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Show Me The Article!: Helping Students Understand The Library's Role In Accessing Scholarly Information, Todd J. Wiebe
Show Me The Article!: Helping Students Understand The Library's Role In Accessing Scholarly Information, Todd J. Wiebe
Todd J Wiebe
A fundamental concept that students need to understand about performing research at the college/university level is that, contrary to what they may believe or have been accustomed to thinking, the entire sum of human knowledge is not openly accessible to anyone for free via the Internet. Often times, students need to "see it to believe it" –or, more importantly, grasp it–by experiencing first-hand how the library and free web intersect. We should not assume that the divide between what is available freely on the Internet and the content provided by, and only accessible via campus libraries is automatically or commonly …
Leveraging The "Google Mentality": 1search And The New (Inter)Face Of Library Discovery, Todd J. Wiebe, Jessica Hronchek
Leveraging The "Google Mentality": 1search And The New (Inter)Face Of Library Discovery, Todd J. Wiebe, Jessica Hronchek
Todd J Wiebe
1Search is a "discovery tool" that allows users to explore a large and diverse range of library content (e.g., books, e-books, full-text articles, other digital collections)—all from a single search box. Librarians plan to leverage the simplicity of 1Search as a library gateway to open up new opportunities for teaching information literacy.
Fine-Tuning The User Experience: Integration Of Blackboard And Libguides, Gerald R. Natal
Fine-Tuning The User Experience: Integration Of Blackboard And Libguides, Gerald R. Natal
Gerald R Natal
At many institutions, students are required to use the Blackboard online course management system. Often, links are provided to library resources through Blackboard. An extension of this service was developed a few years ago that enabled the delivery of course-related content at the point-of-need by utilizing LibGuides. The desired outcome was that students would have an improved research experience, produce better student work, steer students away from simple, uniformed Google searching to quality databases, and improve usage of library resources. This presentation gives background information on the process and details the steps necessary to implement the integration of these two …
Real Research: How To Use Ebsco & Osearch Databases, Lynne Funtik, Rory Patterson
Real Research: How To Use Ebsco & Osearch Databases, Lynne Funtik, Rory Patterson
Rory Patterson
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Get A C.L.U.E. About Library Orientation, Lynne Funtik, Tonya Fawcett, Rory Patterson
Get A C.L.U.E. About Library Orientation, Lynne Funtik, Tonya Fawcett, Rory Patterson
Rory Patterson
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Mla Format And Documentation, Lynne Funtik, Rory Patterson
Mla Format And Documentation, Lynne Funtik, Rory Patterson
Rory Patterson
No abstract provided.