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FACULTY LIBRARY GUIDE

What faculty need to know about our libraries that support teaching, research and student-centered success.

LIBRARY INSTRUCTION


Snow College Librarians provide tailored instruction for your course(s) that teaches students the best ways to find and evaluate information. We can create library and research sessions to help your students learn about specific resources and research strategies. Request an instruction session or library tour using our Library Instruction Request Form

A full list of instruction options is below. If you have questions about any of these options, please contact us.

INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY & RESEARCH SERVICES (45 MIN.)

  • Tour of library including service points (i.e. circulation desk, computer lab, printing/scanning) and book stacks
  • Explore library website and online resources that are relevant to course

INTRODUCTION TO FACT CHECKING (30 MIN.)

  • Students learn the SIFT Method to identifying credible information online
  • Students use the SIFT Method in an activity

LEARNING ABOUT SOURCES (30 MIN.)

  • Students investigate a variety of source types and learn their differences and advantages
  • Sources may be books, journals, newspapers, primary sources, social media, or others depending on course needs

CITATIONS and ETHICAL USE OF INFORMATION (30 MIN. OR 45 MIN.- CITATION SOFTWARE INTRO)

  • Students learn why we cite (give credit where it is due, citations as research resource)
  • Identify the parts of the citation
  • Practice creating citations
  • Track down sources from a citation
  • Introduction to Zotero citation management software

KEYWORD BRAINSTORMING (30 MIN.)

  • Introduction to brainstorming and keyword formation
  • Mind map worksheet activity

RESOURCE SEARCHING AND ASSESSING RESULTS (30 MIN.)

  • Demonstration of databases relevant to course including: Search tips, Navigating database search results, Keeping track of research.
  • Students learn how to assess search results and adjust search methods accordingly.

DECONSTRUCT A SCHOLARLY ARTICLE (30 MIN.)

  • Students learn to identify scholarly articles and understand what research is peer reviewed
  • Students learn how to find scholarly articles using library resources
  • Students do an activity that deconstructs the parts of a scholarly article

ACTIVE LEARNING & RESEARCH (30 MIN. OR MORE)

  • Students conduct independent research in the Library Instruction Lab with a librarian on-hand to provide research help and assistance

GUIDED EXPLORATION OF COLLECTIONS (30 MIN.)

Students are guided in an exploration of specific library materials such as artists' books, rare books, local history and institutional archives
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