Workshops for the week

April 6, 2009

Don’t forget that several instructors offer extra credit for attending a workshop.  Not sure if yours does?  Be sure to ask them!

Tuesday (4/7) 11am
Intro to Reference Resources

Instructor: Scott
Location: Signal Peak Campus Library
This hands-on workshop is a basic introduction to the various types of library reference resources that are available to students, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and general reference works in online and print formats.

Wednesday (4/8) 3pm
How to Use: Online Catalog for Finding Books in the Library
Instructor: McKay
Location: Signal Peak Campus Library
Students will learn how to search for books that are owned by the library as well as how to locate them on the shelves and check them out.

Thursday (4/9) 3pm
Jumpstart Your Research Process
Instructor: Nancy
Location: Signal Peak Campus Library
This workshop will help students understand the different benefits of the types of information resources that the CAC libraries make available-print, online, and multimedia, in addition to differentiating these resources from non-library internet web sources.  They’ll also learn about coming up with keywords, the difference between keywords and subjects, and identifying scholarly resources.