Research Instruction Sessions
Working with the instructor, librarians tailor instruction sessions to support course objectives, complement the syllabus and prepare students for a written or studio research assignment. Librarians will come to any classroom or studio equipped with a digital projector and reliable network access.
Topics include:
- Research process overview & approaches to managing information
- Research conceptualization & methods for studio projects
- Literature reviews
- Concept mapping a studio or written topic
- Class time organized around exploring one of our many Thematic Collections
- Researching an object
- Finding books – searching the RISD/Athenaeum online catalog
- Finding articles – using electronic indexes to locate articles
- Finding images – electronic & print image searching
- Evaluating information – thinking critically about print & web sources
- Citing print and visual sources & avoiding plagiarism
- Workshops that combine collection highlights and individual research support
Contact the Research & Instruction Department to schedule an instruction session.