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Library Instruction Program
The Library
Instruction program at MSUM support's the Library's and
University's mission, and furthermore -
Livingston Lord Library's Library Instruction program
supports the academic and cultural experience of the MSUM
community by providing instruction on the availability,
access, and use of the Library's services and resources.
Keeping the student at the forefront of our efforts, we also
provide instruction to the MSUM community (faculty, staff,
students) and to the region (area high schools, community
members). The purpose of the Library Instruction program is
to develop users who are more information literate, lifelong
learners; informed citizens; critical thinkers and readers;
and to teach them how to access, evaluate, and synthesize
information.
Livingston Lord
Library offers a wide variety of library instruction
opportunities for the MSU Moorhead community.
Course-integrated instruction makes up the majority of
library instruction sessions, including sessions involving
English 102, MDS 109, and a wide variety of
courses throughout the curriculum. On average, librarians
conduct nearly 200 workshops a year, serving approximately 3,000 students. These
workshops ranged from general library orientations (e.g., "Learn How to Use
MnPALS" workshops)
to subject-specific instruction (e.g., Art & Design;
Biology; Counseling and Student Affairs; Economics;
Education; Legal Assistant Program; Nursing; Psychology;
Speech Language Pathology; Social Work; Special Education).
To arrange for Library Instruction, including
course-integrated instruction and Internet-based
instruction, please use the following online form:
For more information contact:
Instruction Librarian, Travis Dolence: dolence@mnstate.edu
477-2358
For instruction involving Curriculum Materials Center
resources (or Teacher Education resources), including
Internet-based instruction, please contact: Carol Sibley,
Curriculum Materials Center Librarian sibley@mnstate.edu
477-2347
The following categories cover many types of library
instruction. If you have any questions regarding our
instructional program, please contact Brittney Goodman
(477-2923), Instructional Resources Director.
Course Integrated
Instruction
The Library has
two facilities available for instruction:
Room 222, LIT Center
The Library Instruction/Instructional Technology (LIT)
Center, offers 20 computer workstations, with an
instructor's station. It can accommodate up to 40 students
(sharing terminals). The instructor's station includes a
SMARTBoard and a Proxima projection system. If you want to
schedule library instruction utilizing hands-on methods, the
LIT Center will be the best choice. Due to the increasing
amount of hands-on instruction and faculty/staff development
workshops, it is highly advisable that you request LIT
Center space far in advance of the instruction date. See
Librarian/Instructor Contact Information to schedule
instruction. The room was funded by a 1997/98 Strategic
Goals Initiative to support hands-on library instruction,
faculty/staff training, and student research.
Curriculum Materials Center Classroom (Demonstration
Only)
Located on the 2nd floor of the Library, this room can
accommodate up to 40 students for demonstration-only
instruction. The instructor's station includes a SMARTBoard
to project computer images onto a screen. Students receiving
instruction in the CMC Classroom will not get hands-on
computer practice. Although the CMC Classroom is not as
heavily booked, it is still advisable to request instruction
space well in advance of your desired session date, because
of Librarian/Instructors' increased instructional loads. See
Librarian/Instructor Contact Information to schedule
instruction.
NOTE: Both the LIT Center and CMC Classroom will only be
schedulable via a Librarian. See Librarian/Instructor
Contact Information.
Special Workshops
Learn How to Use MnPALS Sessions
These drop-in sessions require no appointment. Offered
during the last half of the Fall and Spring semesters, these
sessions are designed to teach the basics of online catalog
and periodical database searching via MnPALS. Participants
will learn how to find resources; how to print and e-mail
results; and how to Interlibrary Loan.
Evaluating and Citing WWW Resources
This workshop will be offered periodically, and upon request
(can be tailored to a specific course or subject area).
Participants are taught three major criteria for evaluating
Internet resources:
-Authority
-Currency/Accuracy
-Coverage
To see a sample
from the general workshop, visit the
Evaluating WWW Resources web site.
Improve Your Internet Searching
This workshop takes participants into three search engines
(a directory, such as Yahoo or Excite; a "comprehensive"
database, such as AltaVista, Lycos, or Infoseek; and a
"meta-search" engine such as Profusion, Inference Find, or
Webcrawler). Workshop participants complete a worksheet that
is designed to teach them basic and refining techniques --
such as using a wildcard character (truncation); "phrase"
searching; and how to narrow and limit their results.
Although this workshop will be offered periodically as an
open, drop-in workshop, it is most effective when tailored
to a specific course. Subject-areas and courses that have
utilized this workshop in 1997/98 include Elementary and
Early Childhood Education; Special Education; History;
Technology; Biology; Multicultural Studies; and more. The
workshop also covers the basic functions and limitations of
search engines.
Created 10/9/98
Last updated 11/7/06dolence@mnstate.edu
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