Library Instruction Options

Library Instruction Options 

Phone: 832.559.4211

Please submit requests at least 1 week in advance. Mark the box for the library instruction session that best meets the needs of your course. Your request will be forwarded to the appropriate librarian who will contact you about your particular assignment and session.

[Note: For tours to be conducted at Willow Chase, please fill out and submit this form instead]

Please complete the form and press Submit at the end of the form.

Librarian Classroom Visit
Invite a college librarian, familiar with resources in your discipline, to visit your classroom. Brief demo of library web page.
10 minutes.
Learning Outcome

Library Tour
Walk-around tour of the library. No hands-on activities.
20 minutes. Learning Outcome

Research Process
Introduction to basic research skills with hands-on practice/activities.
45 minutes. Learning Outcome

Catalog Searching
Instruction in information retrieval using the catalog. Includes hands-on activities/practice.
45 minutes Learning Outcome

Database Searching-General
Introduction to information retrieval using one or more of the library's general databases. Includes hands-on activities/practice.
45 minutes. Learning Outcome

Database Searching-Discipline Specific
Introduction to information retrieval using one or more of the library's databases specific to a particular subject. Includes hands-on activities/practice.
45 minutes. Learning Outcome

Internet Searching
Tips and techniques for finding useful information on the Web. This session will include hands-on activities/practice.
45 minutes. Learning Outcome

Database Searching-Advanced
Techniques for in-depth searching in professional level databases. Recommended for extended research projects such as theses, dissertations, or honors projects. Includes hands-on activities.
45 minutes. Learning Outcome

Follow-up Workday
Faculty member can reserve the library lab to meet with students for additional research time or other class activities. No library instruction.
1 class period. Learning Outcome

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Lone Star College-Tomball
30555 Tomball Parkway
Tomball TX 77375
Phone 281.351.3300