Number of students:

Instruction Session Location (select one):

San Marcos Library  Escondido Center Library  Your classroom, #

Please view the Instruction Calendars to see if the library instruction rooms at San Marcos or the Escondido Center are available:

• San Marcos Library, Rooms LL 208-B and LL 208-C
• Escondido Library Instruction Calendar

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Learning Modules/Outcomes

The learning modules below are designed to support course research assignments and information literacy outcomes.

Please select the modules that you feel are most appropriate for your requested library instruction session. We will also accommodate other learning outcomes, topics or resources.

Find books at Palomar & other local libraries (15 minutes)
Find periodical articles using library databases (20 - 25 minutes)
Find scholarly sources on the Internet (10 minutes)
Evaluate web sites and other sources (15 - 20 minutes)
Distinguish between scholarly and non-scholarly sources (15 minutes)
What is plagiarism and how to avoid It (15 minutes)
How to Cite Sources (15 minutes)
Library tour/orientation (20-30 minutes)
Assignment - Library Research & Information Literacy (50 minutes)
Assignment - Library Exploration (20-30 minutes)

Other learning outcomes:

Please provide detailed information about the students' research assignment in the box below, or send the assignment or course syllabus to Katy French at kfrench@palomar.edu.