Instructional Services

Library Instruction Services

One Shot Sessions

• Tailored to your course/assignment
• Available throughout the semester
• In the library (up to 24 students) with laptops
• In your classroom
• Faculty are encouraged to be present during instruction
• Schedule an Instruction Session

Workshops

• Workshops take place outside of your class time
• Workshops available for RefWorks, Super Google, etc. 
• Suggest or schedule a workshop for your class at library@ucmerced.edu
• Library-scheduled workshops are listed at News & Events

Research Consultation

• One-on-one sessions with a librarian
• Targeted help for assignments or research on a specific topic
• Usually 30-45 minutes long
• Faculty can recommend or require for their students
• Please email library@ucmerced.edu a copy of the assignment when requiring students to attend an Research Consultation.
• Schedule a Research Consultation

Assignment Review

• Work with a librarian to develop course research assignments
• Allows librarians to better assist students with research
• Ensures that needed resources are identified and available for students
• Contact us at library@ucmerced.edu to arrange an assignment review
   

Library Instruction & the Writing Program

• Librarians and Writing Program faculty collaborate to teach and promote information literacy
• The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) has published Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

An individual with high information fluency is one who can:

• determine how much information is required.
• access that information in an effective and efficient manner.
• evaluate the information critically.
• incorporate this information into existing knowledge.
• access and use information ethically. (ACRL, Information Literacy Competency Standards pgs. 2-3)

ACRL Standards/Topics frequently taught through library instruction:

• Distinguishing between popular and scholarly materials (1.2.e)
• Evaluating sources (3.2.a)
• Avoiding plagiarism (5.2.f)
• Using Refworks to manage research and create bibliographies (2.5.e)
• Finding a specific type of material e.g. blog entries, images, reference materials (2.3.a)
• Searching in a specific database (directed by the type of material needed), examples include Academic Search Complete, Newsbank: Access World News and the Literature Resource Center (2.2.e & 2.3.a)

Schedule an Instruction Session for your Class