Faculty Resources

Library Instruction Requests

The Park University Library offers library research instruction opportunities for members of the Park community.

Librarians can help students generate research topics and keywords, find and evaluate sources, and review citation basics. Research instruction is most effective when students are engaged in a learning partnership between librarians and their instructors.

Curious about what Asynchronous Library Instruction could look like for you? Here's some ideas!

• Credit-Bearing Assignments/Worksheets (To be collected by instructor)
  • Example: Putting CRAAP to the Test Worksheet
• Non-credit bearing assignments/worksheets (Will not be collected, but encouraged)
  • Example: Database Detectives Worksheet
• Video tutorials
  • Example: Requesting Materials from PU Library Catalog
• Guided research tutorials via Canvas
  • Example: Research & The Library, Module #3

Synchronous Instruction Examples

Traditional Synchronous Library Instruction is highly customizable to each individual course. See examples of lesson plans below to spark some ideas of what Synchronous Library Instruction could look like for your class!

• In-Class Interactive Tutorials
  • Example: EN106 Search Strategy + Annotated Bibliography Lesson Plan
• In-Class Discussion & Activities
  • Example: Discerning Information Sources Activity + Discussion