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DESIGNING EFFECTIVE LIBRARY ASSIGNMENTS

A well-designed library assignment is an excellent teaching tool for building your students' critical thinking and research skills. They should accomplish two things: increased understanding of the process of finding and evaluating information and increased knowledge of a subject. The librarians at Skyline Library are happy to help you develop library assignments that will support your teaching goals. For some quick tips on designing effective library assignments, you may be interested in the following Web sites:

”Creating Effective Research-Based Assignments” (UC Berkeley)
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/assignments.html

"Creating Effective Research Assignments" (University of Maryland)
http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/EUS/assignment.html

“Best Practices for Creating Effective Library Assignments” (CSU Long Beach)
http://www.csulb.edu/~ttravis/GESI/infolitpractices.html

"Designing Assignments” (University of Washington)
http://www.lib.washington.edu/help/guides/design.html

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last revised: 10-12-09 by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA