Library Research Sessions - Library - Pasadena City College

Let a PCC librarian guide your students through the research process! Our research sessions provide customized instruction tailored to your assignment and your students' needs.

While PCC campuses are closed, we're offering synchronous sessions via Zoom upon instructor request. Sessions are recorded for students unable to attend "live."

To get started, please email Kathryn McGuire at kmcguire2@pasadena.edu or fill out the form below.

“Made it fun and easy to learn how to use databases.”

PCC Student

“My students really valued the experience. Several mentioned it in their informal course evaluation at the end of the semester!”

Gabrielle Mitchell-Marell English

85% of students agree “I will be more successful as a result of this library workshop.”

“The librarian was aware of my assignment, provided the class with the info they needed, and even had time to give personalized instruction to instruction to individual students.”

Monica Coto Psychology

“I will be able to use what I learned today for all aspects of my education.”

PCC Student

“Nicely focused on the primary issues students have - finding and interpreting peer-reviewed literature.”

Michael Vendrasco Geology

“The visit motivated my students to get busy and be invested.”

Adria Stevenson College 1

What We Do

Research sessions help students become information literate and provide customized, course-specific instruction. Here are a few of the concepts we routinely cover:

Getting help from a librarian
Choosing and refining a topic
Identifying useful keywords / search terms
Finding books and ebooks in the library catalog
Finding articles in subscription databases, including scholarly journals
Evaluating the credibility of sources
Citing sources properly

Tips for Great Research Sessions

Submit your research session request at least two weeks in advance
Schedule the session when your students are actively working on a research project or paper
Share a copy of the assignment and your expectations for the session with the librarian beforehand
Attend the session along with your class and participate as appropriate

We look forward to working with you and your students.

Request a Library Research Session

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This form is only for PCC Faculty. Please submit the form below to schedule a Library Research Session for your class at least two weeks before your desired date. Please remember that you must attend the library research session with your class.

Contact Information

*Instructor Name

*Your Email

*Your Phone Number

Course Info

*Course Name and Number

Before requesting a date and time for your research session, please note the Library Hours for a specific Semester/Intersession.

*Session Date (first choice)

*Session Date (second choice)

*Session Start Time

*Session End Time

*Where would you like the session to take place?

Number of Students

Library Based Assignment

In the box below, please provide a description of your students' library-based assignment. If no assignment, indicate why you would like your students to attend a library research session.

Additionally, if you would like to send the library-based assignment as an attachment, please email it to kmcguire2@pasadena.edu.

Description of Library-Based Assignment

*Do any students in your class have a Classroom Accommodation Plan from DSP&S that we should be aware of?

YesNo

If yes, please provide details as to how we can accommodate this student

Additional Info

Comments/Questions

If you have multiple sessions to schedule, please note additional sessions in the box above.