Instructional Services Mission

Reference Services

Instructional Program of University Libraries

The library instruction program fosters collaboration between librarians and classroom faculty in order to help Kent State students navigate the complex information environment and develop important research skills that will help them succeed.

Librarians provide library and research-related instruction to support assignments and to enhance overall information literacy competencies. Sample topics covered in instruction sessions include:

  • Developing research strategies
  • Using advanced databases
  • Distinguishing popular and scholarly resources
  • Evaluating search results (databases and the Web)
  • Reading research articles
  • Understanding the literature of a discipline
  • Managing citations

Contact the Liaison Librarian for your department for more information or to arrange for an instruction session:

 Liaison Librarian Contact List

Library Instruction for Ongoing Programs

If your course falls under one of the following programs, please follow the link to learn more about the library instruction already in place for your students:

English Composition

First Year Experience

High School Outreach

Tutorials

In order to address multiple learning styles and to accommodate students who can not easily attend workshops, tutorials have been created to address research and multimedia skills. Faculty wishing to assign tutorials as a course requirement should contact Ken Burhanna or Tammy Voelker.

List of Tutorials

Instructional Spaces in the Main Library

The Main Library has a variety of instructional spaces, including electronic classrooms, that are used for library-related instruction. If you are interested in using one of these spaces for a research session for your students,  please contact your Liaison Librarian and refer to the  Scheduling and Use of Library Classrooms page.

Additional Resources

Information Literacy and Student Success

Instructional Competencies for Librarians (UL)

Transitioning to College: Helping You Succeed This is a link to another web site

SAILS (Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) This is a link to another web site

ILILE (Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education) This is a link to another web site

Subject Guides

For more information about the library's instruction program, contact Ken Burhanna This is a link to another web site, Head of Instructional Services.
at (330) 672-1660.