Instruction Services
Collaborate with librarians to improve your or your students' research and information skills. The Libraries provides a wide range of instructional services to help you and your students. We offer instruction sessions to help students learn to use library resources. Sessions introduce students to library databases, library research, source evaluation, as well as in-depth instruction for advanced users. For more, see the library instruction mission statement.
For Faculty & Instructors
- Request a library instruction session
- Form to request a librarian-led session for your students
- Instruction Policies
- More information on how to request a session and when it is appropriate
- Creating Effective Library Assignments
- This guide for faculty outlines important steps in creating an assignment on library resources that works well for your students
- Library Liaisons: By College and Department or alphabetical by name
- Lists of librarians available to give instruction, reference assistance, and RAP sessions
- Style Sheets
- Handouts for bibliographic and note styles recommended by APA, MLA, Turabian, and others are available at the Reference Desk and copies are available for classes on request
For Students, Researchers, and Faculty
- Research Assistance Program (RAP)
- One-on-one consultation sessions are available by appointment
- Online Tutorials
- Video demonstrations of library databases, the catalog, and other resources
- Writing Center at the Library
- Hours and services of the Writing Center located on the 2nd floor of the library
- Style Sheets
- Instructions for bibliographic and note styles recommended by APA, MLA, Turabian, and others.
- Library 121 Class
- Information on our 2 credit course, Electronic Library Research Skills
Outside the Libraries
- MSU Teaching & Learning Resource Page
- A variety of resources for all types of instructional sessions
- Writing Center @ MSU
- Information about the Writing Center in Willson 2-185