Instructor Tools:

Librarians are available to deliver instruction sessions tailored to your students’ assignments that will prepare your students to plan their research process, find and select appropriate sources, avoid plagiarism, and accurately cite sources.  You can request an instruction session by filling out this library instruction request form.  Librarians can also create research guides for your in-person and online courses to provide additional structure for your students as they work on research assignments.

Librarians are also available to consult with you about resource-based assignments that you are creating or revising.  Librarians can help you to strengthen the information literacy components of your assignments and to ensure that your assignment requirements are feasible given the materials available in the library’s print and electronic collections.  You can request a consultation by filling out this librarian consultation request form.  You can earn Professional Development credit for the time you spend consulting with a librarian about your assignments.

Student Resources:

Dashboard Information Literacy Tutorials These self-paced, multi-media tutorials developed by Palomar College professors introduce students to concepts including Avoiding Plagiarism, Evaluating Sources, Citing Sources in MLA, APA, or Chicago, and Using Sources in their assignments.