Price: 5 minutes
Who we are, what
we do, how to find us
Online
catalogs
Nutritional Value:
2.3.a,b
Price: 10 minutes
Available topics
include strategies in searching for materials other than journal articles,
how to read the results of a search, how to access ebooks. reciprocal
borrowing, placing holds, renewing materials online and requesting books
through WorldCat.
Evaluating journals
Nutritional
Value:
1.2.a-d
Price: 30 minutes
Brief explanation
of relationship between print journals and online databases.
How to distinguish between popular, trade, and scholarly journals. Includes
hands on activity.
Evaluating web sites
Nutritional
Value:
3.2.a-d
Price: 30 minutes
Discusses
authoritativeness, currency, and bias as part of the evaluation of web
sites. Includes hands on activity and a discussion of Wikipedia.
Primary vs. Secondary sources
Nutritional Value: 1.2.e,f and 2.3.d
Price:
10 minutes
Examples of primary and secondary resources and the uses of each.
The importance of empirical research is emphasized.
Introduction to the Research process
Nutritional Value: 1.1.b-f, 1.2.c, 1.3.a,c,
1.4.a,b, 2.1.a-d, 2.2.a-c, 2.3.a, 2.4.a-c, 2.5.b, 3.3.a-c, 3.4.a-c, e-g,
3.5.a-b, 3.7.a-c, 4.1.a-c, 4.2.a,b
Price:
45 minutes
The steps involved in the research process such as
narrowing the topic, creating a thesis statement, developing questions to
frame research, and planning the search.
Emphasis is placed on the cyclical nature of research.
Database searching
Nutritional
Value: 2.2.c-e ,
2.3.a ,
2.5.d,e
Price:
The time needed for each database is listed below. Those without a time
listed take approximately 45 minutes.
Available topics
include the mechanics of a search, how to use the folder feature, My
EBSCOHost (for saving and later retrieving articles), printing a .pdf,
limiting by date, peer review, etc., how to choose search terms, and using
subject terms.
For a basic
database we recommend Academic Search Premier, but a subject specific
database may better meet your needs.
(Authoritative articles in nursing and allied
health)
(a multidisciplinary database, less
scholarly than Academic Search Premier)
Military
& Government Collection (journals and other resources covering the military)
(Covers literature and related topics)
Newspaper Source
Professional
Development Collection (For educators)
PubMed
15 minutes, 25 minutes if in-class exercise is used
Regional
Business News
Wilson Art 15
minutes
MetaSearch
Nutritional
Value: 2.2.c-e ,
2.3.a ,
2.5.d,e
Price:
15 minutes
How to search using the Quick
Sets of databases and online catalogs. Quick sets are grouped by major and
provide a quick overview of ‘what’s out there’ on your topic.
Finding
Full Text
Nutritional
Value: 2.3.c
Price:
10 minutes
How to search EBSCO Journal Locator for full-text articles in either
electronic or print format and how to use Interlibrary Loan service
conveniently online.
Google Scholar
Nutritional Value: 2.2.c-e, 2.3.a
Price:
10 – 15 minutes
How to use Google to find scholarly materials,
including materials in the library’s collection.
Nutritional Value:
5.2.f
Price:
20 minutes
Discusses the definition of plagiarism, how to
paraphrase, when citations are not required, and how to avoid plagiarism. A
paraphrase exercise is included.
Nutritional Value:
varies depending on topic
Price:
10 to 25 minutes
We come to your classroom with a short lesson of your
choice for a convenient in-class session. Prices range from 10-25 minutes,
depending on the topic. Nutritional Value varies. When choosing this lesson,
please include information in the Comment field below. (All sessions, other
than Journal Evaluation, require computer display capability in your
classroom.)
Open Lab Research Session
Price: 30 minutes +
If you’ve thought
about giving your students class time to work on their projects in the
library, consider reserving the instruction lab.
A librarian will be available to assist students as they work, making more
productive use of class time.
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