Library Tours

Library tours meet at the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor of the Newton Gresham Library. To sign up, please e-mail or call Marsha Dickens (lib_mld@shsu.edu or 4-3195).

Workshop Schedule - Spring Semester 2008

Business Education Curriculum and Instruction Humanities Political Science Sciences
Counselor Education Foreign Languages Laptop Clinics Psychology Sociology
Criminal Justice History Library Tours RefWorks TurnItIn.com


Turnitin, Newton Gresham Library
NGL room 157 (faculty only)

An introduction to a plagiarism detection tool, this workshop will provide instruction on how to create a Turnitin account and check papers. Turnitin can help teach students how not to plagiarize; faculty can keep papers from being recycled every year and identify papers obtained from internet sources. Other sessions will be provided as needed.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Jess Nevins (lib_jjn@shsu.edu or 4-3587).

DATES:
Wednesday, April 9, 1:00 pm

Laptop Clinic
NGL room 126

Learn how to configure your laptop or a laptop checked out from the Reserve desk to access electronic reserves, the library catalog, research databases, e-mail, and other resources through the campus network. Bring your laptop, wireless card, and software for our support team to help you set up for the library's wireless environment. Wireless cards can be checked out at the Reserve desk.

To schedule, please e-mail or call Kirk Burns (lib_kab@shsu.edu or 4-4892).

Research Databases in Business
NGL room 157

A hands-on introduction to electronic indexes and fulltext sources for research in Business. Topics covered included database selection criteria, construction of search strategies/statements, interpretation of search results, and locating information found.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Abe Korah, (apk002@shsu.edu or 4-47821).

Dates:
Tuesday, March 4, 12:00pm
Wednesday, March 5, 3:00pm  
Thursday, March 20, 3:00pm
Wednesday, March 26, 12:00 pm

Research Databases in Counselor Education
NGL room 155 or 157 (see sessions below)

A hands-on introduction to electronic indexes and fulltext sources for research in Counselor Education. Topics covered included database selection criteria, construction of search strategies/statements, interpretation of search results, and locating information found.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Abe Korah, (apk002@shsu.edu or 4-47821).

DATES:
Wednesday, February 27th, 4:00pm (in room 157)
Tuesday, March 4th, 1:00pm (in room 155)

Research Databases in Education Curriculum and Instruction
NGL room 157

A hands-on introduction to electronic indexes and fulltext sources for research in Education Curriculum and Instruction. Topics covered included database selection criteria, construction of search strategies/statements, interpretation of search results, and locating information found.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Abe Korah, (apk002@shsu.edu or 4-47821).

DATES:
Tuesday, March 4, 2:00pm
Thursday, March 20, 4:00pm

Research Databases in History
NGL room 157

A hands-on introduction to electronic indexes and fulltext sources for research in History. Topics covered include database selection criteria, construction of search strategies/statements, interpretation of search results, and locating information found.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Erin Dorris, (eed001@shsu.edu or 4-4567).

DATES:
Monday, February 25, 3:30pm
Wednesday, March 5, 2:00pm
Thursday, March 20, 11:00am
Tuesday, March 25, 10:00am

Research Databases in Foreign Languages
NGL room 157

A hands-on introduction to electronic indexes and fulltext sources for research in Foreign Languages. Topics covered include database selection criteria, construction of search strategies/statements, interpretation of search results, and locating information found.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Erin Dorris, (eed001@shsu.edu or 4-4567).

DATES:
Monday, March 3, 3:30
Wednesday, March 19, 2:00
Thursday, March 27, 10:00
Thursday, April 3, 1:00
       

Research Databases in Political Science
NGL room 157

A hands-on introduction to electronic indexes and fulltext sources for research in Political Science. Topics covered include database selection criteria, construction of search strategies/statements, interpretation of search results, and locating information found.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Linda Meyer, (lib_lsm@shsu.edu or 4-3551).

DATES:
Thursday, February 7, 10:00
Monday, February 11, 2:30
Tuesday, February 12, 2:00
               

Research Databases in the Humanities
NGL room 157

A hands-on introduction to electronic indexes and fulltext sources for research in the Humanities. Topics covered include database selection criteria, construction of search strategies/statements, interpretation of search results, and locating information found.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Jess Nevins, (lib_jjn@shsu.edu or 4-3587).

DATES:
Tuesday, April 8, 2:00pm

Research Databases in Science
NGL room 155 or 157 (see sessions below)

A hands-on introduction to electronic indexes and full text sources for research in Science. Topics covered include databases selection criteria, construction of search strategies/statements, interpretation of search results, and locating information found.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Lynn McMain (lib_lmm@shsu.edu or 4-3734).

DATES:
Wednesday, February 20, 3:15pm (room 157)
Tuesday, March 18, 1:00pm (room 157)
Wednesday, March 19, 12:00 noon (room 155)

Library Tour
meet at the Reference Desk, 2nd floor, Newton Gresham library

A tour of NGL resources and services

To sign up, please e-mail or call Marsha Dickens (lib_mld@shsu.edu or 4-3195).

DATES:
Every Tuesday at 10:30am
Every Thursday at 2:00pm

Research Databases in Psychology
NGL room 157

A hands-on introduction to electronic indexes and fulltext sources for research in Psychology. Topics covered include database selection criteria, construction of search strategies/statements, interpretation of search results, and locating information found.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Abe Korah, (apk002@shsu.edu or 4-47821).

DATES:
Wednesday, February 27, 2:00pm
Wednesday, March 5, 4:00pm

Research Databases in Sociology
NGL room 157

A hands-on introduction to electronic indexes and fulltext sources for research in Sociology. Topics covered include database selection criteria, construction of search strategies/statements, interpretation of search results, and locating information found.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Susan Strickland (lib_sds@shsu.edu or 4-3128).

DATES:
Tuesday, March 4, 1:00pm
Tuesday, March 18, 10:00am

Research Databases in Criminal Justice
NGL room 157

A hands-on introduction to electronic indexes and fulltext sources for research in Criminal Justice. Topics covered include database selection criteria, construction of search strategies/statements, interpretation of search results, and locating information found.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Susan Strickland (lib_sds@shsu.edu or 4-3128).

DATES:
Monday, March 3, 1:00pm
Wednesday, March 5, 10:00am

RefWorks
NGL room 157

RefWorks is a citation management program. Learn the basics of importing citation information, maintaining your personal databases of citations, and using RefWorks to insert citations in your paper and make your works cited page.

To sign up, please e-mail or call Abe Korah, (apk002@shsu.edu or 4-47821). Other sessions may be scheduled as needed or by appointment.

DATES:
Wednesday, February 27, 3:00pm
Thursday, March 20, 2:00pm