Participants will have an overview of library services and the resources available.  The workshop incorporates hands-on exercises designed to gain experience using library resources.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• The research process & approaches to managing information
• Becoming familiar with the Library Catalog/Home Page & LibGuides
• Using key words or subject headings to search
• Finding books - searching the online catalog
• Finding ebooks - accessing & searching ebook collections
• GALILEO - what is it, how to choose a database
• Finding full text articles - conducting a basic search in an articles databases
• Differentiating between scholarly (or academic or peer-reviewed) & popular publications
• Evaluating information - thinking critically about print & electronic sources
• Citing sources & avoiding plagiarism
• Who to ask or where to look for research help

Participants in this workshop will learn to:

• Recognize the need for information sources in order to complete college level assignments
• Identify the library web page & LibGuides as a gateways to information resources
• Identify ways to get assistance from a librarian
• Indicate how information found in books, periodicals, and web sites differs
• Identify various formats in which information is available
• Locate books by author, title or subject
• Locate other materials, such as DVDs or reserves
• View his/her patron record and renew books online
• Connect to e-books
• Perform a basic search in one of the multidisciplinary periodical databases
• Retrieve a full-text article
• Express a basic definition of plagiarism
• Identify the elements that go into a citation