Human Services and Addiction - Library Resources: Library Instruction & LibGuides Support

You can collaborate with a librarian in the following ways to improve your students' information literacy and research skills:

• Schedule a classroom session with a librarian (in person or online)
• Embed a librarian in your course for research support throughout the semester
• Develop research-focused assignments with help from a librarian
• Request a course- or assignment-specific LibGuide
• Link the LIS2004 information literacy course as a Learning Community

To request any of these services, or to brainstorm new ways to support student learning, contact your campus library.

Whatever the learning activity, designing effective research assignments is key to helping students develop strong information literacy. Explore these faculty-facing guides, which offer practical tips, best practices, and assignment ideas you can use to integrate research skills into your course work.

• Creating Effective Research Assignments – University of Maryland Libraries: A concise guide emphasizing alignment with learning goals and thoughtful assignment design.
• Designing Assignments to Develop Information Literacy Skills – Drew University Library: Offers guiding questions and examples to help instructors build research skills into coursework.
• Designing FYS Research Assignments – University of Richmond: Focused on first-year courses, this guide offers structure and best practices.
• Creating Effective Library Research Assignments – University of Oklahoma Libraries: Highlights essential elements of research-focused assignments and the value of librarian collaboration.