Faculty Resources

Chemeketa employs an embedded approach for library instruction, rather than  offering stand-alone classes for credit.  The Library has a strong  commitment to reach students in all areas of the curriculum regardless of location or delivery mode. This  includes students that are more challenging to reach such as those enrolled in College Inside and College  Credit Now (CCN) classes.

• Reference and Instruction Librarians hold master’s degrees in Library and Information Science (MLIS) and are part of the college faculty
• The Library reference desk and online chat is staffed exclusively by faculty librarians
• Three full-time librarians and five part-time librarians provide reference and instruction services
  • Online
  • At the Salem and Yamhill Valley Campus libraries
  • At Chemeketa outreach centers and CCN locations

Program areas across the curriculum request  customized sessions on a variety of topics ranging from a brief orientation to sequenced, in-depth  instruction in research skills and tools.

• Writing and Social Science have specific Information Literacy (IL) outcomes and those are described in Appendix E - Outcomes and Criteria for Transferable General Education Courses in Oregon sections on Social Science, Writing, and Information Literacy
• For details about the relationships between library instruction and the writing program, please visit Information Literacy and Library Instruction in the Chemeketa Writing Program
• Some programs, such as Nursing, Psychology, Early Childhood  Education, History, Art, Electronics, Visual Communications, and ESOL, require specialized instruction to  meet program outcomes in critical thinking, evidence-based inquiry, career exploration, and discipline specific research skills.

Chemeketa librarians collaborate with classroom faculty to develop course-integrated, assignment-specific lesson plans. Librarians tailor instruction to integrate national and local information literacy outcomes, to support outcomes in other college programs, and to fit the needs of individual courses and assignments while supporting students in those classes. 

Librarians offer consultations and work with faculty on integrating research components into existing courses. Once a class has been scheduled, communication regarding the library instruction session(s) continues between the teaching librarian(s) and the classroom instructor. Library instruction sessions focus on

• Developing information literacy skills
• Navigating resources for research-based assignments

Our goal is to balance a collaborative, individualized approach with an awareness of program and course specific outcomes.

For further information about bibliographic instruction, please see our Library Instruction Program guide