In addition to providing research assistance to individuals, we offer
library instruction sessions to SCS, Kellogg, and Medill classes
meeting on the Chicago Campus. We invite you to contact us at (312)
503-8422 if you will be requiring your class to use any of the following
information resources and research techniques:
- Locating
information about a person, place, event, issue, institution,
idea or object
- Accessing
statistics, government documents or other primary sources
- Finding
book or film reviews
- Distinguishing
between popular and scholarly treatments of a subject
- Tracing
the path of a theory or discovery through scholarly literature
The
best time to schedule a library instruction session is just as students
are beginning a project that requires the use of information resources.
Students appreciate the immediate relevancy to the task at hand,
and are more likely to recall useful research strategies. Non-traditional
students especially appreciate the opportunity to meet with a librarian
who can assist in alleviating their library and research anxiety.
Many non-traditional students have not done any library research
in some time, and are apprehensive about their online research skills.
Library research instruction sessions help students to complete
their assignments more efficiently and effectively.
Librarians
are available to meet with your class Monday - Thursday evenings,
and Saturdays as well. We ask for at least one week's notice when
scheduling a session with a librarian. We take time to discuss your
assignment with you, and create a customized presentation based
on the needs of your class. Sessions usually last about an hour,
and many instructors prefer to schedule them at the beginning of
class. Most sessions meet in our library instruction classroom,
room 270 Wieboldt Hall.
During
the course of our presentation, we usually focus on how to locate
one or more of the following:
- Books at
Northwestern University Libraries and beyond
- Articles
in scholarly and popular journals (and how to tell the difference)
- Relevant
and authoritative internet resources
We usually supplement
our instruction through the creation of class
pages, which provides 24-hour access to many of the resources
we discuss. A complete list of Northwestern University Libraries online
resources is available at http://er.library.northwestern.edu/.
Reference
Department
Joseph Schaffner Library
339 E Chicago Ave, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60611-3071
(312)
503-8422 (phone)
(312) 503-8930 (fax)
schaffner-reference@northwestern.edu |
