Library Instruction

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University Libraries provide multiple options for University Seminar classes to explore library spaces, services, and resources.

The First Year Research Program is a information literacy program designed for English 1320 classes and others teaching foundational research skills.

The University Libraries Instruction Team provides course level instruction for digital literacies and secondary research strategies.

Learn tools and techniques to make your research more efficient.

Explore the Special Collections and Archives.

Explore Alkek One and their technology-focused spaces on the first floor of Alkek Library

We collaborate with faculty and student success partners to:

Embed information literacy and secondary research competencies into the curriculum.
Create customized online learning.
Incorporate active learning into discipline and course specific instruction.
Design research assignments and authentic assessment rubrics.
Introduce students to innovative technologies that enhance research, maker literacies, and digital scholarship.

Expose students to archives & special collections and original research methods using primary source materials.
Incorporate open pedagogy principles that elevate student scholarship and publication.
Create co-curricular learning experiences in the form of micro-credentials, workshops, and special events.
Integrate related literacies (e.g. data literacy, AI literacy) into classes and online learning content.