Reduces students frustration when they can readily access databases, titles in a reading list, reserve readings, reference works, and other pertinent information from our library instead of needing to travel to a university library or complete interlibrary loan request forms for basic research needs. Classroom faculty are encouraged to call or email a librarian to help determine what is currently available and what has changed since the assignment was last given. If the entire class is researching one topic, please place sufficient support material on reserve to provide equal access to needed information. Schedule a librarian-led instruction session to coincide with assignment distribution. Improves understanding of research process in relation to a specific assignment.
Librarians can discuss locating and evaluating books, articles, and Internet sites.
Even today not all students are knowledgeable about computers, the Internet, or the effective use of search engines to find useful and reliable Internet information. PA Research II . North Harris Coll. Dictionary of Art . Grove s Dictionaries, 1996.