Teaching

Liaison librarians are available to assist academic staff to develop and enhance their research skills, as well as provide training for effectively utilising new and updated information resources. Instructional sessions may be in the form of workshops for groups, or individual consultations on a particular theme.  Examples of recent activities are:

• Updating and reinvigorating course reading lists - tips and tricks
• The library discovery service - advanced search skills
• Citation management software - introductory or advanced sessions
• Citation tracking, measuring impact and creating a research profile

The graduate attributes of acquiring communication and lifelong learning skills, and developing efficient research and information retrieval skills are fundamental objectives of the Library's mission to staff and students.

To arrange instructional sessions, please contact your Research Services Librarian.

Liaison librarians are available to provide instruction on information literacy and research skills within academic programmes. This may be in the form of lectures, tutorials, workshops, activities and assessments. All teaching is designed to enhance and develop information literacy and research skills and to increase students awareness of library resources available.  Liaison librarians at Notre Dame all have relevant, formal training and experience in university teaching.

Less formal information literacy and research skills sessions for individuals or groups may also be arranged.

The graduate attributes of acquiring communication and lifelong learning skills, and developing efficient research and information retrieval skills are fundamental objectives of the Library's mission to staff and students. The Library has created an Information Literacy Framework (based on national and international frameworks) which scaffolds skills for students from foundational level to postgraduate, and encourages a deeper understanding of what knowledge practices and dispositions an information literate student should develop.

To arrange instructional sessions, or to seek advice on embedding the development of information literacy and research skills within your teaching, please contact your liaison librarian.