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Request a Library Instruction Session

Palomar Instructors: Please use this form to request a library instruction session for your class. All requests require at least one week advance notice. Confirmation will be made by email within 3 days of receipt of this form. If you have not heard from us within 5 days, please contact Katy French at kfrench@palomar.edu.

Instructor contact information:

Name
Phone
Email

Course Title & Number: Section No.:

Number of students:

Library Instruction Session Location (select one):

San Marcos Library  Escondido Center Library  Your classroom, #

Please view the Instruction Calendars to see if the library instruction room at San Marcos or the Escondido Center are available:

First choice date:

Second choice date:

Library instruction start time:

Library instruction end time:

Learning Modules/Outcomes

The learning modules below are designed to support course research assignments and information competency learning outcomes.

Please select the modules that you feel are most appropriate for your requested library instruction session. We will also accommodate other learning outcomes, topics or resources.
Click here for descriptions of all learning modules, or click on individual modules below.

Search strategy techniques (10 minutes)
Find books at Palomar & other local libraries (15 minutes)
Find periodical articles using library databases (20 - 25 minutes)
Find the article/book when you only have a citation (10 - 15 mintues)
Advanced Google searching (10 minutes)
Find scholarly sources on the Internet (10 minutes)
Evaluate web sites and other sources (15 - 20 minutes)
Distinguish between popular and scholarly sources (15 minutes)
What is plagiarism and how to avoid It (15 minutes)
Citation (15 minutes)
Library orientation (20-30 minutes)

Other learning outcomes:

Please provide detailed information about the students' research assignment in the box below, or send the assignment or course syllabus to Katy French at kfrench@palomar.edu.


For assistance, contact Katy French

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