Graduate Student Resources: Chester Fritz Library

Best Practices for Teaching Online 

(Adapted from our Faculty Resources guide)

• Contact Subject Librarians 
• Provide Link to Subject Research Guide
• Connect Students to Library Learning Opportunities 
• Provide Link to the Distance Assistance Information 
• Use Permalinks to Library Journal Articles in E-mails or Blackboard 
• Work with the UND Bookstore to Put Together Course Packs of Unlicensed Library Content 
• Let Students Know about Interlibrary Loan 
• Encourage Students to Utilize their UND E-mails 
• Encourage Students to Keep Campus Connection Information Up-To-Date 

​Where Does Library Instruction Occur?​

• The library: reference desk, offices, classroom, labs​

• Around campus: classrooms, outreach events, department visits​

• Anywhere the student is: online, phone, chat​

​What Does Library Instruction Look Like?​

• In-person/online sessions​

• Self-guided tutorials/screencasts​

• Research guides

Who Provides Library Instruction?​

• Librarians, who are, continually engaged in professional development and training​

How do I request library instruction? ​

• Make a request online via the CFL Website​

• Call/email/visit directly with appropriate Subject Librarian​

• Schools of Law and Medicine* have separate instruction programs ​

*includes Social Work​

When is the best time to schedule library instruction?​

• At the student’s “Point of Need” – e.g when given an assignment​

• Early in a program to gain general familiarity or exposure to the library ​

• Any time in the semester when noticing students struggling with research​

Provide good lead time - the sooner the better - to give us time to prepare