BYO Reseach Sessions are not your usual library workshops.
We want you to bring your assignments so we can help you find the resources you need for the projects you're working on.
| Here's how BYO works:
1. Pick the session that matches the stuff you need |
Sessions are just one-hour long-- you get 30 minutes of show & tell from an expert librarian and 30 minutes to work on your research and get help from that expert librarian.
Make sure you bring your assignment or have access to your assignment in Blackboard! We can't help you if you don't know what you have to do.
Here's what we're offering, when we're offering it and what you'll get out of it:
BOOKS & E-BOOKS
Wednesday, 10/02, 1-2 pm
Tuesday, 10/29, 3-4 pm (in SRC 3114)
In this session you will learn:
- the benefits of using the catalog to find materials in the Library
- how to use effective search strategies to find what you’re looking for
- how to interpret, locate and retrieve information, whether a book, video, DVD or e-book
- to recognize the basic elements of a standardized citation format for a book
DATABASES
Wednesday, 10/7, 3-4 pm
Tuesday, 11/12 5-6 pm
In this session you will learn:
- why and how to use periodicals, periodical databases and indexes
- how to develop and conduct effective search strategies for periodical databases
- to understand search results and know how to evaluate and locate full-text articles
- to recognize the basic elements of a standardized citation format for an online periodical article
WEB
Thursday, 10/17 4-5 pm
Wednesday, 12/11 2-3 pm
In this session you will learn:
- basic Web and Internet concepts
- how to conduct effective search strategies for search engines
- to recognize the basic elements of a standardized citation format for a webpage or website