Course‑Integrated Research & Information Literacy Instruction
The Sullivan Library provides information literacy instruction for all academic divisions and strongly recommends it for any course with a research component. Sessions are tailored to your class and are most effective when students are beginning or working on a specific assignment. Our instruction directly supports several Dominican Curriculum outcomes, including critical inquiry, disciplinary research skills, and evidence‑based writing and presentation. Library Instruction for Course‑Based Research Assignments
Flexible Delivery
Instruction may be delivered through:
• In‑person workshops in the Rosary Hall Computer Lab
• Virtual sessions via Microsoft Teams
• Research content embedded directly in your Blackboard course
What Students Learn
Our workshops help students:
- Use Dominican Discovery to navigate and explore library resources
- Identify and distinguish scholarly, professional, and popular sources
- Develop focused, researchable questions aligned with course topics
- Search effectively using discipline‑specific databases and strategic keywords
- Evaluate sources for credibility, relevance, and context within the research process
- Analyze and work with sources to support arguments and project development
- Create research‑informed academic posters and presentations
- Get started with citation management tools such as Zotero
Instruction Request Form
Guidelines:
- Whenever possible, schedule your session two weeks in advance so the librarian can adequately prepare.
- Provide the librarian with a copy of the course assignment (and/or course syllabus) and, if time allows, have a discussion with the librarian regarding your objectives for the class, assignment, and if there is anything in particular you’d like the session to cover.
- Faculty/instructor attendance to the instruction session is required. Your presence helps ensure that the session meets the objectives for the class and that students remain engaged and motivated. We appreciate your participation and feedback, and so do your students.