Library Research Instruction Request for Mt. SAC Faculty

Library Research Instruction Request

for Mt. SAC Faculty

We are excited to offer your classes tailored research instruction sessions. Faculty can collaborate with their Librarian Liaison to deliver engaging and impactful sessions that align seamlessly with your class learning objectives.

Scheduling library research instruction helps foster a culture of inquiry and critical thinking within your classroom, and our engaging and interactive sessions will empower your students to harness the full potential of our vast collection and digital resources.

How to Schedule:

Complete this form to request a research workshop for your class. Once submitted, the Librarian Liaison for your discipline will reach out to confirm the details.

Lead Time:

To ensure ample time for planning, coordination, and room scheduling, please submit your requests at least two weeks before the session.

Professor's Role:

Your active participation is greatly needed! Your presence during the workshop is a powerful endorsement of the session's value, and your attendance or a representative's is essential. Plus, students often have questions about their assignments when they start digging into their research.

Prepping Your Students to Enhance the Experience:

We've found that a few small things to prepare students for the research session can significantly impact its success and students' comfort level.

Students are familiar with the assignment before the session.
Students have their topics or a few topics they are exploring.

One idea - encourage students to complete the drop-in Developing Research Topics workshop before the tailored session so they're ready to hit the research road running! The Developing Research Topics workshop is available on campus, in Zoom, and asynchronously through Canvas.

We're excited to collaborate with you in fostering a culture of critical inquiry and research excellence!

What's your name?*

What's your email address?*

Discipline*

This info helps us connect you with your Librarian Liaison.

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Workshops Designed for Psychology

If you'd like one of the psychology-specific workshops, please select from the menu below. When you get to the general workshop menu question, please select "Other, Psych Department." If you would like one of our general workshops, skip this question and select from the general workshop menu, in the "which workshop would you like" question.

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Workshops Designed for Paralegal

If you'd like one of the Paralegal-specific workshops, please select from the menu below. When you get to the general workshop menu question, please select "Other, Paralegal Department."

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CRN for this class*

This helps us with research. Thank you!

Number of students?

Ho w many students are expected to join? This information will help us determine an appropriate space for the session

Is this course part of a learning community or linked?*

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If it's linked, please share the linked course(s).

What's your first choice date to have this session?*

At least two weeks' advance notice is appreciated for scheduling, communication, and preparation. Thank you!

What's your second choice date to have this session?*

What time would you like this session to start?*

Would you like this taught face-to-face on campus or via Zoom?*

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Which workshop would you like?

We have a menu of workshops to choose from, or if you would like something different please select "build your own workshop." If you select a workshop from our menu, we can tailor it to the needs of your assignment and students.

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Ideas on building a customized workshop

Below is a list of common modules and time estimates for building your own workshop. Selecting a few will help your liaison get a sense of what you would like included in the session. Your liaison will contact you about the details, so don't worry - you are not locked into your selections. If you don't see what you need, select "Something else" at the top.

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Approximately how long would you ideally like the session to be?

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Will your students have taken any of our drop-in workshops before we meet with your class?

If often helps students if they complete the basics before a session tailored to your class assignment. For example, completing the general Finding and Evaluating Articles workshop can help students get more out of a customized session for your class that focuses on subject-specialized tools (e.g., PsycArticles, ERIC, CINAHL, etc.) and research techniques.

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How far along will your class be with their research assignment?*

Students tend to get more out of the session if they are already familiar with their assignment.

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Please briefly describe your assignment so we can make the workshop more relevant to the students' needs. You can also attach the assignment to this form.

Attach Your Assignment

You can attach your assignment to help us contextualize the session and make it more relevant to the students.

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Are there any accommodation needs for this class that we should know about?

Is there anything else we should know?

Instructor Attendance*

Professor attendance and active participation help students recognize that the quality of their research is important and that the library and librarians are part of their support network.

Students often have questions about the assignment once they start digging into their research. Attending the session will help you address questions about the assignment right away, and help guide students in the right direction.

Please check the box to confirm you or a sub will attend. Thank you!

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