Library Resources

Beyond assigning Appendix B, you might

Set up an appointment with the librarian to give your class a tour of the library. To make the tour more meaningful,
have students read Appendix B before the tour, and
give them an assignment that will require them to conduct library research, such as asking them to find and summarize two articles by B. F. Skinner, summarize a recently published journal article, or find as many articles as they can that were published by faculty at your institution. To see a great example of an exercise, its instructions, and its answer key, click here.
Take advantage of some excellent articles that contain tips about techniques to help students become more proficient at using the library, such as
- this short and direct guide to what library literacy is and how to teach it.
- Joswick, K. E. (1994). Getting the most from PsycLit Recommendations for searching. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 49-53.
- Ware, M. E. & Brewer, C. L. (Eds.). (1988). Handbook for teaching statistics and research methods. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
make the case that there is more to library research than on-line research by either assigning or lecturing on the following article.
direct students to useful references such as
- APA´s excellent tips on how to do a literature search.
- Megan Bradley's tips for doing online searches
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