Instruction

The Briggs Library instruction staff, made up of reference librarians with subject specializations, offers the following instructional services throughout the year:

• Library orientation for new students
  
  
• Information literacy sessions are part of the First Year Seminar experience
  
  
• Library research sessions tailored to individual discipline classes
  
  
• Personalized instruction in research with extensive practice on computers
  
  
• Workshops tailored to the demands of course instructors
  
  
• Workshops on new information technologies for faculty and interested individuals

For details about how a library instruction session can be arranged please go to Scheduling a Library Session

When you're ready to request a library session or if you need further information about the instruction program, please contact Instruction Coordinator Jayne Blodgett at (320) 589-6227 or by email.

Visit the Computer Lab 350A in Briggs Library on UMCal to see a current schedule.

To see a listing of instructional documents for students, including database searching, evaluating websites, and scholarly versus popular sources, please go to Guides & How To's.