Assignments Making assignments that force students to use libraries is easy.
Below is a list, with examples, of tips for successful library assignments. It requires the student to answer several questions, but provides no starting point, no methodology, and no guidance. These assignments tend to overwhelm students, who then rely on librarians to provide the answers. Because the assignment is a non-progressive, random list of questions, it fails to educate the student on how to use library resources methodically and effectively. Please keep your students' level of scholarship in mind.