Archer Library Guides most often serve as a starting point for student research. Library guides help users navigate the complex library and information landscape. But that's not all! Guides are also designed for library instruction sessions, developed to provide course or assignment resources, curate event and program information, and support library events, workshops, and presentations.
Archer Library guides generally fall into one of these four categories:
Research Guides • Focus on specific subject areas and typically include library materials, eBooks, database recommendations, and internet resources.
Course or Program Guides • Provide information and resources to support programs, courses, projects, or assignments.
Library Instruction Guides • Developed to be used in conjunction with library instruction sessions. Guides remain available to students even after they complete their course.
General Topic Guides • Provide information on library events, workshops, presentations, and general topics of interest to library users.
Explore these featured resources to learn more about our library guides.
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ENG 101 • English Composition [Donatini]This library guide supports ENG 101: English Composition with Dr. Donatini. It is a starting point for locating Archer Library information and resources selected specifically for course assignments and includes a series of three library instruction sessions focused on (1) the role of writing and AI impact on careers; (2) keyword search strategies and AI & keywords, and (3) Boolean searching. |
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ENG 426 • American Literature II 1845-1890This library guide supports ENG 426: American Literature II: 1845 - 1890 with Dr. Waterman. It is a starting point for locating Archer Library information and resources selected specifically for course assignments and includes library instruction sessions. Library collections such as books, e-books, databases and articles, are introduced. |
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ENG 102 • English CompositionThis is a library instruction and course assignment guide supporting ENG 102: English Composition with Dr. Wrobel. It is a starting point for locating Archer Library resources selected for assignments and includes information presented during library instruction. Students were provided with a database orientation and examined OA journals. |
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Math 450 SeminarThis is a course and library instruction guide supporting Math 450: Seminar with Dr. Swain. Used as a starting point for locating Archer Library resources and information selected for course assignments, it includes library instruction session topics such as research starters, eBook collections, an introduction to evaluating information, and using AI Tools as research starters. |
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EDCI 312 • Reading & Writing Methods [Miller]This library guide supports your exploration of children's and young literature for grades 4 - 12. It focuses on selected genres and resources located in Archer Library's juvenile collection and is a starting point for using Archer Library's website, catalog, and the IRC. This guide includes resources utilized during library instruction. |