Teaching Librarians offer self-paced tutorials, web guides, research workshops, and custom instruction. We provide in-person or online sessions in your classroom or at the library, partnering with you to set learning outcomes aligned with your syllabus, often including guided, hands-on search practice.

Browse our Student Research Support Tools

We offer videos, tutorials, and resources to support your students. Many of these can be embedded into your Canvas courses.

Request a Library Instruction Session

Please review Requesting Class Instruction Guidelines before requesting an assignment-based library instruction session.

Library Instruction Sessions must be:

  • submitted at least 2 weeks in advance
  • discussed with the library instructor at least one week in advance
  • paired with a research assignment whose outcomes cannot be met by a research tutorial or guide.

More Instruction Information:

Contact a Teaching Librarian to:

  • Build a custom online research guide for your course.
  • Design research assignments aligned with learning outcomes.
  • Integrate library resources, services, and events into your curriculum.
  • Identify UCSB Library source materials for your students.
  • Suggest creating a new tutorial or video.

Learn More:

  • Scholarly Communication Guide
    • Resources to help you navigate open access publishing, protect your author rights, and utilize university agreements to maximize the reach and impact of your scholarship.
  • Copyright Guide
    • Learn about copyright and intellectual property, including exceptions, rights, licensing, and publishing.
  • Generative AI and Academic Use Guide
    • Through the lens of Library and Information Science, this resource is designed to advance your AI literacy, including how to evaluate AI tools and use them safely and responsibly in your work.