Library Instruction

Research and Information Assistance	Library Instruction, Orientation and Tours
Library Credit Course	Information Literacy (PowerPoint Presentation)
Library Instruction Faculty	Library Instruction Facilities: Rooms 118 and 119

 

Research and Information Assistance
Assistance on library use and information retrieval is provided by Research & Information Librarians and staff. You may ask questions in person at the information desk, over the phone at (870) 972-3208, or email a Librarian. You may also schedule a personal consultation with a Librarian for more in-depth research needs. Contact the Research & Information Desk at (870) 972-3208 to schedule a personal consultation. You will find more information about Research Assistance at the Research and Information Services web page.

 

Library Instruction, Orientation and Tours
Instruction Librarians work with instructors to provide customized library and information literacy instruction for courses. These sessions generally cover research skills, using the library catalog and databases, evaluating information found from all sources including the web, and using reference books and print resources. The sessions can be held in the Library's classrooms or in other locations.

Instruction Librarians are available to assist you to create one or more library instruction sessions that will be tailored to meet the specific curriculum of your course. These sessions are most effective when tied to a specific library-related assignment. Librarians will be happy to work with you to develop these assignments.

Please note that the number of Librarians available and classroom spaces are limited, so please schedule your sessions as early as possible. We also ask that you be present during the library instruction, as the best learning experience for students comes from the collaboration between instructor and Librarian.

To schedule a session, contact Robin Payne or call the Research & Information Desk at (870) 972-3208.

 

Library Credit Course: LIR 1011 Introduction to Using Electronic Information Sources
Research & Information Librarians teach numerous for-credit courses each semester. These one credit, half-semester course teaches students strategies for effective

information research, including;
• Becoming familiar with all resources the Library has to offer, and learning how to use them effectively
• Formulating search strategies
• Information literacy
• Evaluating all types of tools available for searching
• Evaluating information found on the web for accuracy and validity
• Selecting the appropriate resources

There is no prerequisite for the course.

 

Library Instruction Faculty

Laura Downing ldowning@astate.edu 870-972-2495	Robin Payne rpayne@astate.edu 870-972-3346
Sherry Eskridge seskridge@astate.edu 870-972-3577	Robert Robinette rrobinette@astate.edu 870-972-2568
James Foreman jforeman@astate.edu 870-972-3293	April Sheppard asheppard@astate.edu 870-972-2766
Dominique Hallett dhallett@astate.edu 870-972-2962

 

Library Instruction Facilities: Rooms 118 and 119

The library has two fully wired classrooms, both equipped with smart boards, ceiling-mounted projectors and student workstations for hands-on learning. Room 118 can hold up to 35 students with 12 workstations. Room 119 is a “smart classroom” seating 20 students, each at their own workstation.

Room 118	Room 119

 

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