Consult with a librarian for details. Librarians provide instruction in the use of information resources and in research strategies and techniques. Instruction is provided in general orientation sessions, in specialized presentations arranged at the request of instructors, in individual consultations with students and through guide sheets available in the libraries and on the web. Instructors wishing to arrange library instruction should contact a librarian at the nearest Blinn library. General library orientation sessions are given at the beginning of each long semester.
Many instructors require students to attend or give extra credit for attendance.
At the Brenham library, we schedule these sessions outside class time, and the library gives the students written proof instructors can use to verify attendance. The Bryan and Schulenburg libraries provide library orientation for classes at the instructor's request. To serve your students better, we ask instructors to send the library copies of written library assignments and to advise the librarians of all assignments in advance. Librarians and other members of the library staff help students use library resources to complete assignments. Typically, this assistance involves interpreting the assignment.