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Todays Library Hours: ASK THE LIBRARIAN

What is Library Instruction?

Library Instruction enhances student learning in all disciplines by promoting information literacy through Library Workshops: the Basics available through Blackboard and through faculty-requested instruction sessions. A student is considered to be “information literate” when the student can recognize when information is needed and has the skills to locate, evaluate, use and cite the information effectively.

Library Workshops: the Basics

These two workshops are available in Blackboard and give an overview of library services as well as teach students how to search both the online catalog and electronic databases. Each workshop can be viewed in multiple formats: Powerpoint, xxx, Quicktime video, and can be downloaded to a MP4 player. They are fully ADA compliant. The workshops are located in the Tools box of Blackboard which is the first screen students see when logging in. These workshops are available for all students with access to Blackboard and include a certificate of completion which can be turned into their instructor.

If you are teaching Communication 3, 4, 5, 7, 8; Criminology 1; English 5A, 5B, 10; or Speech Communication 8, your students will be receiving instruction through these tutorials.

Instructions to Access the Library Workshops:

In Addition to the Library Workshops, Individuals May Receive Instruction by:

Visiting the Reference Desk. Our Reference Desk is staffed by professional librarians who will help anyone who asks. We will teach our users how to search and access information. The goal is to help library users become as independent as possible.

IMing the Reference Librarian. You may IM the Reference Desk and talk with a librarian in real time from the comfort of your home or office. Simply go to: http://www.csufresno.edu/library/ask.shtml

Contacting your librarian. You may make an appointment for an in-depth consultation either individually or with your group. Each academic school has a librarian(s) who is the liaison to the departments in that school. The list of Library Liaisons is located at: xxxx