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General

ESL (English as a Second Language)
These handouts were developed to teach ESL students how to use the library.
Handout (3.9MB .rtf - developed by April Kessler, 2002)
Handout (35KB .rtf - developed by Lea Leininger, July 2003)  

Evaluating Information
This handout and activity can be used for any class in which you address evaluating information. They are especially helpful when talking about doing research on the Internet. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/students/find/eval.html.
(Developed by LIS, 2001)
Handout (7KB .rtf)   Activity (9KB .rtf)

Finding Books
This handout and activity were created for a class that focuses on finding books in the library. They can be used as is or parts of them can be cut and pasted into another handout or activity.
(Developed by Liane Luckman and Adrian Johnson, 2001)
Handout (33KB .rtf)   Activity (27KB .rtf)

General Resources Handout
This handout can be used for a library instruction session in which students are being introduced to the University of Texas Libraries for the first time. For classes that have a specific assignment, it can be used in conjunction with a handout that contains subject-specific resources. It is primarily geared toward undergraduates.
(Developed by Adrian Johnson, Fall 2002)
Handout (18KB .rtf)

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Business

Locating Articles for Business Communication
This instruction session was created for BA 324, the substantial writing component class in the Business School. It can be adapted for other classes learning to search databases and evaluate the information they find.
(Developed by Dorothy Carner, Spring 2004)
Class Outline & Activity (52KB .rtf)

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English

Graduate Medieval Literature
This instruction session was developed for a graduate class on medieval literature in which the professor asked the librarian to cover the library A to Z . It can be adapted for use with other graduate level classes which combine an orientation to the library with specifics on resources in a certain field.
(Developed by Lindsey Schell, Fall 2002)
Class Outline (6KB .rtf)   Handout (21KB .rtf)

Reading Women Writers
This instruction session was created for a freshman evaluation Women's Studies/English class (E314L). It can be adapted for other freshmen audiences who have an annotated bibliography assignment.
(Developed by Lindsey Schell, Fall 2002)
Class Outline (9KB .rtf)   Handout (10KB .rtf)   Activity (7KB .rtf)

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Rhetoric

RHE 306 Library Research Session
This instruction session was created for RHE 306 courses taught during the 2002-2003 academic calendar. It can be adapted for other topics and classes.
(Developed by Janelle Hedstrom, Fall 2002)
Class Outline (24KB .rtf)   Handout (41KB .rtf)   Activity (14KB .rtf)

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Women's Studies

Women's Studies Research Methods
This instruction session was created for the graduate level Women's Studies Research Methods class (WGS 392). It can be adapted for other advanced audiences who have an annotated bibliography assignment.
(Developed by Lindsey Schell, Fall 2002)
Class Outline (8KB .rtf)   Handout (12KB .rtf)

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