Three ways we aid student success in course research and learning

There is a wealth of information at students’ fingertips, but do they know how to use it? As professors and instructors, you can make research easier and more robust with help from your friendly librarians!    

 We show students how to:   

• Develop explicit search terms so you never hear, “I can’t find any information on this,” ever again.   
• Introduce a variety of tools for finding information.   
• Critically analyze and understand the information they find.  
• Use tools to organize that information in logical ways that make sense (and make writing bibliographies a snap).  

We offer these three easy instruction initiatives to help students with their course research projects: 

1. Interactive Instruction Sessions: Have us come to your class and introduce your students to the information literacy and library research skills that are specific to your course. We customize these engaging sessions by sharing relevant research materials to lay the groundwork for ensuring student success in your course projects.  

2. Course Research Guides: These are subject-specific roadmaps to help students navigate through reliable (and relevant) resources and search tools. Created by our passionate and knowledgeable subject librarians, these guides help students discover article databases, journals, and other essential sources tailored to their course needs and assignments.  

3. Canvas: Think of Canvas as a magical portal to a goldmine of relevant and robust resources. This seamless experience ensures students have easy access to the resources they need right from their Canvas courses.  

We invite you to contact your subject librarian to learn more about how we can add sparkle to your teaching and support student learning and success. Consider us as partners in your students’ academic journey. Share the link to the subject librarians with your students and let them know that we are here to help them get a head start on the new semester.