Library Instruction Services

• These sessions generally include:
• Recorded video lecture 
• Assessment that you can share with your students. 
• Transcripts of the lecture can be included for accessibility.

Example: 

Course: HPTH 622: Critical Inquiry (Physical Therapy) 

Lecture Topic: Copyright in Higher Education 

Session Length: 

The librarian provides a series of recordings about copyright in higher education tailored to the health sciences. Librarian provides an optional assessment at the end.   

• These sessions generally include:
• Lecture portion taught on zoom 
• A synchronous assessment
• Students have the option to ask the librarians questions in real time.
• Librarian is the main lecturer. Add examples 
• *We will not be offering in person lectures this Fall quarter

Example: 

Course: YPHP502: Introduction to Drug Information (College of Pharmacy) 

Lecture Topic: Electronic Resources

Session Length: 50 Minutes 

The librarian provides a lecture on the various electronic resources which were available in the library. This session is a 30 minute lecture with 20 minutes for questions where the librarian demonstrates how to use resources upon students request. Students complete the assessment as their attendance. 

• These sessions include:
• Lecture portion taught on zoom 
• A synchronous assessment
• Students have the option to ask the librarians questions in real time.
• Librarian is the main lecturer.
• Interactive demonstration or activity. 

Example: 

Course: ECR2: Essentials of Clinical Reasoning II (Chicago Medical School & William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine)

Lecture Topic: Critical Appraisal 

Session Length: 80 Minutes 

The library team designed a workshop where they introduce the concepts of randomization and blinding in randomized controlled trials in a short lecture. The students are broken into breakout rooms with faculty facilitators. The students then answer a checklist  with questions around blinding and randomization. The small groups then reconvene for discussion and feedback before filling out an assessment. 

• These sessions include:
• Librarians are available to answer questions about a specific topic or assignment. 
• Librarians will search the topics in real time and give real time feedback. 
• *Great for students doing literature reviews like systematic, narrative, or scoping reviews.  

Example:

Course: MCUR 618: Summer Research (Chicago Medical School & College of Pharmacy

Session Length: 50 Minutes

Librarians lead a session with summer research students who are working on systematic reviews. Students bring their topics and the librarian takes those topics and applies them directly in the database to help the students identify the best terms for their search. The librarian also teaches them how to gather citations in reference management tools.  

• These sessions generally include:
• Librarian serves as content expert for finding information in a D2L course. 
• Combine some of the types of sessions listed above. 
• Librarians can interact with students via forum posts in addition to lectures and live sessions.
• This is great when there is a research project as the librarians can give specific tips 

Example:

Course: HNUT542: Complementary Medicine and Dietary Supplements 

Topic: Search Strategies 

Session Length: Asynchronous Activities over 1 week 

Librarian provides a few asynchronous lectures on search techniques that students can watch during an assigned week. Students can then use those strategies to develop a PICO question which they will explore through the course. The assignment for the week is the PICO question with an explanation of how they searched the databases for information with one article on their topic. The librarian grades the assignment and provides feedback on how to improve the students’ search process. Additionally, the librarian can answer questions throughout the term in a dedicated Ask a Librarian forum within the course shell.