Library Information for Faculty: Library Instruction Services

Library staff teach between 400-500 instruction sessions per academic year. These sessions, whether online or in-person, introduce students to the wide range of library resources and services available to them. They also focus on teaching students essential research and critical thinking skills. We invite you to contact your campus library for more information and to schedule sessions for your students.

Though it is important that students know about the library and the many resources available to them right at the start of the semester, we highly recommend bringing your classes to the library when they have a research assignment due. This establishes the clear relevance of the tools and skills covered, improving student engagement and retention.

Click here to see all the instructions services we offer at the Touro Libraries. 

Touro Libraries offers a range of online tutorials, available to students at any point during the research process, as well as more formal research courses.

Online Resources

• Instructional Videos - brief explanations of various research skills, techniques, and tools

• For Students Guide - an overview of the research process with links to outside resources

• Research Guides (aka LibGuides) - Hand-picked resources from the library and other websites organized by subject

Research Guidance

• ProQuest Research Companion is an online course designed to help students understand and successfully complete college-level research and writing. PQRC includes guidance on choosing a topic, finding information from appropriate materials, selecting evidence, attributing sources, and writing a research-based essay. Each unit contains a series of short (1-3 minute) videos. Create an account to answer practice questions and track your progress.