Creating Effective Library Assignments
Make sure the library actually has the materials your students will need to complete an assignment.
Avoid giving the same topic to a large class. Library materials on that particular topic will quickly become checked out or misplaced. If you cannot avoid assigning one topic, the best way to insure that the materials will be there for all your students is to put them on reserve.
Scavenger or trivia hunts are typically not the best way to teach students how to use the library and conduct research. If you can, please avoid questions which ask for obscure facts without giving the student the research methodology they will need in order to successfully complete the assignment.
Librarians can help instructors provide a list of useful sources, or types of sources, to be used for a particular assignment. This list can be made available as a webpage or handout. Working with a librarian, you can verify whether or not the library owns the particular sources your class will need. If you would like help designing a library assignment, please contact a LRC Librarian at (252)527-6223 x.507 or lrcinfo@lenoircc.edu.
If there is one or more sources which the whole class will need to consult for quick information, you may want to put those sources on reserve. When an item is on reserve, you can specify how long an item can be checked out or request that those items stay in the library.
For more information:
Rich Garafolo
Director of Library Services
Leigh and John McNairy Library (Bldg 5)
Phone: (252) 527-6223, ext. 504
Fax: (252) 233-6881
Email: rmgarafolo48@lenoircc.edu
For more information:
Bonnie Futrelle
Library Services Assistant
Leigh and John McNairy Library (Bldg 5)
Phone: (252) 527-6223, ext. 510
Fax: (252) 233-6881
Email: bpfutrelle00@lenoircc.edu