"Ready at Hand" Tools to Support Research Assignments

If your schedule or syllabus does not allow for an in-person library instruction session for your course, the Library has several "ready at hand" tools for Chalk that can help your students learn more about library resources and research skills. 

• Ask a Librarian Module for Chalk
  Connect your students to the Library's Ask a Librarian IM/Chat service directly from your Chalk course site by adding our module.
  
  
• Subject Guides
  Link to our guides recommending library resources for various disciplines.  Our subject guides include contact information for our subject specialist librarians/bibliographers.
  
  
• How do I find? Guides
  Link to our guides to locating specific types of sources, such as newspapers, music, images, data and more.
  
  
• Custom Course Guides
  Specially designed guides created by our librarians for a specific course or research assignment.  Instructors will receive a private URL for their guide.
  
  
• Embedded Librarians
  Instructors can add a librarian to their course site as a TA so that librarians can become a "presence" in the class. The librarian's involvement can be defined by the instructor.

For more information about any of these services, contact Rebecca Starkey 773-702-4484.