Then, they can work with other faculty to demonstrate how such instruction can be incorporated into the curriculum with positive teaching results. Faculty who support and actively incorporate information instruction into their courses need to more actively influence their colleagues and librarians. Active outreach by librarians to discuss educational benefits of information instruction and to inform about information sources available.
Faculty can also seek out librarians to work with for information instruction.
Faculty can subscribe to the Chemical Information Listserv. A digest version is available. Because access to information sources changes rapidly, information professionals, vendors, and database producers need to provide effective teaching materials at reasonable cost, publicize their availability, and make them readily available. Have CPT enforce the information guidelines. Use sample issues for demos.