For additional information about instructional opportunities in the library and/or about creating effective library assignments, please visit our User Education page and/or contact: Prof. Monty L. McAdoo (814-732-1070; mmcadoo@edinboro.edu)
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Step 2: Course/Assignment Information Course Number (e.g. MATH104) Course Title (e.g. Finite Math)
Number of Students Please indicate your location preference (e.g. Library-232, Porreco-06, Butterfield-303)
Step 3: Scheduling Information
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Step 4: Assignment Information In the space below, please detail your students' research assignment. Be sure to include any specific expectations you have (e.g. peer-reviewed journals only) and topics on which they might be working. This information will be used by the librarian to develop the lecture, resource lists, and so on for your class. Likewise, please use this space to indicate any special needs or requests for your class.
Step 5: Presentation(s) Desired Library instruction is based on and geared toward research assignments. Please click on the "Read/Hide Description" link for more details on the instruction option(s) that interest(s) you. For topics not listed and/or to develop a more customized instruction session, please discuss your needs with the librarian working with your class. For single class sessions, instruction is primarily lecture-based. For more detailed instruction and/or additional hands-on experience, please schedule additional sessions.
REQUIRED Basic Computing and Research(5-10 minutes) (read / hide description)
OPTIONS
Finding Books (10-15 mins.) (read / hide description) The librarian working with your group will demonstrate to participants: When and why they would use PILOT The (dis)advantages of using Basic vs. Guided Search The (dis)advantages of keyword vs. subject/field searching How to set basic search limits (e.g. Reference, Juvenile) How to interpret and understand result sets including: Item's status Call number Where to locate the item in the library Finding Articles (20-25 mins.) (read / hide description) The librarian working with your group will demonstrate to participants: Options for choosing the right resource for their topics. How to use "fields" to focus their research. The (dis)advantages of subject vs. keyword searching The use of Journal Locator vs. database searching Some of the (dis)advantages of searching multiple resources simultaneously How to impose limits (e.g. peer reviewed) on a search How to interpret and understand result sets including: Citation Abstract Full Text: HTML, PDF, & Linked Full Text Check for availability link How to save results to a folder How to combine and/or rerun searches Searching the Internet (20-25 mins.) (read / hide description) The librarian working with your group will demonstrate to participants: What a search engine is and does. How search engines find results. Some of the (dis)advantages of different search engines. How to create better searches using advanced searching options. Why results appear the way they do. How to interpret URLs (e.g. http://departments.edinboro.edu/academicsupportservices/index.html). How to evaluate Web sites. Using RefWorks (15-20 mins.) (read / hide description) The librarian working with your group will demonstrate to participants: How to create a RefWorks user account. How to create folders and organize citations. How to import citation information from a database. How to create a citation record manually. The use of Write-n-Cite to create citations and reference pages.