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Information Literacy
Instruction Liaisons
Course Guides/Independent Study

Instruction and Information Literacy

Librarians are available to lead instructional sessions on the use of library resources, including searching and technical skills for the following:

The Library Main Catalog
Research Databases (JSTOR, Proquest, Wilson Web)
Discipline-Specific Resource (Print and Electronic)
The Internet
EndNote

In addition, we gladly collaborate with faculty on best practices for integrating information literacy into the curriculum and are on hand to educate or conduct sessions on the following topics:

Topic selection and refining (broadening/narrowing a topic)
Developing Research Questions/ Thesis Statements and Evidence
Distinguishing between Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources
Evaluating Information Resources
Evaluating the Web
Citing Sources
Plagiarism and Paraphrasing
Copyright

Instruction Liaisons

Sessions can be arranged to continue over several class periods or just a portion of one, and may be conducted in the Electronic Classroom, the Reference Room, or in some instances, your classroom. Librarians greatly appreciate advance copies of assignments for scheduled classes or independent research. You can request a librarian of your choice or look to our matrix of who to contact (please note, due to schedules we may need to fill your request by librarian availability):

By Form:

II Form: Kevin Connell (kconnell@lawrenceville.org)
III Form: Lorie Harding (lharding@lawrenceville.org)
IV Form: Liz McCall (emmcall@lawrenceville.org)
V Form: Paula Clancy (pclancy@lawrenceville.org)

Course Guides/Independent Study

A course guide can be prepared and put into your course Blackboard site that emphasizes the best print, research database and internet sources. For further information please contact Lorie Harding (lharding@lawreneceville.org)

For Students: Doing or thinking about doing an Independent Study Project that involves research? You may need materials that are only available from other libraries. Librarians at the Bunn Library are here to help. We can use our Interlibrary Loan service to acquire items we don't have, help you navigate larger and sometimes intimidating academic libraries nearby, and in some cases make you an appointment with a reference professional there. We also can help you gauge how much information exists or is needed for your study. For more information see Mrs. McCall, Mrs. Clancy or Mrs. Harding.

For Teachers: If you are supervising independent research this term or in the spring semester, the library encourages you to have your student connect with a librarian when they begin the research process. Please let us know if you would like us to reach out to any students who may be hesitant to contact us, or if you have any questions.

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