By checking your assignments regularly, you can make certain that you are not asking your students to use outdated or withdrawn sources. Appropriate time frame. Remember to allow for students' inexperience and for the availability of materials. Pitfalls to Avoid Assuming that most students know the basics. The information environment changes rapidly.
Many students have no prior experience using the library.
Even students who have attended a previous library orientation may not have received information relevant to the needs of your current assignment. Keep in mind that transfer or new students may have no prior experience using the library. Thinking that required sources are readily available. Double check current library holdings as resources are often added or updated from semester to semester. The Library may not own the identical items that you have used at other libraries.