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Library Instruction and Information Literacy

Librarians are available to teach classes on a variety of topics related to library research and information literacy. Class topics may include an orientation to the library, how to find books, how to find articles, how to find and identify authoritative public web pages, scholarly vs. popular sources, research strategies, advanced discipline-specific research, advanced features of specific search tools, citation styles, and more.  "Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information." Association of College and Research Libraries, Instruction Section

To schedule instruction for a class, contact Marsha Schnirring, Instructional Services Librarian, at mschnirring@oxy.edu.

Need Research Help right now? Try using our guides for Finding Books, Finding Articles, and Citing Sources.

Alphabetical List of Web Pages for Recent / Upcoming Library Instruction

• Biology 130 - Cell and Molecular Biochemistry
• Biology 378 - Animal Behavior
• CSP 50 - Mutual Images of East and West
• CSP 51 - Writing in Exile: Migrancy in Contemporary World Literature
• CSP 52 - Collegiate Sexualities
• CSP 53 - Urban Fictions
• CSP 54 - Democratizing Mexico
• CSP 55 - Global Imaginings in Film and Literature
• CSP 56 - The Russian Experience
• CSP 57 - Energy, Sustainability, and the Planet
• CSP 58 - Courtship, Career, and Community: Women’s Literature of Pre- and Early-Modern Japan
• CSP 59 - Understanding Human Rights through Film and Literature
• CSP 60 - The Economics of Public Issues and Public Policy
• CSP 61 - Economics of Immigration
• CSP 62 - The Hero vs. Death and God: The Early Years
• CSP 63 - Living History: 1587 China and 1945 India
• CSP 64 - Issues of Gender and Interfaith Dialogue in World Religions
• CSP 65 - Music, Culture, and Identity
• CSP 68 - Food Justice
• CSP 69 - Global Gumshoe: Detectives and Detecting in International Cinema
• CTSJ 490 - Senior Seminar
• Econ 272 - Econometrics
• Kinesiology 310 - Motor Learning and Control
• Kinesiology 311 - Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Music 104 - Music of Africa & the Middle East
• Music 105 - Music of Europe & North America
• Music 111 - Topics in Jazz History
• Music 390 - Junior Seminar
  

Web pages created for classes from previous semesters (Fall 2003 to Fall 2007) may be found on our Archive Page. Those pages are not maintained on a regular basis. If there is a page here that you would like to have updated, please contact Marsha Schnirring at mschnirring@oxy.edu or x2542.

We welcome your Comments and Suggestions.

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