Burke Library
Summer 2020 Construction
Burke Library will close to the public beginning Monday, May 18, 2020, for a complete reconstruction of the first floor and front entrance.
Research & Information Fluencies
The Research & Instructional Design team’s librarians work with faculty to help students to develop a deep understanding and proficiency with discovering, contextualizing, and sharing information for a scholarly audience.
Scroll to the bottom of the page for some representative assignments or follow the links for each skill area to learn more about how our team can support your course.
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Research & Instructional Design Staff
Browse Assignments
HIST 356
Human Rights
Students in Prof. Kevin Grant's course, devoted to research skills, examined how human rights have been defined, advanced, and contested since the late nineteenth century.
LIT 148
Echoes in Literature
Students in Prof. Pavitra Patel's first year course use music sampling to discuss scholarly conversation, citation, and attribution.
Senior Theses & Projects
Research librarians provide students with in-class instruction and individual consultation for their senior theses and projects.
HIST 125
Black Metropolis
Students in Prof. Celeste Day Moore's course learned the technical strategies that historians use to visualize urban life by analyzing and visualizing maps, census data, and other material.