- Library Services – Stop, Collaborate, and Listen! presented by Megan Lowe, Coordinator of Public Services Cyndy Robertson, Assistant Dean of the Library

What We Can Do for YOU Reserves for print materials {Circulation Desk} Resources  Yes, from your office even!  Remote access, too – you go abroad with a group of students, you still have access  We can help you set up accounts and alerts with databases  Help you set up an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) account Study carrels {limited availability}

What We Can Do for YOU Develop meaningful research assignments that fit the needs of your students Tailor instructional sessions for specific assignments or disciplines Set up your GA to check out materials for you Answer questions about acquisitions and make requests for materials * Serve as research collaborators * No guarantee that we'll be able to purchase it, but we keep records of requests!

What We Can Do for YOUR Students Provide information literacy instruction to help them build their research skills Help them learn to evaluate resources and understand why peer-reviewed and scholarly are important words in the research process Help them learn to navigate and use the Library’s resources effectively (print and electronic) Help them learn how to use style formats appropriately Library services and resources Information Literacy Better research papers

What We Can Do for YOUR Students Proof and check papers Conduct one-on-one sessions with students Conduct workshops for information literacy skills (apart from in-class information literacy sessions) Help students learn to set up accounts in Library resources, including ILL Help students improve speeches and presentations with Library resources

Just a Few Things to Bear in Mind… Don’t assume that all students are getting exposure to the Library (or the research process) in their freshmen year Don’t assume that all students are familiar with the style formats or professors’ expectations with style formats Scavenger hunts are not meaningful research assignments (and they make librarians cry) Get to know the librarian for your department (subject liaisons) – they are willing and ready to help!

Just a Few Things to Bear in Mind… Collections – print and electronic – change; be sure to check with the Library before referring students to a specific resource (you can always contact your subject liaison and ask!) It’s a good idea to contact the librarians and let them know about research assignments; sometimes students don’t know how to ask for the help they need

Subject Liaisons Every department has a subject liaison – this is the person to contact for instructional sessions, acquisitions questions, and other Library-related questions for your department We recommend putting your subject liaison’s name and contact information in your syllabi and in Moodle courses – this serves as a good touchpoint for your students to make contact Liaisons are also good places to start for collaboration!

The Library’s Resources Print and eBooks – though the eBooks tend to be more current than the print ones A *HUGE* selection of electronic periodicals (though we still have some print ones, too) A *HUGE* selection of electronic periodical databases A *HUGE* selection of databases that aren’t periodical but which provide excellent resources (like practice tests or legal cases) Special Collections and archives!

Using Primary Sources as Active Learning Strategies

Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) Northeast Louisiana Historic Images Collection image ne Henry Camp Ouachita Parish School Collection

LDL Gunby Collection image aa000498

From the James A. Noe political papers collection

LDL Griffin 1932 Ouachita River Flood Collection image DR000054

1891 Richland Parish tax receipt from manuscripts collection M201503

LDL Mary McMurran and Conner Family Collection mm001036

Mary McMurran at Woodlands in 1888 LDL Mary McMurran and Conner Family Collection mm000047

You can contact us at: Megan: Cyndy: !