Instruction Sessions

Course-Related Instruction
Course-related instruction in research methods and library resources accounts for a large portion of the sessions that the department teaches. The content of the instruction is customized to meet specific course needs by working directly with UIC faculty and instructors.

Faculty and Instructors: Request a library research session for your class or group.

Help by Appointment
If you require assistance with your research, need an orientation to a database, or want to become familiar with sources in a specific subject area, the Reference Department offers in-depth one-on-one research consultations with a reference librarian. These are available to members of the UIC community. To schedule an appointment, please complete a "help by appointment"form.

General Orientation Sessions and Outreach
The Reference Department offers more general orientation sessions to groups within the UIC community (e.g. Tutorium in Intensive English, Honors College 101), and provides outreach to groups outside the UIC community (eg. local high-schools, Spertus Institute).

Instructors: To request an orientation session for your class or group, please send an email to lib-class@uic.edu

Technology Workshops (for Faculty and Staff)
A series of resource-specific workshops is offered each semester to UIC faculty and staff. These workshops cover such resources/topics as Web of Science (Citation Indexes), Current Contents, and RefWorks. Upcoming workshop dates and times are announced on the academic listserv.

Research guides and instructional handouts that will help patrons access and use the resources of the Daley Library are available in print across from the Reference Desk (2nd floor). A variety of these research guides and tutorials are also available online.