Research and Assignments

Circulation Desk: Library staff are aware of specific course assignments and have experience using the various campus information systems. Students and other library users can get help in-person at the Circulation desk on the 1st floor in the front lab. 

Help is available by phone and e-mail 

• Call our circulation desks:
  
  • (409) 882-3352. For help with items checked out, due dates, online library resource questions, LSCO courses and assignment help, and other information.
• Use our Ask A Question Form for brief questions via e-mail. We answer e-mails usually within the hour received during regular hours. The form is on all of our Library Web site pages, in the upper right column. Students can also email us directly at LSCOLibrary@lsco.edu.
• Use one of the Library Guides in our system called Help Guides. Library staff have prepared guides for orientations and the most common course assignments at LSCO that require research.

In-depth help is available in the OASIS: Tutoring in math and writing, standardized test preparation, computer applications and other subjects as needed. Stop by or call (409) 882-3373 or simply e-mail them at OASIS@lsco.edu with your specific needs.

Library orientation and instruction: Faculty arrange for their classes to come to the Library for basic orientations and instruction for specific course assignments. The goal of the library instruction program is to promote information literacy by teaching students how to gather needed information from both print and online formats and to evaluate the quality and appropriateness of that information for research assignments. As a part of this goal, we encourage students to think critically about information in terms of its currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and point of view. These skills serve LSCO graduates in their future workplaces and personal lives.