Request Instruction Sessions
To schedule orientations and instruction sessions, please contact Alexandra Gomes, Associate Director, Himmelfarb Library at 202-994-1825 or mlbawg@gwumc.edu. Please let her know the course name and/or student group, any specific topics that you would like covered, and your contact information.
We encourage faculty schedule tutorial and instruction sessions on how to use the electronic resources provided by the Himmelfarb Library. The table below lists some of the types of instruction we can provide, and an estimate of the time required for each type of skills session. Reference Librarians can assist with improving student information literacy on how to use appropriate library resources when conducting research.
| Orientations | |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Himmelfarb Library | 15-20 minutes |
| Features of Himmelfarb Library web portal | 10-15 minutes |
| Tour of library | 15-30 minutes |
| On- and Off- campus access | 10-20 minutes |
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Selecting a resource (textbook vs. article) | 10 minutes |
| Overview of databases | 2-5 minutes per database |
| Building a search strategy (specify database) | 20-30 minutes |
| How to do a research project (building a research question/project) | 15 minutes |
| Internet search engines | 10 minutes |
| Using the Internet Resources database | 5 minutes |
| EvidenceBased Medicine/EBM database instruction | 30-60 minutes |
| Plagiarism/Copyright | 15-20minutes |
| Tracking down a fulltextarticle from a citation | 15-20minutes |
| Building a bibliography using RefWorks | 60-90minutes ∞ |
| Website evaluation | 5 minutes |
| Handson practice session (w/customized questions & answers) | 30-60 minutes |
| HIPAA Training | 10 minutes |
∞ Includes hands-on instruction