Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections and University Archives

Request an Instruction Session

**Note: We are happy to teach instruction sessions in-person either in the Special Collections Instructional space or one of the Main Library classrooms

Before scheduling a Special Collections/University Archive Instruction Session, please keep some things in mind:

Please give us no less than four weeks’ notice before your first instruction session choice. This allows us to adequately prepare for your students.
Please schedule your instruction session so that it coincides with your students' assignment. To ensure maximum effectiveness for the students, we tailor our sessions to address their immediate needs. If the students will not be working on an assignment at the time of the scheduled library session, we strongly suggest rescheduling the session.
Please be flexible in your schedule. We will try to honor your first choice for an instruction session, but this isn't always possible as we are scheduling your colleagues as well.
Instructors are required to attend the teaching session.
We recommend using one full class time (1 hour 50 minutes or 1 hour 20 minutes depending on the class) for a session. This allows your students to fully engage with new concepts and new materials.
For the safety and security of our collections, please leave food and drinks outside of all Special Collections classrooms and the Reading Room. All materials must be handled respectfully and with care. Students will be guided by librarians or archivists in the handling and use of Special Collections and University Archive materials.
Submit either a link to your syllabus and assignment or submit them to LIB.spcteaching@msu.edu.

If you are looking for general library instruction, such as how to search the Libraries’ catalog or navigate subscription databases, please reach out to the MSU Libraries’ Teaching & Learning librarians or your subject librarian.

Required fields denoted with asterisk *.

Faculty/Instructor Information

Given/First Name

Last/Surname

Phone Number

Email Address

Instruction Session 1 Information

Course and Section No.

e.g. BUS 101-007

Number of Students

Session Date/Time Preference(s)

Please submit a minimum of three options per section.

Session Date/Time Preference(s)
	Date Special Collections and University Archives requires at least four weeks notice. Start Time End Time	Item weight
	Date Special Collections and University Archives requires at least four weeks notice. Start Time End Time	Item weight
	Date Special Collections and University Archives requires at least four weeks notice. Start Time End Time	Item weight

more possible times

Preferred Librarian

Special Needs

Instruction Session 2 Information

Course and Section No.

e.g. BUS 101-007

Number of Students

Session Date/Time Preference(s)

Please submit a minimum of three options per section.

Session Date/Time Preference(s)
	Date Library Instruction prefers at least two weeks notice. Start Time End Time	Item weight
	Date Library Instruction prefers at least two weeks notice. Start Time End Time	Item weight
	Date Library Instruction prefers at least two weeks notice. Start Time End Time	Item weight

more possible times

Preferred Librarian

Special Needs

Instruction Session 3 Information

Course and Section No.

e.g. BUS 101-007

Number of Students

Session Date/Time Preference(s)

Please submit a minimum of three options per section.

Session Date/Time Preference(s)
	Date Library Instruction prefers at least two weeks notice. Start Time End Time	Item weight
	Date Library Instruction prefers at least two weeks notice. Start Time End Time	Item weight
	Date Library Instruction prefers at least two weeks notice. Start Time End Time	Item weight

more possible times

Preferred Librarian

Special Needs

Assignment Information

Specific Subjects

Specific subjects or research topics discussed in class.

Information Emphasis

Any specific information emphasis (i.e. primary sources, government documents, Special Collections) that is directly related to your student needs in this course.

Additional Information

Any other information or detail not included in the assignment that you would like us to know.

Submitting This Form

Please note that your session is not actually approved and scheduled until a Special Collections librarian or University Archive archivist contacts you to confirm one of the dates you requested.