For class presentations, the librarian will discuss the needs of the class with the instructor, and then prepare material, if needed, illustrating either sources and theories or both. A general research strategy. Handouts or instructional aids may be produced for the class. Cover Basics Allowing the librarian to address a class as a whole should answer the student's most basic questions, e.g., what sources to use, how to use them, and where to find them. This enables the students to begin research on their own and allows the librarians at the Reference Desk to help students with specific problems as they arise.
Some students are reluctant to ask for assistance.
The library instruction sessions encourage students to ask for help by introducing them to a librarian and by pointing out where the major service points are located in the library. Students should also be able to express their information needs more accurately and confidently after participating in an instruction session. The session will not answer all their questions - it will make it easier for them to ask better questions. Improve Communication Communication is improved between students, librarians, and instructors when all get together to discuss ways of gathering information which will satisfy a course assignment. It also helps the librarians determine what additional sources are needed in the library to meet student and faculty needs.