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Faculty and staff may schedule a research instruction session by submitting the form below. Indicate your preferred dates, time, and location. Request your session at least 2 weeks in advance. Note that instructors are required to attend the session with their students.

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Please select the topics most relevant for your course and students, while factoring in the estimated time for each topic. All times are estimates and will vary depending upon presentation format (lecture/demo vs. interactive/hands-on format). If the topic you'd like covered is not here, please tell us what you'd like in the 'Additional Information' box below.

Topic Modules::   Navigating the Library Website - 15 minutes
(covers resources and services available through the library)
  Searching the Library Catalog - 10 minutes
(search and locate books, DVDs, reserves, etc.)
  General Databases Searching - 20 minutes
(covers basics of searching using a general database like Academic Search Premier, including developing a search strategy, identifying keywords, narrowing topics, and subject/title searches.)
  Subject-Specific Databases Searching - 20 minutes
(covers techniques for searching subject-specific databases.)
Please list the database(s) that you would like to be covered:
  Getting to the Full Text of an Article - 10 minutes
(covers how to find the full text of a known article)
  Types of Sources - 15 minutes
(how to differentiate among various types of journal articles - scholarly, popular and trade - and how to identify primary and secondary sources)
  Searching the Web, Finding Reliable Sites - 15 minutes
(covers techniques for searching as well as evaluating results and identifying reliable websites)
  Evaluating Information - 10 minutes
(how to tell if the information you have found is worth using and including in your research)
  The Basics of Using RefWorks - 20 minutes
(covers how to set up an account, create folders, customize your settings, direct export from a database to RefWorks, and generating a quick bibliography)
  Using RefWorks, Beyond the Basics - 2.5 hours
(reviews basics if needed and covers additional methods for getting references into RefWorks when there is no direct export function, attaching/getting back to the full text, and using Write-N-Cite to format your in-text citations and generate a bibliography.)
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