1. Let us design an instruction session customized for your course*. Options include:
*Advance notice is required; contact the library faculty on your campus to get started.
2. Add one of our existing tutorials to your D2L course site.
3. Require your students (or offer extra credit) to attend a Library Success Seminar, either live or a pre-recorded session.
Schedule your library instruction session:
Information Literacy is one of Oakland Community College's general education outcomes.
Students who are information literate are able to use information ethically and legally. They can identify, explore, analyze and apply appropriate information resources to a specific task. This includes:
Additional resources:
Learn to navigate the library catalog, databases and other electronic resources. See our selection of video tutorials.
Library Success Seminars are available this semester anytime online or on select dates in person at the Orchard Ridge campus library. Learn more about library research topics like searching electronic databases, finding good web sites, and completing research papers.
Learn to use the Orchard Ridge Campus Library and access our resources! We meet Mondays, 12:00-12:30 in room K 200. If you are unable to attend, check out our online seminar videos below. Ask your instructor if you will be awarded extra credit for attending. Students are emailed proof of attendance or activity completion. Call 248-522-3612 with any questions.
Monday January 13 - Getting to Know YOUR OCC Library
Learn to navigate our NEW web page, explore our library services, and more!
Monday January 20 - MLK Holiday Observance - No Seminars Offered
Monday January 27 - Find Books and eBooks via the OCC Libraries We will look up books, find them on the shelves using call numbers, access eBooks, and more!
Monday February 3 - How to Find Articles
Discover how to locate FREE magazines, journal, and newspaper articles.
Monday February 10 - I Need a Research Topic!
Get tips for choosing an awesome research topic.
Monday February 24 - MLA 9 & APA Citation Help
Join us for an overview of helpful OCC citation tools and get answers to your questions.
Select from the links below to view an online seminar and take a short survey after each to get extra credit if offered by your instructor. Ask your instructor if extra credit is available for your course.
Would you like to you offer your students extra credit for attending an online Library Success Seminar?
You can request a Librarian to send a video of a seminar(s) to your Knowmia Library and include it your D2L course to see who viewed the seminars and how many minutes were watched.
Contact a Librarian to send you a copy of the Library Success Seminar to your Knowmia Library then follow these steps:
Need a library resources handout tailored to your course? Want a real time library instruction session via Zoom or a library instruction video customized for your course?
We can work together to provide library instruction that is just right for your students.
Email, call, or visit your OCC Library Faculty. We’re looking forward to connecting with you!
AH Campus
Johnna Balk jmbalk@oaklandcc.edu
Wendy Kamps-Tsao wakampst@oaklandcc.edu
HL Campus
Beth Garnsey bagarnse@oaklandcc.edu
OR Campus
Loretta Hunter lchunter@oaklandcc.edu
Nadja Springer-Ali nmspring@oaklandcc.edu
RO Campus
Darlene Johnson-Bignotti dxjohnso@oaklandcc.edu
SF Campus
Stacy Charlesbois sbcharle@oaklandcc.edu