Request Library Instruction

Course Instructors can request Library instruction to help students better employ Library resources.

Library instruction sessions prepare students to find, evaluate and utilize information found through library research tools. Librarians work with UIC faculty to create sessions relevant to course assignments such as research papers. We are available to meet with your students in a variety of ways tailored to student needs.

What types of activities or lessons can librarians provide? Heading link

Example topics can include:

Evaluating search results from Google, Google Scholar and library databases
Discerning the differences between various publication types in print and electronic format
Constructing effective searches for research topics
Searching library databases and Google Scholar for articles
Searching library catalogs for books, ordering books from other libraries

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Name * Required
Email * Required
Phone * Required
Course title and number * Required
Subject area * Required
- Humanities, social sciences, science, math or engineering
- Special collections and university archives (Chicago - Daley Library)
- Special collections and university archives (Chicago - Health Sciences)
- Health sciences (Chicago)
- Health sciences (Peoria or Quad Cities)
- Health sciences (Rockford)
- Health sciences (Springfield or Urbana)
- Law (UIC School of Law)
What type of instruction session do you prefer? * Required
E.g., a live online class, asynchronous exercises, or something else.
How many sessions do you need? * Required
How long should each session be? * Required

(e.g. 1 hour, 2 hours)
Date and time (first choice) - allow 2 weeks advance notice * Required
Date and time (second choice) - allow 2 weeks advance notice * Required
Number of students expected * Required
What do you want students to be able to do as a result of the session? * Required
Do your students require any accommodations or assistive technologies?
Library instruction typically involves hands-on computer use. If any of your students require accommodations to participate, please describe here.
For more information, please see our list of assistive technologies in Library classrooms.