Library Instruction and Assessment  

What services can librarians offer?  
You can choose from ANY of these options or a combination: 

• Introduction to Samford Library Resources 
• How to find and use multimedia in presentations 
• How to Break Down a Topic
• Ethical Use of Information
• Evaluating Resources
• Library Tours of the Building/Services
• What do you mean by “Scholarly Sources?”
• Primary Sources... Research and Use
• Scavenger Hunt
• Information Literacy skills assessment and reporting
• Help you create assignments
• 2-3 Librarians work with your class
• Teaching Library Instruction via Moodle
• Senior Seminar Workshop
• Embedding a Librarian in your physical class
• Training on a Specific Library Resource/Subject Area
• Collaborating to create multimedia projects
• Advanced Searching Techniques
• Add us to your Moodle
• General Special Collections/Archives Instruction 
• Incorporating Government Resources
• Google/Google Scholar Tips
• Government Sources... Research and Use

The Library Instruction Program seeks to use each teachable moment to help the institution produce information literate students.

Information Literacy is the ability to:
"recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." ALA

      Complete the Online Request Form.

We prefer two weeks’ notice so we can provide you and your students the highest level of service.
We do not offer instruction the first week of class each semester.

Please use this form to provide librarians notice of a research assignment.  Let us know if you have specific directions for the students. You can also send us an e-mail and attach a copy of the research assignment or syllabus.

Complete the Assignment Alert Form or contact Stephanie Rollins with the following info:

• Name, email, phone
• Course
• When the assignment is due
• A description of the assignment