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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.

=== Critical library instruction ===to

Critical library instruction is rooted in the idea that knowledge is culturally situated, and thus, instruction must be as well.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Acardi|first1=M.|last2=Drabinski|first2=E.|last3=Kumbier|first3=A.|title=Critical library instruction: Theories and methods |date=2010}}</ref> Characterized by a praxis-based approach that is deeply connected to the context and information needs of the learner, critical library instruction always begins with an assessment of the learner’s context and their information needs. Critical library instruction problematizes traditional methods of teaching information literacy skills as privileging particular ways of knowing in academic contexts,<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Elmborg|first1=James|title=Critical Information Literacy: Implications for Instructional Practice.|journal=The Journal of Academic Librarianship|date=2006|volume=32|issue=2}}</ref> and instead advocates a method of teaching that emphasizes the learner’s frame of reference and information needs.