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The following sessions can be offered. Please read through and determine which session type would be most suitable for your group.
An introduction to the library and its services, including student academic support.. A fifteen minute walking tour of the Murray Library and a half hour breakdown and introduction to the library website.
This session is focused on creating familiarity with the library. Our hope is to build personal connections with your students so that they become help-seekers, allowing them to take advantage of our point-of-need, and one-to-one services.
During the first two weeks of every term, there are regular tours that cover the same content. If these offerings coincide with your class time, simply let us know which date and the number of attendees by email (tours@library.usask.ca).
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Suitable for groups wanting an introduction to the library, and to become familiar with all of its point-of-need services.
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A hands-on session designed to introduce students to the research process. Fifteen minutes of interactive instruction and thirty minutes of lab time. A staff member will field questions and help students to make progress on their research assignment.
This session is focused on equipping students with tools and know-how to navigate and evaluate the library's resources.
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Suitable for students who are looking for help at any stage of the research process.
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Our Writing Help Centre, with tutors located in the Murray Library and the Aboriginal Students’ Centre (hours), offers students one-to-one help in their writing process. Writing Help is also available online.
We can provide a tour of one or both tutoring locations. Students will meet a friendly tutor, and see how they can use writing centre space as a place to work and to get free help at any stage of the writing process. They will also learn how to submit their writing questions and drafts online.
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Suitable for students wanting help at any stage in the writing process.
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A hands-on session designed to help a class with specific writing instruction needs, such as building a better writing process, crafting a thesis statement, paraphrasing sources, paragraphing, or preparing a references page.
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Suitable for groups with an assignment that are looking for help at a specific stage in the writing process.
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