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Instruction Policy for Librarians & Instruction Partners

University students have a role and responsibility in creating new knowledge just as teaching faculty have a responsibility to design curricula and assignments that foster engagement with the scholarship within their disciplines. Librarians are partners with responsibility for extending student learning to include information literacy in collaboration with faculty. The Resource Coordinators/Instruction Librarians teach information literacy skills by providing sequenced instruction in all formats for classes with an emphasis on providing specific instruction for students in their majors.

What is included in Library Instruction?Undergraduate students receive basic introductory information, assignment-specific instruction, and information literacy concepts.

Students in upper division, graduate, and professional programs are instructed in the tools of their field as well as assignment-specific resources.

Where is the instruction conducted?Library instruction includes formal classes taught in the library’s computer labs, classes taught outside of the library, small group sessions, instructional web pages, embedded within online classes, tutorials, workshops, scavenger hunts, one-on-one sessions, walking tours of Library facilities, and presentations.

Hours of Service:Classes are taught during their normal class period and based on the availability of the instruction librarian. Librarians are available for one-on-one and small group instruction during office hours or by appointment.

Who provides Instruction?Library instruction is provided by the Resource Coordinators. However, classes may be taught by other librarians as well as staff under the direction of a Resource Coordinator.

Whom we serve:Instruction is provided to Northeastern State University students as well as community outreach for visiting pre-K through 12th grade school classes. Instruction is also provided to Tulsa Community College classes and students at Northeastern State University-Broken Arrow.

Priority of service:Classes are taught by the Resource Coordinator on a first-come-first-serve basis and as their schedule allows. Northeastern State University students have priority in the use of library facilities

Statistics:Scheduled classes will be recorded on the appropriate online Reservation Calendars and also on the monthly Resource Coordinator statistical reports.

Professional Standards:Librarians will refer to the “Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education” created by the Association of College & Research Libraries, as well as program-specific information literacy standards established by ACRL. Resource librarians will follow applicable guidelines from accreditation agencies for NSU programs.

Expectations for Instruction Partners:

Resource Coordinators provide assistance and the best possible resources for student success. In our experience, a successful partnership with the faculty member or instructor includes the following:

● Contact your Resource Coordinator at least three to seven days in advance of needing a class taught. All classes are taught on a first come, first serve basis and scheduling in advance assures the availability of the Resource Coordinator as well as the use of a computer lab in the library. If a class needs to be taught sooner, the Resource Coordinator will do their best to accommodate the instructor’s needs.

● When faculty contact their Resource Coordinator to teach a class, please provide your name, course number, the date and time you would like the class to be taught, the number of students, and the assignment. Please also indicate any required accommodations for students with disabilities.

● The class is more effective if a specific assignment requiring library resources has been assigned prior to attending the library instruction class. Please give the Resource Coordinator a copy of the assignment or syllabus at the time of scheduling the class.

● When possible, it is beneficial for the instructor of the course to attend the library instruction session with his/her students. This reinforces the partnership of the instructor and librarian and also encourages students to connect assignment-based questions to research questions as they arise.

● Resource Coordinators may be available to be “embedded” as a librarian in your Blackboard course shell. This allows them to include content in the course that students have direct access to, as well as provide the students with easier access to reach them with questions.

● If specific topics or resources should be included in the class, feel free to convey these wishes to the Resource Coordinator.

● Classes can be provided in person, online, in library labs, or in the instructor’s classroom. ● Classes in computer labs are for library instruction only and may be conducted by either the

resource coordinator or the classroom faculty. ● Classes are available for all program levels.● Instruction can also be provided through online tutorials. Custom tutorials may be crafted

with sufficient advance notice.● The Resource Coordinator may ask to work with you to conduct an assessment of their

instruction and/or student learning.● The Resource Coordinator welcomes your comments and suggestions as well as ideas of

other services they can provide.

Last updated: April 2017