Library Instruction Credit Courses 2009 - 2010 

Western Libraries credit instruction, which includes a variety of courses, teaches information-seeking skills, research strategies, critical analysis and evaluation of information, and an understanding of the importance of information in our society.

For more information, contact Sylvia Tag, Western Libraries Instruction Coordinator, at (360) 650-7992 or email her at Sylvia.Tag@wwu.edu.

LIBRARY 201 Introduction to Library Strategies (2 credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore status, transfer student, or above
Intended for sophomores and transfer students or above. Introduces students to the nature of research with emphasis on strategies for carrying out inquiry, locating electronic and print sources, assessing sources for authority and selecting and incorporating material from sources into writing.
LIBR 201 | Days/Time: Tuesday 9:00-10:50am | CRN 41836 | Fall 2009 | Instructor: Peter Smith

LIBRARY 300 Directed Independent Study (1-15 credits)

Restrictions: Independent Study Permit Required
LIBR 300 | Days/Time: TBA | CRN 40831 | Fall 2009 | Instructor: Staff

LIBRARY 300 Directed Independent Study (1-15 credits)

Restrictions: Independent Study Permit Required
LIBR 300 | Days/Time: TBA | CRN 10635 | Winter 2010 | Instructor: Staff

LIBRARY 302 Research Paper Tutorial (1-4 credits)

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in 300-level writing intensive course. Concurrent enrollment in EAST 302 or HIST 499.
This course is intended to be linked with upper-level writing intensive courses. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the methods of identifying the relevant body of knowledge in a discipline and the library research methods that will enable them to utilize this knowledge in successfully writing assigned research papers. Includes developing a research strategy and collecting resources for an annotated bibliography to accompany an assigned research paper in a linked 300-level course.  
LIBR 302 | Days/Time: Tuesday 3:00-5:50 pm | CRN 10842 | Winter 2010 | Instructor: Margaret L. Fast

LIBRARY 403 Research Tutorial (1 credit)

Prerequisite: Junior or senior status or permission of instructor. Must be Junior/Senior in Communication & Science Disorders.
Examines library resources, research processes, and scholarly discourse for upper-division students in a particular discipline. An upper-division library course intended to support advanced research methodologies for students in a particular major. Not repeatable. S/U grading. Equivalent to LIBR 402. Cannot take both LIBR 402 and 403 for credit.  
LIBR 403 | Thursday 8:30-9:50 am | CRN 12172 | Winter 2010 | Instructor: Sylvia G. Tag

LIBRARY 403 Research Tutorial (1 credit)

Prerequisite: Junior or senior status or permission of instructor. Must be Communication Sciences & Disorders student to enroll.
Examines library resources, research processes, and scholarly discourse for upper-division students in a particular discipline. An upper-division library course intended to support advanced research methodologies for students in a particular major. Not repeatable. S/U grading. Equivalent to LIBR 402. Cannot take both LIBR 402 and 403 for credit.
LIBR 403 | Thursday 10:00-11:20 am | CRN 12144 | Winter 2010 | Instructor: Sylvia G. Tag

LIBRARY 201 Introduction to Library Strategies (2 credits)

Prerequisites: Sophomore status, transfer student, or above
Intended for sophomores and transfer students or above. Introduces students to the nature of research with emphasis on strategies for carrying out inquiry, locating electronic and print sources, assessing sources for authority and selecting and incorporating material from sources into writing.
LIBR 201 | Thursday 10:00-11:50 am | CRN 23052| Spring 2010 | Instructor: Paul S. Piper

LIBRARY 300 Directed Independent Study (1-15 credits)

Restrictions: Independent Study Permit Required
LIBR 300 | Days/Time: TBA | CRN 20807 | Spring 2010 | Instructor: Staff

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