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Libraries Partner with Teaching and Learning Center to Provide Tips on Improving Student Research

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Next Wednesday, October 5, faculty are invited join the Libraries and the Teaching and Learning Center for a workshop on improving student research. Though today’s students may be tech savvy, that doesn’t mean they’re research-savvy. Many undergraduates have a very vague idea as to what academic research is and how to do it. Based on findings from Project Information Literacy, an ongoing national research project focused on student research practices, Temple librarians have identified practical steps you can take to ensure that your students produce high-quality research assignments. Please register for this program through the TLC. Date: Wednesday, October 5 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Location: TECH 112, TLC Seminar Room Facilitator: Thomas Heverin, Science Librarian; Susan LaValley, Education Services Librarian Audience: Faculty

Library Prize Info Sessions

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Would you like to win $1,000 and a prestigious award from Temple Libraries? The deadline for submitting your work to the 2010 Library Prize for Undergraduate Research is Monday, March 29, 2010. Learn more about the Library Prize at two upcoming info sessions: 1) Monday, March 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Paley Library, Room 130 (mezzanine level) 2) Thursday, March 25 from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Paley Library, Room 130 (mezzanine level) These sessions are your opportunity to ask questions and get a leg up on the competition! Don’t forget to check out our Library Prize website, especially our How to Apply and FAQ pages.

Citations Without Tears

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Temple University Libraries is proud to present an informative session designed to assist researchers with managing their citations. It’s “Citations Without Tears”.

Save time on your papers, and throw out all those long citation guides. Learn to use RefWorks, a web based application (free to Temple students!) that allows you to easily and quickly gather your citations and organize them for the creation of bibliographies and in- text citations in almost any format APA, MLA, Chicago, and more.

Note: This session will include hands-on learning in the use of RefWorks.

Location: TECH Center 205-A

Time: 1-2 PM

Dates: 10/8, 10/14, 11/5, 11/11, 11/12

For more information and to register…

To Google or Not to Google

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Temple Libraries is proud to present “To Google or Not to Google”, an informative session that discusses the pros and cons of using the world’s largest search engine.

Google provides fast but often ineffective results. Will you really impress your professor by citing a Wikipedia article as a source for a research paper? In this session a Temple University Librarian will discuss the pros and cons of using Google for academic research. Discover how to just as quickly access more appropriate sources without over relying on Google. This session will cover a new open source Wiki alternative, as well as some of the more traditional reference tools that have been digitized for easy web access.

Location: TECH Center 205-A

Time: 1-2 PM

Dates: 10/1, 10/7

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Stuff You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Google

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Temple University Libraries is proud to off an informative session titled “Stuff You didn’t Know You Could Do With Google”.

How do you use Google? If you’re not going beyond the introductory Search Page, then you’re not experiencing the full potential of Google. Google is the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe wanna-a-be; learn how to use it to search Temple’s databases, to search for government information from any locality in the world, to find PowerPoint presentations on any topic, to find full-text books, and much more.

Location: TECH Center 205-A

Time: 1-2 PM

Dates: 9/24, 9/30, 10/29, 11/4

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Online Image Collections

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This hands-one workshop will introduce you to online image collection databases. These databases provide high-resolution images and content that would not otherwise be freely searchable via search engines such as Google.

You will learn how to find images related to art, design, architecture, archaeology, culture and politics, as well as historic images of Philadelphia. Focus will be on ARTstor and AP Images (Associated Press Images). All are welcome.

Location: TECH Center 205-A

Time: 1-2 PM

Dates: 9/23 , 10/21

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Integrating the Library Into Your Blackboard Course

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Temple University librarians offer some convenient yet powerful technology for integrating library resources into a Blackboard course site or even a web page. Think about it. Put the library’s databases and research tools right where students can easily find them – in their course site. To learn about these integration technologies please attend the next Instructional Technologies Users Group (ITUG) program on Wednesday, February 11 from noon to 1 p.m. in room 111 at the TECH Center. Fred Rowland, reference librarian at Paley Library, will present on how to integrate the Library’s resources into Blackboard. Rowland will explain the different options available to faculty, such as Library Express, Blackboard Content Packages and Blackboard Course Guides. All of these options make it easy for faculty to put the library into their course. If you are unable to attend Rowland’s session and would like to integrate the Library into your course, please contact him by e-mail for more information.

Beyond Google: Spring Semester Workshops

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Temple University Libraries offer a number of short workshops to help familiarize you with library resources and the latest time-saving tools for conducting research.

Register by following the link. ——————-

10 Ways to do Scholarly Research in Your Pajamas Temple University Libraries offer thousands of online resources, plus personalized services. From using eBooks, streaming videos, and databases to requesting, receiving, and sharing online resources, learn how to make the library come to you!

  • 1 – 2pm: 2/20/08, 2/21/08, 4/9/08, 4/10/08
  • Location: TECH Center rm. 205A
  • Register Here (Click on “Research” to see all of the library workshops)

Getting Organized Online Forgot about a paper that`s due? Forget to pay your phone bill or to call back that cute classmate? Is your email inbox overflowing? In this session a Temple University Librarian will discuses ideas and demonstrate online applications that help you get organized: “to do” lists, events, email management, and documents. Get text message or IM reminders! Access your calendar from any computer, anywhere!

  • 1-2pm: 2/27/08, 2/28/08
  • Location: TECH Center rm. 205A
  • Register Here (Click on “Research” to see all of the library workshops)

Stuff You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Google How do you use Google? If you’re not going beyond the introductory Search Page, then you’re not experiencing the full potential of Google. Google is the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe wanna-a-be; learn how to use it to search Temple’s databases, to search for government information from any locality in the world, to find PowerPoint presentations on any topic, to find full-text books, and much more.

  • 1 -2pm: 3/5/08, 3/6/08, 4/16/08, 4/17/08
  • Location: TECH Center rm. 205A
  • Register Here (Click on “Research” to see all of the library workshops)

To Google or Not to Google Google provides fast but often ineffective results. Will you really impress your professor by citing a Wikipedia article as a source for a research paper? In this session a Temple University Librarian will discuss the pros and cons of using Google for academic research. Discover how to just as quickly access more appropriate sources without over relying on Google. This session will cover a new open source Wiki alternative, as well as some of the more traditional reference tools that have been digitized for easy web access.

  • 1-2pm: 3/19/08, 3/20/08
  • Location: TECH Center rm. 205A
  • Register Here (Click on “Research” to see all of the library workshops)

Citations Without Tears Save time on your papers, and throw out all those long citation guides. Learn to use RefWorks, a web based application (free to Temple students!) that allows you to easily and quickly gather your citations and organize them for the creation of bibliographies and in- text citations in almost any format APA, MLA, Chicago, and more. Note: This session will include hands-on learning in the use of RefWorks.

  • 1-2pm: 3/26/08, 3/27/08, 4/23/08, 4/30/08, 5/1/08
  • Location: TECH Center rm. 109
  • Register Here (Click on “Research” to see all of the library workshops)

Beyond Google: the Ultimate Search Engine Google is so easy to use that it`s tempting to begin and end your Web searching right there. But, the Web is actually much bigger offering more tools and resources than what Google covers. Dare to go beyond Google and discover excellent tools on the Web that you can use to expand your searching. Get tips based on the article “FrankenGoogle: How to mash together the ultimate search engine” by Christopher Beam (Slate.com on August 14, 2007) that describes reasons why you should sometimes dare to go “Beyond Google.”

  • 1-2pm: 4/2/08, 4/3/08
  • Location: TECH Center rm. 205A
  • Register Here (Click on “Research” to see all of the library workshops)