The Bibliographic Instruction Program is designed to provide library instruction (formal and informal) based upon the needs of students, faculty, and staff. It is presented through lectures and demonstrations to respond to the total education process of the academic community. The Bibliographic Instruction Program is an ongoing entity assuring each student, at the university, exposure to basic and varied library experiences and information resources. The program is designed to introduce students to library research methods and concepts so they can function effectively in modern libraries and information centers, using multiformated information sources - print, non-print, including microforms, CD-ROM databases, and online services. Focus is placed on instructional methods that will help users learn, select, and evaluate library materials appropriate to their needs. It is designed to motivate users to consistently use the library and its resources.

Bibliographic Instruction is presented on three levels:
 

•      Level I - Orientation to library collections, facilities, and services (Freshman)
•      Level II - Special materials in subject areas (Sophomore-Senior)
•      Level III - Professional and research sources (Graduate-Doctoral)

Subject based BI are currently scheduled by the library-faculty liaison assigned to your academic department. 

Library-Faculty Liaisons:

• Mr. John P. Whitted - 536-8636
  • Department of English and Modern Languages
    • English
    • Modern Languages
  • Department of Military Sciences
  • Department of Social Sciences
    • History     
    • Political Science
    • Psychology and Sociology
  • Department of Visual and Performing Arts
    • Art     
    • Drama
    • Music
  • Freshman Programs
  • 1890 Research and Extension
     
• Mrs. Debbie Gramling - 536-8647
  • Department of Accounting, Economics, and Agribusiness

    • Accounting

    • Agribusiness
    • Economics
  • Department of Business Administration
    • Business Administration
    • Management
    • Marketing
  • Department of Health Sciences
    • Health and Physical Education
    • Nursing
    • Speech Pathology and Audiology
  • Department of Human Services
    • Counselor Education
    • Criminal Justice
    • Rehabilitation Counseling
    • Social Work
       
• Dr. Ruth Hodges - 536-8630
  
  • Department of Biological and Physical Sciences
    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Physics
  • Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Technology
    • Civil Engineering Technology
    • Mechanical Engineering Technology
    • Nuclear Engineering
    • Energy Conservation and Use Technology
    • Transportation Studies Coordination
  • Department of Industrial and Electrical Engineering  Technology
    • Electrical Engineering Technology
    • Industrial Engineering Technology
  • Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
    • Computer Science
    • Mathematics
       
• Ms. Doris E. Johnson - 536-8642
  
  • Department of Education
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Elementary Education
    • Special Education
    • Middle and Secondary Education Programs
    • Felton Laboratory School
  • Department of Educational Leadership
  • Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
    • Family and Consumer Sciences Business
    • Family and Consumer Sciences Education
    • Individual and Family Development
    • Nutrition
    • Nutritional Sciences
    • The Child Development Learning Center

• Mrs. Cathi Cooper Mack - 536-8633
  • Distance Education and Continuing Education
     
• Ms. Mary L. Smalls - 536-8638
  
  • Dean, Library and Information Services
     
• Mrs. Monica E. Johnson - 536-8641
  
  • Information Resource Consultant

Faculty and Community organizers may schedule a BI class by contacting the Reference Desk at 803-536-8640.