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Guidelines

Designing Effective Research Assignments (based on Duke University's guide of the same name)
http://lib.westfield.ma.edu/ILAssign.htm

Creating Effective Library Assignments (University of Maryland Libraries)
http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/assignment.html

Well Designed Assignments (Saginaw Valley State University, MI)
This link is from About Plagiarism, Pixels and Platitudes, by Diane Christian Boehm with Laura Taggett.
http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/3.1/coverweb/boehm/pixels.htm

Effective Assignments Using Library Sources (University of Hawai'i at Hilo Library)
http://library.uhh.hawaii.edu/lib_services/services/lib_assign.htm

Guidelines for Effective Library Assignments (Southern California Instruction Librarians)
http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/scil/eventsandreports/EffectiveAssignments.pdf

General Assignments for Students

How to Write Annotated Bibliographies (Memorial University of Newfoundland Libraries)
http://www.library.mun.ca/guides/howto/annotated_bibl.php

Ideas for Library/Information Assignments (Memorial University of Newfoundland Libraries)
http://www.library.mun.ca/qeii/instruction/assignment_ideas.php

Term Paper Alternatives (UC Berkeley Library)
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/assignments.html#designs


Consultation

Librarians are available to work with you as you revise or create library-related assignments. Faculty/Librarian collaboration helps ensure that necessary sources are available and that the best sources for the project are integrated into an assignment. This work also alleviates student confusion with the constantly changing information environment. We may also recommend placing materials on Reserve and scheduling an Information Instruction Session targeted to the requirements of the assignment. Contact Oliver Zeff (ozeff@westfield.ma.edu, x5640) or the Reference Desk (572-5234) to set up an appointment.



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