The Librarian is here in order to support students and faculty in their research and instruction needs. Please fill out the forms below based on the help you require. If you have any questions on what form to fill out for your needs or how to fill out the form, please contact the Library.
For Students
Appointment with Librarian
This form is available for students to fill out to meet with the Librarian in person or virtually. Some examples of why students may want to meet with the Librarian include:
- Research guidance
- Instruction on citing sources
- Assistance on evaluating sources
- Help in navigating the website
This form is sent directly to the Librarian. The Librarian will respond back with a meeting invite that best fits both the Librarian and student's schedule.
For Faculty
The Methodist College Library is here to provide specialized instruction for your course. This form is available for faculty and instructors to fill out detailing what you're hoping the Librarian can provide for you. Options include:
- Meet and Greet: a quick stop by your class for the Librarian to introduce themselves to your students as a resource. This would generally only be a five-minute session that can happen in your classroom or with a quick stop by the Library. Promotional materials may be handed out should the Librarian have any. If you would like specific materials handed out (i.e. on a service, resource, etc. the Library offers), please let the Librarian know in the Notes section on the form and they can create them.
- Library Instruction Session: a longer meeting with your class for the Librarian to introduce themselves and the library's services and resources. This would include navigating the website and a preliminary instruction on searching for resources on it. This is an option that would be broad for your students to learn overall how the Library works. This option would generally be a fifteen minute session that can happen in your classroom, in the Library, or as a prepared video. If you would like specific materials handed out (i.e. on a service, resource, etc. the Library offers) or specific searching, please let the Librarian know in the Notes section on the form and they can create them.
- Full Library Session: an individualized instruction session specifically built for your needs. This would include navigating the website, searching for sources, and other necessary instruction that's geared towards either a specific assignment, lesson, or section within your course. You'll be asked to upload the assignment or other necessary materials for the Librarian to create a lesson plan.
- Other: an option to allow you to decide if there's another way the Library can provide instruction for your class.
Each available instruction service above has four options for a "location" of those services:
- In the Library: have the class visit the Library where the Librarian will provide the instruction.
- In my physical classroom: the Librarian will visit your classroom on the date and time requested to provide the instruction.
- In my virtual classroom: the Librarian will appear in your online classroom on the date and time requested to provide instruction.
- Prepared video: the Librarian will prepare, record, and send a video for you to either show in your classroom or have available on your D2L page for students to access whenever they please.
This form is sent directly to the Librarian. The Librarian will then reach out with any questions and to confirm the date/time you requested instruction for.