Instructor’s checklist for requesting a librarian visit

For the 2020/2021 academic year, virtual support is available. In-person support is not offered.

Getting started

Have you been in touch with your liaison librarian?
Start a conversation with your librarian about classroom library instruction
We prefer at least 2 weeks advance notice to ensure librarian availability. But the earlier, the better!
A librarian visit works best when it takes place 2 to 3 weeks before a research assignment is due.
Have you passed along the following information to your librarian?
- Course title, code, and section
- Number of students in your class
- A copy of the research assignment that your students are currently working on.
- A copy of your course outline, if possible.

Have you informed your students of the time and location of the librarian visit?
This is especially important if the librarian visit is outside of your normal classroom and/or time
Have you reviewed the research assignment with your students prior to the librarian visit?
Have you asked them to starting thinking about the information-seeking process?
Have you considered making attendance mandatory for the visit?
Are you able to attend the librarian visit?
If there are questions regarding an assignment that come up in the library session, you are the best person to answer them.