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TRAILS: Teaching Research And Information Literacy Skills

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To request a TRAILS instruction session, please select one or more sessions and complete the "About you and your students" section below. Submit this form at least two weeks before your preferred session date. If you are requesting instruction for a graduate level course, or if you would like to contact a subject specialist directly, you may wish to consult our list of SU Library subject specialists.

Featured Sessions:
Course and/or semester-specific sessions.
  TRAILS Session Length
WRT 205: The Critical Researcher 30-80 mins
WRT 105: The Productive Researcher 30-80 mins
RefWorks 30-80 mins
Visual History Archive (Shoah Foundation) 30-50 mins
Library Resources & Services Overview Sessions:
Introductions to the Library's information retrieval tools, services and specialized formats
  TRAILS Session Length
Online Research Tools & Services Overview 30-80 mins
SUMMIT Catalog Overview 30-80 mins
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources: Understanding Differences 30-80 mins
Periodical Types: Identifying Core Characteristics 30-80 mins
Finding Audiovisual Media at SU Library: Tips and Techniques 30-50 mins
Geographic Information Systems (3rd Floor - E.S. Bird Library) 30+ mins
Numeric Data Services (3rd Floor - E.S. Bird Library) 30+ mins
Database Searching (Finding Articles):
Strategies for using Syracuse University Library's online subscription databases to locate articles and related sources.
  TRAILS Session Length
Database Searching Workshop I - Interdisciplinary Databases 30-80 mins
Database Searching Workshop II - Subject- Specific Databases 30-80 mins
Database Searching Workshop III - Intensive Strategies and Evaluation 30-80 mins
The Research Process:
Instruction in specific research skills such as selecting a research topic, evaluating search results, accurately citing sources, avoiding plagiarism and using the Web appropriately.
  TRAILS Session Length
Research - The Human Element 30-80 mins
Evaluating Your Sources 30-80 mins
Citing Sources 30-80 mins
RefWorks 30-80 mins
Avoiding Plagiarism 30-80 mins
Google & Beyond: The World Wide Web as a Research Tool 30-80 mins
Selecting and Narrowing a Research Topic 30-80 mins
Ask the Librarian Information Sessions 30-80 mins
General Tours:
General orientations for those new to Syracuse University Library.
  TRAILS Session Length
Library Orientation and Walkaround Tour 30-50 mins
Short Library Tour 30 mins
Syracuse University Library "Show & Tell" 20 mins
Customize Your Own Session:
If you would like to customize your session, please check one or more boxes below and include details in the form at the bottom of the page.
 
I would like to request a session not listed above.
I would like instruction in specific discipline-related resources and/or research strategies.
I would like instruction in a particular Library building or department.

About You and Your Students

Important - Please Complete This Section Prior to Submitting a Request

Name:
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Department, School, or Program:
Syracuse University Affiliation:
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Desired Location:
1. Do you prefer that students have hands-on access to computers during the session?


2. Please describe any projects or assignments in which students will apply what they learn in this session (e.g., research papers, annotated bibliography, etc.)?


3. Please include other comments or instructions to consider when planning this session (if any). 
*You can also use this area to request a customized session (e.g., one not directly covered by any of the TRAILS menu options listed above):


4. If you would like the instruction to focus on a specific discipline or Library building or department, please include details below.


Thank you for requesting a TRAILS instruction session from the Syracuse University Library. A library staff member will contact you shortly to discuss details of your request. Click "send request" to submit this form.



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