Beginner Library Instruction Menu
Library Instruction
Learning Goals
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Tour Regina Library or ERC
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Introduction to library
homepage
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How to find a book
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How to find an article (using
Academic Search Premier)
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Meet a Librarian
Familiarize students
with building and
services
Meet a librarian;
30-40minutes (for Regina)
understand that we are
25-30 minutes (for ERC)
available to help
provide research and
reference
Learn to navigate
libraries' website and
LibGuides
15 minutes
Identify and find books
in Regina and ERC
Request books through
ILL and place holds.
20-25 minutes
Explanation of Library
of Congress call
number system
Basic overview of
Academic Search
Premier
25-35 minutes
Use “Check for full
text” and if needed ILL
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Discussion on the
importance of scholarly
15 minutes
publications
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Keywords
Boolean
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Understand that we are
available to help
5-10 minutes
research
Scholarly vs. Popular
Publications
How to Search Using...
Time
(approximate – can be longer
with activity)
15-20 minutes
Intermediate Library Instruction Menu
Library Instruction
Learning Goals
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How to find a book outside the
library
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How to find an article using a
specialized database – ie,
ERIC, PsycInfo, JSTOR,
Business Source Premier, etc.
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Using Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
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Find Article from Citation
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Evaluating Internet Sources
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Scholarly vs. Popular
Publications
Time
(approximate – can be longer
with activity)
Demonstrate WorldCat
Local
Identify and find books
in libraries
25-30 minutes
Understand usefulness
of Subject Headings
Learn tips/tricks on
using database
Learn ways to
narrow/limit results
15-30 minutes
Learn other special
features associated with
database
Learn how to use ILL
through databases,
filling out a form
Learn how to use
Journal Finder
Demonstrate ILL
Discussion on how to
evaluate Internet
sources
10-15 minutes
15-20 minutes
15-20 minutes
Discussion on the
importance of scholarly
15 minutes
publications
Advanced Library Instruction Menu
Library Instruction
Learning Goals
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Finding a research
topic/refining your research
topic
How to Search Using...
Finding Primary Sources
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Truncation
Synonyms
Subject Headings
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Discuss what primary
sources are
Demonstrate databases
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Finding Statistics
20 minutes
30 minutes
Demonstrate Business
Source Premier,
20-30 minutes
Hoovers, First Research
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Covers print and
electronic resources
Covers starting places to 30-70 minutes
find information
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Advanced Google
Explain benefits of
using statistics when
making an argument
Show various places to
find quantitative
information (ICPSR,
Statistical Abstracts of
the United States,
Census, etc.)
15-25 minutes
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Finding Company Profiles &
Industry Analysis
Finding Government
Information
Learn key terms of topic
statement
Discover ways to
15-30 minutes
narrow or broaden topic
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Time
(approximate – can be longer
with activity)
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Show how to search
beyond google.com
Demonstrate Google
Scholar, Blogs, News,
Books, and much more
20-30 minutes