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Instruction

Library Instruction Mission Statement:

The library instruction program is designed to prepare students to perform research and evaluate information in order to prepare them for their classes here at Alma and to aid them in their lifelong research needs.

Topics covered by library instruction courses include:

  • Evaluation of  web, database and print resources
  • Choosing and narrowing research topics
  • Effective choice and use of electronic and print indexes
  • Effective web searching
  • Use of library catalogs
  • Location of books and other print materials
  • Use of Interlibrary loan
  • Use of microfilm resources 

How to Schedule an Instruction Session:

Contact Steven Vest vest@alma.edu or x7344.

Additional Links of Interest:

Librarian Liaison Program

Computer Classrooms Use Policy 

 

 

Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term '09, students toured cultural sites in Peru, studied alternative energy in Sweden, analyzed theatre and dance in London, and examined Native American culture at the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota.

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Student Profile

Elizabeth Heitsch

Elizabeth Heitsch
Graduation: 2008
Major: History
From: St. Louis, Michigan
Interests: Reading, Music

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