Let a PCC librarian guide your students through the research process! Our research sessions provide customized instruction tailored to your assignment and your students' needs.

We offer sessions both in-person and online via Zoom. We ask that you request sessions as far in advance as possible, and a minimum of two weeks before your desired date. Instructors must attend research sessions along with their students.

To get started, please email Kathryn McGuire at kmcguire2@pasadena.edu or fill out the form below.

What We Do

Research sessions help students become information literate and provide customized, course-specific instruction. Here are a few of the concepts we routinely cover:

• Getting help from a librarian
• Choosing and refining a topic
• Identifying useful keywords / search terms
• Finding books and ebooks in the library catalog
• Finding articles in subscription databases, including scholarly journals
• Evaluating the credibility of sources
• Citing sources properly

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Tips for Great Research Sessions

• Submit your research session request at least two weeks in advance
• Schedule the session when your students are actively working on a research project or paper
• Share a copy of the assignment and your expectations for the session with the librarian beforehand
• Attend the session along with your class and participate as appropriate

We look forward to working with you and your students.

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Library Research Session Request Form