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Library Assignment Support Services

The Library Assignment Support Service allows faculty to notify the Library of their Library-based assignments. This, in turn, allows the librarians to:

  • Instruct and assist students more effectively.
  • Anticipate and adjust to increased demands for materials and resources.
  • Refer to a copy of your assignment while assisting students.
  • Confirm that the information and resources your assignment requires are available through the Cleveland State University Library.
  • Test your assignment from the student’s point of view.

An effectively designed library assignment will:

  • Keep your assignments up to date in a world of constantly changing information resources.
  • Teach your students the research skills they need to grasp the objectives of your course.
  • Take full advantage of the University Library’s information and instruction resources.
  • Help integrate information literacy principles into your curriculum.
  • Improve the learning environment of your classes by decreasing student frustration and anxiety.

How it works:

  1. Submit your assignment and a few details about your assignment to the University Library for review.
  2. Shortly after submitting your assignment, you will receive a phone call or an email confirming receipt of your assignment, at which time you may be asked some follow up questions.
  3. A few days later you will receive a complete review of your assignment that will provide:
    • An overview of library resources needed to complete the assignment, and how students can access them.
    • How librarians plan to handle student demand for these resources.
    • An assessment of your assignments do-ability from a student’s point of view.
    • The name and contact information of subject-specialist librarians whom you may contact for further assistance.
  4. Additionally, your assignment will remain on file at our Reference Center, insuring that reference librarians can assist and instruct students in an effective and timely manner.

To submit your assignment, do one of the following :

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