To provide DE students with access to print materials, the library offers a document delivery service, whereby books and journal article photocopies are mailed directly to a student s home. Instruction in how to do library research is a major component of a student s education. In recent years, library instruction has been delivered to DE students in much the same manner as to on-campus students, with added innovations to hurdle the distance barrier. Such approaches have included instruction via interactive television or audio conferencing, travel by students to campus for instruction, and travel by librarians to remote sites. With the advent of online courses, the library s approach to instruction is changing.
Many students are no longer available at a set time or place for instruction.
Of course, library services for DE students are only useful if students and instructors are aware of them. As visibility of DE library services increases, so do the library research requirements and expectations of DE faculty.