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Course Integrated Instruction

Research & Instructional Support librarians work with faculty to design a course integrated library session to complement your research objectives.

Visit our Library Instruction page for other services such as online tutorials, walk-in workshops, and research consultation. For more information about course-integrated instruction, please contact the Library Instruction Coordinator Kate Ganski.

If you are an instructor, complete the online request form below to request library instruction for your course.  Please allow up to 3 business days to receive a response confirming the time, day and location of your workshop.

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Information about You

Instructor Name:
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Information about the Course

Department:
Course Title:
Course Number:
Number of Sections:

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Does your course have a D2L component?   
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Available Dates

Please select your preferred dates of instruction below.

Preferred Week of Workshop:
Alternative Week of Workshop:

Library-related Assignment Description

In the box below please include a description of your instruction needs. Feel free to "copy and paste" your research assignment and/or a copy of your course syllabus.

Course Readings

Please let us know the titles of your course readings.

Instruction Desired

Course-integrated library workshops are developed individually to meet the needs of each course and section.  The following is a list of common library research activities. Please select the options most relevant to your course research objectives.

locate books s and understand how the Library of Congress cataloging system works.  Learn about Interlibrary Loan, UW System Search and other special borrowing programs. (Estimated session time 20 minutes)

 find both full-text and print articles using our library databases.  Basic database search techniques will cover AND, OR, searches, and subject searches. (Estimated session time 30 minutes)

 evaluate the appropriateness of articles and narrow for scholarly sources.  Learn to decipher a bibliography to locate additional sources. (Estimated session time 15 minutes)

 time for students to use online databases to locate books and/or articles on their research topic.  (Estimated session time 10 minutes)

please include any other information you think would be helpful or any specialized database(s) that you would like covered with your students:

Special Accommodations

Please identify any accommodation requests (for wheelchairs, visually impaired, etc.) necessary to better serve your class.

Additional Comments

Enter other general requests in the space below.

Instructor attendance at instruction sessions is mandatory. Exceptions may be arranged only with the instruction librarian. Please note that Course Integrated Instruction is only available to UWM instructors.

We will respond as soon as possible to confirm the appointment.

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