Erie Community College, State University of New York

Library Instruction

Library instruction classes are offered by the three libraries and are available to all faculty.  As faculty, the librarians at ECC view teaching library skills as an important function.  Our goal is to make patrons lifelong learners with sufficient research skills to find the information they need.  All librarians are able to provide instruction.  Instruction can be basic and general or subject- and assignment-specific.

The ECC libraries offer a myriad of resources for the students, faculty and staff.  We  provide a ever-growing list of full-text databases, access to library catalogs, specific research help, Internet searching, interlibrary loan and other services.

Possible topics for your consideration:

Library Basics

    How to search the online catalog
    How to search the library home page
    How to find a book on the shelf
    Where to check out a book
    Where are reserves
    Basic reference resources, online and print

Internet Searching

    Introduction of the ECC Librarians' Subject Grid
    How to access internet search engines
    How to evaluate information found on the web
    Internet tutorials
    How to cite internet resources

Indexes and Databases

   Introduction to full-text and citation databases
   Which database should I use
   Off-campus access
   How to cite electronic information
   What periodicals does Erie Community College own

Research Help

   How to choose a research topic
   How to research a topic
   Citation guides
   How to access online encyclopedias, almanacs and other basic resources

Request library instruction for your class.  

Contact your campus library:

   City - Rose Janish,  Email,  phone:  851-5191

   North - Lynnette Mende,  Email,  phone:  851-1271

   South - Melissa Peterson,  Email,  phone:  851-1775