From one-on-one consultations to classroom instruction, Smiley Memorial Library offers a variety of instructional services and programs. Librarians partner with instructors to create tailored content that supports their students' specific assignments or topics, helping students learn how to find, evaluate, create, and use information effectively.
| Name | Title | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Ray | Library Director | hray@centralmethodist.edu | Ext. 54985 |
| Jennifer Parsons | Access Services Librarian / Assistant Director | jparsons@centralmethodist.edu | Ext. 54309 |
| Sara Ratliff | Instructional Services Librarian | sratliff@centralmethodist.edu | Ext. 54389 |
CMU faculty can request that a Librarian visit their classroom for an instruction session on library resources, academic research, information literacy, or digital media literacy, or any related topics. These classroom visits can vary in length depending on the time available and the instructional need. Whether you would like us to speak with your students for an entire hour or just 10 minutes, we would love the opportunity to work with you to promote information literacy in the classroom. Please contact Sara Ratliff, Instructional Services Librarian at sratliff@centralmethodist.edu (ext. 54389) for more information on classroom visits.
Please reach out to a librarian if a topic that you would like covered in one your courses is not directly listed. We would love to collaborate on any topics relating to library services, research, or information literacy.
Citation and research consultations are one of the many services we offer. Students, faculty, and staff can meet with a librarian for assistance developing a research question, finding sources, creating a bibliography, and more. For general citation advice, we also recommend these websites:
Specifically APA Format resources:
We would love to collaborate with you to promote information literacy on CMU's campus! If you would like to explore ways that library resources or instruction can be integrated into your classes, please contact a librarian.
Librarians can create custom, curated resource guides tailored specifically to your classes and their instructional needs. Course guides are fully customizable and adaptive, allowing you to offer students a course webpage containing a curated list of videos, articles, webpages, databases, and other relevant resources.
To view an example of a course guide, check out the EN111 - College Composition II (Reacting to the Past) guide. The full list of available course guides can be found on the Research Guides tab of the Library's website. Reach out to a Librarian if you want to explore how a custom course guide could be used in your classes.
Information literacy is the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning.
Association of College and Research Libraries. (2016, January 11). Framework for information literacy for higher education.
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