Set up an appointment with the librarian to give your class a tour of the library. To make the tour more meaningful:
1. Have students read Appendix B before the tour.
2. Give them an assignment that will require them to conduct library research, such as asking them to find and summarize two articles by B. F. Skinner, summarize a recently published journal article, or find as many articles as they can that were published by faculty at your institution.
3. For more tips about techniques to help students become
more proficient at using the library, consult this guide
or
pages 111-129
in
Ware, M. E. & Brewer, C. L. (Eds.). (1988).Handbook for teaching statistics and research methods.
Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
as well as:
Joswick, K. E. (1994). Getting the most fromPsycLit: Recommendations for searching. Teaching of
Psychology, 21, 49-53.