Faculty Guide to Library Resources: Instruction/Class Visit Requests

Our librarians provide top-notch quality lessons on various information literacy topics in person and virtually via Zoom. 

Schedule sessions by emailing Amy Harris, Assistant Professor, Instructional and Assessment Librarian: amy.harris03@saintleo.edu. 

• What we need from you: The more time you give us, the better--so please think ahead at least a week to schedule something with us.

• We need information on what we should focus upon--Is it one paper? Is it an overall view of the library? Is it APA formatting? What are our goals?

• Please send us the syllabus, assignment information, room number or Zoom link, the approximate number of students attending and anything else that would help us provide a great session(s). 

• We prefer that the instructor/professor is present in the class(es)--it helps with cohesion and sometimes we need you there to help shape the course of our talk.

Instruction Topics

• Library Orientation: provides an overview of library services, the library website, and how to get help. 
• Subject and Course Specific Library Instruction: provides an overview of resources for a particular subject area and resources for specific assignments, such as how to locate, save, and cite peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles. 
• Evaluation: provides instruction on understanding different kinds of resources and how to evaluate the authority, credibility, and purpose of sources. 
• MLA/APA: provides instruction on how to format papers, headings, in-text and reference citations
• Zotero: provides instruction on how to download and use Zotero to save and organize sources and cite sources fully integrated with Microsoft Word. 
• Archives: provides instruction on how to search and use archival materials.