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Another option for library instruction consists of ''one-shot'' instruction sessions. This slang term refers to "formal instruction given in a single session, as opposed to instruction extended over two or more sessions".<ref>{{cite book| chapter=one-shot | page=499 | title=Dictionary for Library and Information Science |last=Reitz |first= Joan M. |publisher= Libraries Unlimited | ___location= Westport, Connecticut | year= 2004| isbn=1-59158-075-7 }}</ref> These class meetings are often held just before a term paper is assigned, and the goal of the librarian is to orient the class to the best library sources for use in a term paper.
 
After 2015, webinars began to be part of the library instruction programs. During the 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic, this form of teaching became the norm for university libraries around the world.<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.21083/partnership.v16i1.6392| issn = 1911-9593| volume = 16| issue = 1| pages = 1–11| last = Martinolli| first = Pascal| title = Library Instruction in Pandemic Times: Early Morning Webinars | journal = Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research| accessdate = 2021-05-21| date = 2021-05-20| url = https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/6392| doi-access = free| hdl = 1866/24056| hdl-access = free}}</ref>
 
Library instruction can also benefit from the utilization of video games and gaming designed for information literacy. When incorporating design principles from gaming into information literacy instruction, instructional librarians can teach students how to succeed through long, complex, and difficult tasks<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Gamification of Library Instruction|last = Becker|first = Bernd|date = 2013|journal = Behavioral & Social Science Librarian|doi = 10.1080/01639269.2013.821372|publisher = Taylor & Francis Group|volume = 32|issue = 3|page = 199|issn = 1544-4546}}</ref> while still keeping the learning experience engaging. Library instruction and active learning information literacy workshops can also be facilitated by theater techniques,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Furay|first=Julia|date=2014-06-03|title=Stages of instruction: theatre, pedagogy and information literacy|journal=Reference Services Review|language=en|volume=42|issue=2|pages=209–228|doi=10.1108/RSR-09-2013-0047|issn=0090-7324}}</ref> by the rules of hospitality<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Martinolli|first=Pascal|date=2019-10-28|title=De maître-élèves à hôte-invités : revisiter le cadre relationnel des formations en bibliothèque|url=https://papyrus.bib.umontreal.ca/xmlui/handle/1866/22410|journal=Colloque des Bibliothèques d'Enseignement Supérieur (BES)|language=fr}}</ref> or by humor.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Walker|first=Billie E.|date=2006|title=Using humor in library instruction|journal=Reference Services Review|language=en|volume=34|issue=1|pages=117–128|doi=10.1108/00907320610648806|issn=0090-7324}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Humor and information literacy : practical techniques for library instruction|last=Vossler, Joshua J.|date=2011|publisher=Libraries Unlimited|others=Sheidlower, Scott.|isbn=978-1-59884-533-4|___location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|oclc=751235479}}</ref>