Instruction Services
To support our faculty and staff in their teaching, the Library offers a number of instructional services. It is our intent to be flexible and collaborative in our efforts. Contact us by emailing library@ucmerced.edu.
Assignment Review
The Library can offer assistance in the development of research assignments. We can review the assignment and make sure that the Library’s collection supports the required exercise. Additionally, we can inform our staff in advance of the assignment so that they can best assist the students.
Instruction for Your Course
There are several types of instruction offered through the Library. There is the traditional one shot session, short sessions throughout the semester as needed, or a librarian can also come to your class and answer questions that students have. We also offer instruction on collaborative software programs, presentation formats and web design. Please feel free to contact us with your needs, and we will customize a class to meet them.
For classes with less than 50 students, we invite you to come to the Library for instruction. In one of our instruction classrooms, students have the opportunity to work interactively with laptops that we provide.
We encourage you to attend the instruction sessions with your class.
Workshops
A series of workshops are offered throughout the semester to help students with anything from adjusting to academic life to learning how to use PowerPoint effectively. Workshops are also offered for staff and faculty. Visit the Library’s website for a list of the workshops. If you would like to suggest a workshop or plan one for your course outside of class time, please email us at library@ucmerced.edu.
Research Support Program (RSP)
The RSP provides a one-on-one research session with a librarian. This session is for 30-45 minutes and helps students learn how to do research for an assignment or on a specific topic. You can recommend or require students to sign up for this service. When requiring students to attend a session please email library@ucmerced.edu with a copy of the assignment. Students can attend as many sessions as they need to.