An introduction to the library and to the process of information retrieval. . Students learn what services the library offers, how to use OAK, and how to locate the texts. . The purpose of this visit is to introduce them to the library in a very concrete way. An introduction to bibliography construction.
Students learn more sophisticated .
Students should begin the session with fairly broad . Working with a member of the . reference staff also increases the students' confidence and gives them a point of contact within . The students must understand why they are going to the library, what they should accomplish there, and how it connects to the overall course. If the English 1 instructor does not explain this and build the library component into the course, its success will be limited. The annotated bibliography assignment is one example of this, but obviously instructors should feel free to design their own assignments and build them into their own courses as long as they meet the overall goals described above.