Teaching
If you'd prefer in-person instruction, librarians are able to accommodate those requests at the librarian's discretion. Depending on COVID infection rates and other administrative restrictions, in-person instruction may be restricted.
Use the form below to request a library instruction session. A Research & Instruction Services team member will contact you to confirm the date and time of the session and to plan instruction and activities for your class.
If you have any questions about your request, contact Lili Bedoya, LSU Libraries Research and Instruction Services Coordinator: lbedoy1@lsu.edu 225-578-1285
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Are you interested in incorporating active learning with archival materials into your students' classroom experience? We are here to help! The Special Collections house books and manuscripts relating to every discipline and course topic. Special Collections librarians welcome opportunities to give customized presentations on primary source research, the history of books and printing, and the material culture of books, among many other topics. We are also happy to offer advice on materials to include in your own presentations and to assist in developing course-based activities involving rare books and manuscripts.
To schedule a visit please fill out this request form describing your needs and concerns. You can also contact John Miles, Curator of Books, directly at johnmiles@lsu.edu. Special Collections has a teaching team that includes Christine Cloud, and Zach Tompkins, and can call upon additional Special Collections staff members for staffing and expertise should the need arise.
The instruction calendar fills up fast, so we advise you to schedule class visits as early as possible. We prefer a minimum of two weeks of advance notice but will work our best to accommodate any requests.
The library's McIlhenny Room is our primary instruction space, with seating for roughly fifty students, a large-screen monitor, lectern, and a white board, as well as display tables with ample space for library materials. An adjacent seminar space is also available for smaller classes. Larger groups of up to one hundred can be accommodated in the building's lecture hall.
To learn more about the instructional services we offer and view sample activities and assignments, please see our guide to Teaching with Special Collections.
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E-textbooks
The e-textbook initiative provides students with quick access to course materials available for free through LSU Libraries. It also provides instructors with an easy-to-use search tool to identify e-books that the Libraries either already owns or can purchase for use in courses.
Course Reserves
The checkout desk on the second floor houses material instructors require their students to read during a regular semester. This can include such materials as library books, tapes, and the professor's personal books on Reserve for their students.
Undergraduate students
This form is intended for instructors who would like to place items on reserve so that their students may access them at the checkout desk.
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Staff
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