Library Instruction for Education

Our subject specialist for education can provide customized hands-on library instruction for students, demonstrating the tools and collections available for their research. Besides teaching search techniques and "tips of the trade," instruction sessions can also focus on the evaluation of information sources, correct citation (including use of RefWorks), and other topics relating to library research.

Examples of Instruction Sessions - Classroom Facilities - Requesting a Library Instruction Session

Examples of Instruction Sessions

Library instruction sessions can last an entire class session, or can be as short as 15 to 20 minutes (depending on the subjects covered). Some examples of library instruction sessions include:

• An orientation to the K-12 Curriculum Materials Collection.
• A comprehensive introduction to education resources for a BA seminar.
• An instruction session focusing on how to locate newspaper and magazine articles from the 1950s and 1960s about school desegregation.
• An workshop on the RefWorks bibliographic management tool.
• An overview of sources for education statistics.
• A brief discussion of the importance of note-taking and record keeping for academic honesty.
• A visit to the Special Collections Research Center to review sources about U of C's Education Department in the University Archives.

Classroom Facilities

The Library has a number of spaces which can be used for library instruction sessions, including:

• Room A-11: A multimedia conference room that can seat up to 50 students.
• Room 153: A hands-on computer classroom that sits 15-20 students.
• Media Seminar Room (Coming Soon!): A technology-equipped seminar room for classes of 20-30 students.
• K-12 Curriculum Materials Collection Seminar Room (Room 406): A small seminar room for 8-10 people, designed to support the use of the K-12 Curriculum Materials Collection. Priority of use is given to students and faculty of the University of Chicago's Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP).
• Marie Louise Rosenthal Seminar Room: A technology-equipped seminar room for the use of Special Collections Research Center materials in your teaching. Learn more.

Iinstruction sessions can also be provided outside the Library in your classroom.

Requesting an Instruction Session

If you are interested in arranging for an instruction session, please contact Rebecca Starkey.