This rubric will help you as an assessment tool for information literacy competence.
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