Help yourself on your own time!
In this database you'll find research guides, guides to library resources, and tutorials on technology applications.
Subject guides by discipline such as health science, arts and humanities, or science
Technology guides such as RefWorks, Word, Photoshop, or Dreamweaver
Guides for databases such as ProQuest, Web of Science, PubMed or Mirlyn
Going on Now!
The University Library provides free workshops on information resources, research skills, and technology-related
resources for faculty, students and staff. As a member of the Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TTC), the University
Library cross-lists their workshops with other campus units.
Using specific Library databases
Managing citations
Creating web pages
Editing images
Need Small Group Instruction?
Do you have a lab group, club, or just a group of students that need similar help?
Choose from a customizable list of instructional modules
See how long different modules take, to best fit your schedule
Choose demonstration or hands-on
We ask that you request a session at least one week in advance; you will receive a confirmation usually
within 24 hours of its receipt.
Customize Instruction for your Class
Bring Library instruction directly to your students so they can become more familiar with,
and more skilled at finding the information they need.
Choose from a customizable list of instructional modules
See how long different modules take, to best fit your schedule
Choose demonstration or hands-on
Work with a subject specialist to best fit the needs of your class
We ask that you request a session at least one week in advance; you will receive a confirmation usually
within 24 hours of its receipt.
The University Library has a variety of instructional offerings at all levels of research
experience and for all subjects, whether you are looking for instruction for yourself, a group, or a class you teach. These demonstration or hands-on sessions include introductory session for first-year
students working on their first research paper to subject specific sessions directly related
to a higher level course as well as other information resource or technology instruction.
For yourself...
For your class...
We ask that you request a session at least one week in advance; you will receive a confirmation
usually within 24 hours of its receipt.
University of Michigan Library Instructional Statement
The richness, power, and versatility of today’s information environment have created expanded opportunities for
scholars. Hallmarks include the growth of digital collections, changes in the process of scholarly communication, and
increases in the need for life-long learning. To succeed, users must learn new concepts, sources and techniques, and
then re-learn them quickly as they change yet again. This is a significant challenge. It is also one which the Library
can help meet through its instructional program.
Emphasizing particular knowledge, skills, and behaviors, library instruction seeks to teach users:
- Research skills apropos to scholarly information
- Technology for information management
- Critical thinking and evaluation of sources
- Legal and ethical uses of information
- The broad range of information resources available.
The Library readily customizes its services, which are free of charge, to determine client needs, develop
content, and provide instruction and follow-up. The Library collaborates with individual instructors, small
groups, and curriculum committees, as well as student groups. Instruction is offered by specialists in the
University Library system and covers all subjects and formats
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