UNH librarians work with faculty and students to make them more savvy researchers and information users. We can help build research into assignments (see the Assignment Design tab), or collaborate on one-time or semester-long bases.
Research instruction classes are most useful when tied to a specific assignment, and timed to reach students when they would normally need to begin their research (which may be later than you think).
Librarians will work with you to customize the class to your students' knowledge, skills, and research topics.
Classes can include:
Topic exploration: identifying and focusing topics, concept mapping, teaching research as an exploratory and iterative process
Search strategies: how to turn a research question into keywords; how to narrow or broaden searches; how to use subject headings and other controlled vocabulary
Source evaluation: differentiating among scholarly, popular, and trade publications; verifying information's accuracy and authority; identifying what types of information may be found in particular sources (e.g., journal articles, blogs, videos) and how to use it
Discipline-specific research strategies
How and why of information citation practices
Discussions around
scholarly and community authority
the cost and value of information
the markers of different information formats
fake news and misinformation
scholarly publication practices
data management
how information is organized, stored, and retrieved
ethical uses of information
critical information literacy and social justice
and a variety of other general or discipline-specific topics.
Other Collaborations
If you are interested in library and information literacy skills being more embedded in your course, please contact either Kathrine Aydelott, Information Literacy Librarian, or your subject librarian. Possibilities include:
Building on concepts in multiple, shorter sessions
Building information resources and skills into assignments
Creating a specialized research guide for students
Consultations with faculty, students, or student groups