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Teaching & Learning Support
The Teaching and Learning Support Office at NU Library is committed to be a connected, expert partner in teaching and learning.
  • We support development of academic and research skills through comprehensive information literacy program and consultations for faculty, students, and researchers.
  • Our team provides access to essential educational materials also assisting in selection, acquisition, and development of resources for courses.

Building on a strong foundation of achievements, our services are streamlined in supporting students’ success, and empowering instructors in their impactful teaching excellence.
Supporting Learning
Discover Resources - Learn Research Skills - Achieve Academic Success
Research Consultations
Consultations with knowledgeable and expert librarians available to provide assistance with various types of assignments, projects, or academic papers:
  • searching strategies including Boolean operators and AI tools;
  • identifying reliable sources and subject databases (ERIC, SciFinder, JStore, Scopus and more);
  • managing citations and references effectively in APA, Chicago or other styles;
  • Zotero, AI and digital tools in literature searching and analysis (Elicit, NViVO, SPSS and more)
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Training & Workshops
Tailored to strengthen critical thinking, information, digital, and AI literacy skills, along with fostering confidence in essential areas such as:
  • academic integrity and plagiarism avoidance,
  • database navigation (Web of Science, CredoReference, Bloomberg and other) ,
  • effective search techniques (what, where and how to search),
  • conducting literature reviews,
  • utilizing citation management tools (e.g Zotero and others), and
  • exploring tools that enhance these vital competencies.
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Tutorials & LibGuides
Online tutorials and comprehensive guidance can be found across various essential subject databases, research skills, and helpful tools for learners at every level such as:
  • ECON 322: Natural Resources and Environmental Economics
  • Creating Surveys
  • APA: Citing Business Sources
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Concept Mapping
  • Evaluate News and the Media
  • Searching for Information
  • Copyright
  • AI Tools for Research and Study
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Supporting Teaching
Enhance Curriculum and Graduate Outcomes
  • Information Literacy Program (NU LILY): Development of Research Skills in Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Courses
    • Customized 3tiers training tailored to course and faculty needs.
    • Regular and on-demand information skills programs in the library and embedded through class instruction.
    • Successful experience to partner in the research intensive courses (WCS150 Rhetoric and Composition course, Research Methods and Ethics in Education and Engineering, Subject courses in Sociology, Politics, Economics).
    • Library Instruction and Training
  • Course Needs: Liaison Librarians for Resource and Instruction Support
    • Textbooks, course and instructors' materials
    • Reliable authoritative resources in the research and curriculum.
    • Identifying and purchasing resources for library collections.
    • Developing subject and thematic guides, tutorials, and course support materials.
    • Course Reserves
    • New Textbooks
    • Instructor Materials
    • Libguides
Liaison Librarians
Available to support your research and course-related needs providing subject expertise and personalise service:
  • evaluate and acquire new materials to strengthen the library’s collections;
  • assist with the preparation and management of course reserves;
  • respond to reference inquiries and provide comprehensive research support within their specialized subject areas;
  • deliver instruction on the effective use of library resources, along with additional academic support services.