Library Instruction

RU and our partner-library instruction librarians are ready, willing and eager to share their expertise in exploring the information-rich worlds available to you and your students.

How to arrange for instruction from partner sites

How to arrange for instruction from McConnell Library

For any site in Southwest Virginia, faculty and teaching assistants may schedule library instruction sessions with one of the following Radford University Reference/Instruction Librarians.

Eric Ackermann (540-831-5488) or egackerma@radford.edu
Blair Brainard (540-831-5688) or bbrainar@radford.edu
Candice Benjes-Small (540-831-6801) or cbsmall@radford.edu
Lisa Vassady (540-831-5686) or ljvassady@radford.edu

or, send an e-mail to libinstr@radford.edu.

Arrangements should be made at least one week in advance.

If possible, the Reference/Instruction Librarians are happy to "take the show on the road" and come to Abingdon, Roanoke, or elsewhere to review the library's services for distance education students. Instruction sessions have also been taught via the tele-video systems as well. Call an instruction librarian to discuss the possibilities!

How to arrange for instruction from partner sites

Faculty may also make instruction arrangements with librarians at the following partner libraries:

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Library
- Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Health Sciences Library
  Telephone: 540-981-8039
- Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital Library
  Telephone: 540-985-8498

Roanoke Higher Education Center
- Library Director - Carla James-Collins
  Telephone: 540.767.6010
  E-mail: carla.collins@education.edu

Virginia Highlands Community College (for Southwest VA Higher Education Center)
- Grace Boyce
  Telephone:
  (540) 676-5484 ext. 271
  (540) 676-5690 ext. 271 (Sundays)