Library Instruction

Beyond ensuring that our collections meet your instructional needs, the UNCSA Library can help create and curate materials that enhance student learning. Our support includes:

• Identifying Open Educational Resources (OER) that can supplement or replace expensive course textbooks.

• Developing research guides for your discipline or specific course that:

  • Highlight relevant library and open-access resources for student research

  • Provide guidance on conducting effective secondary research

• Placing course materials on reserve so students can easily access required readings, media, and other resources through the library.

Things to Consider: 

• Scaffolding
  • How does this assignment/class session support your syllabus and learning outcomes?
  • Is this assignment/session building on foundational skills?
  • Have you provided feedback or opportunities for peer review to students on smaller research or writing assignments?
• Timing of session/assignment
  • Does the timing of the assignment/session make sense with respect to the semester? 
• Available research
  • Is research about the topics or readings you assign readily available within library databases?
  • Does the assignment lend itself well to the skills of students doing academic research and writing for the first time?