The library staff will provide instruction about
its resources to classes. Faculty need to schedule classes at
least one week in advance. Instructors are to remain with the
class during the library presentation. Students retain more from
a library instruction session if it is scheduled at a time when
library use is necessary to complete a class assignment. Sessions
can be tailored to a specific class assignment.
Overview of Library Instruction
Good research requires using the library's subscription databases.
Searching for electronic information is part of academic life
for the average college student. But many students only rely
on the public Web, not realizing that the library subscribes
to online databases containing full-text information from magazines
and books. These databases must be accessed directly from the
William Hessel Library home page as they are not searchable
through search engines.
Bringing in your students for a library session will help your
students to: