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Library Instruction Classes

What are Library Instruction Classes like?

Library instruction takes the form of a 50-minute class held in the library instruction classroom. The class is a virtual tour of the library’s resources and how to use them for the assignment students will be working on. Students are shown examples of searches for books and the electronic article databases and how to access the articles. Handouts are provided that reinforce the points brought up in the class and to help organize students' research. In addition students learn how to execute effective internet searches that return useful and authoratative results. Library instruction is tailored to the specific class and level from introduction to advanced. Call the library and ask about having a librarian visit your class for a demonstration of subject databases that focuses on the special features these databases have.

Who teaches library instruction classes?

Each class is taught by a librarian who has advanced academic training in both research and instruction. Librarians combine their training with daily experience in teaching the use of the library’s resources in one-on-one reference sessions.

Why is library instruction important?

Library instruction is an important part of the learning experience. The library has numerous resources so that each student has the appropriate resource at their fingertips. The goal of library instruction it to impart the student with skills to find relevant and timely information from these resources for use in research assignments. A major aspect of the class is to teach students how to evaluate the information they find - whether it is a library resource or an internet site. These skills are beneficial to students if they continue to a four- year college or enter the workforce with an associate's degree.

To schedule library instruction for your class, please call the reference desk at 845-341-4260 and speak to the librarian on duty. If you are scheduling a class for the evening you will need to speak to the librarian on duty for that evening.

SUNY Orange Library
Middletown Campus
115 South Street
Middletown, NY 10940
Circulation Desk:
(845) 341-4855
Reference Desk:
(845) 341-4260

Newburgh Campus
1 Washington Center
Newburgh, NY 12550
Circulation Desk:
(845) 341-9020
Reference Desk:
(845) 341-9049

Email:
library@sunyorange.edu