Library Instruction Services

Librarians are happy to provide in-person or virtual library sessions and/or resources that address specific information needs within your course. If you have a project that requires any research, we would love to help. We can provide virtual sessions for any of the satellite campuses.

Use this form to request a library instruction session or custom online resource: Instruction Request Form

• Please give the library at least two weeks' notice if possible. Teaching sessions for faculty are high-priority, but they do require preparation for your specific needs. 
• Please give an alternate date on the form if possible, especially if you teach in Goldsboro or the Triangle, as travel arrangements will need to be made. 
• A librarian will contact you to speak about your particular class needs, and to finalize arrangements for the session.

In-person or virtual library research consultations are available for faculty, individual students, or study groups and typically last between 30 minutes and an hour. Faculty may request research consultations for their own research or to discuss library resource needs for their students, specific course assignments, or group projects. Research consultation hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm and Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm or at other times by request. To request a library research consultation visit: Research Consultation Request

Research Guides

Librarians use LibGuides to build custom course pages for classes with research assignments. Librarians will build these guides as a permanent jumping-off point for research within your class and can do so whether we are invited to teach or not. If you believe your students could benefit from a research portal, use the Instruction Request form or email reference@ncwu.edu. 

Online Instruction Tools

The library has online instruction resources that faculty can request to be included in LibGuides or embedded in their course LMS.  These resources include:

• Library video tutorials on finding peer-reviewed journals, citing sources, information literacy, news literacy, and more https://ncwu.libguides.com/videotutorials
• A self-paced course that focuses on how to write a strong argumentative Essay:
   https://ncwu.libguides.com/ArgumentativeEssay   
• A self-paced Plagiarism Tutorial course: https://ncwu.libguides.com/plagiarismtutorial

The library will also provide:

• Orientations and tours
• Assistance to professors designing research assignments. We can frame research questions to match the library's array of books, articles, and electronic resources.
• Faculty and staff development workshops

For assistance with online instruction tools, or any of our other services, contact a librarian or email reference@ncwu.edu.