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 Student Success Seminars | Tutorials | Faculty Workshops (PDTC-approved)

 

STUDENT SUCCESS SEMINARS

Sign up for Student Success Seminars on library research, electronic databases, good Web sites, and research papers. Ask your instructor about extra credit for these seminars.

TUTORIALS:  

New! Online Library Tutorial

The OCC Libraries are pleased to present, SearchPath, an interactive, online tutorial that helps students learn information literacy skills.  Modules are:

  • Choosing Sources,

  • Creating a Search Strategy

  • Using the Library Catalog

  • Finding Articles in Research Databases

  • Using the Web

  • Citing Sources

 
     

FACULTY/STAFF WORKSHOPS

Librarians offer hands-on workshops in using library and web resources.  Workshops are PDTC-approved for one SDU each.  Our current offerings are:

  • Advanced Google Web Searching  - Become Google-savvy in a Googlized world! Learn hands-on techniques for the latest advanced options from Google and how to do effective academic searching on the web. Includes the pros, cons, and controversies of using Google and its new features.
     
  • The OCC Library Web Site: Make It Work for You - Practice finding e-books, government documents, journal and magazine articles, and even learn how to search the web efficiently.
     
  • Library Database Update for Faculty - Learn about the new Library full text subscription databases and the latest features of the tried and true.
     
  • Designing Library Assignments - Receive individual attention from librarians to design classroom assignments using library resources for their course objectives. Faculty are encouraged to bring along an idea for an assignment to be developed.
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