The workshops will be conducted in Goleman 106.
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| Date |
Day |
Time |
Topic |
Presenter |
| 1/31/08 |
Thur. |
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Introducing Expanded Academic Index: Learn how to find magazine and journal articles as well as multimedia resources from this powerful, comprehensive database.
|
Pedro Reynoso |
| 2/1/08 |
Friday |
1-2 p.m. |
Introducing Health Reference Center and Health and Wellness Resource Center: Learn how to find professional publications, magazine and journal articles you need from these online databases. |
Josefina Gomez |
| 2/5/08 |
Tues. |
4-5 p.m. |
Introducing Biography Resource Center: Learn to search biographical information from this online database to discover the contributions women have made to the history of the United States. Choose from thumbnail biographies, narrative biographies, magazine articles, and websites about notable women in history. |
Pedro Reynoso |
| 2/6/08 |
Wed. |
11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. |
Power Search of Six Online Databases from Thomson-Gale: Expanded Academic ASAP, Health Reference Center Academic, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, Business and Company ASAP, General OneFile, and Gale Virtual Reference Library. |
Linda Peabody |
| 2/7/08 |
Thur. |
1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Nursing Database Research Assistance for Nursing and PT Students: Get individual assistance on resources for your research projects. Must reserve a spot with the presenter <nmangum@deltacollege.edu> and have your topic in mind prior to the workshop. |
Nancy Mangum |
| 2/12/08 |
Tues. |
1-2 p.m. |
Introducing Go-Cat (Goleman Library's Web Catalog), GoText, and Self-Check-out Machine: Finding books, textbooks, reserved materials for various classes, audiovisual materials, periodical titles, borrower service information, and how to e-mail and print citations, renew an item online, and check out items by yourself. |
Steve Schermerhorn |
| 2/20/08 |
Wed. |
12-1 p.m. |
Introducing California Online Legal Resources: This hands-on workshop will concentrate on using the Internet to access California sources for statutes, regulations, case law, and more! |
Josefina Gomez |
| 2/26/08 |
Tues. |
2-3 p.m. |
Introducing Online Newspaper Databases: Current and Historical: Learn how to search full-text current and historical information from Goleman Library's subscription online databases for optimum results on a variety of topics. |
Linda Peabody |
| 3/5/08 |
Wed. |
11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Statistics: Find out how to find the statistics you need for your research papers! Statistics can make your arguments stronger. There are many resources available to you, from Library databases to government resources. Come discover what they are! |
Nancy Mangum |
| 3/6/08 |
Thur. |
1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Introducing Go-Cat (Goleman Library's Web Catalog), GoText, and Self-Check-out Machine: Finding books, textbooks, reserved materials for various classes, audiovisual materials, periodical titles, borrower service information, and how to e-mail and print citations, renew an item online, and check out items by yourself. |
Steve Schermerhorn |
| 3/10/08 |
Mon. |
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Introducing Ethnic News Watch: Learn more about the voices and experiences of the multi-ethnic communities in teh U.S. by searching this new online database. It includes bibliographic citations and full-text articles published by ethnic minority newspapers, magazines, and journals.
|
Pedro Reynoso |
| 3/25/08 |
Tue. |
10-11 a.m. |
Introducing Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Learn how to locate essays, articles, statistics, and images on controversial issues in order to better evaluate others' arguments and/or form your own ideas about a topic. |
Josefina Gomez |
| 3/26/08 |
Wed. |
4-5 p.m. |
Statistics: Find out how to find the statistics you need for your research papers! Statistics can make your arguments stronger. There are many resources available to you, from Library databases to government resources. Come discover what they are! |
Nancy Mangum |
| 4/3/08 |
Thur. |
1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Introducing Gale Virtual Reference Library: Learn to use this indispensable reference collection available from your college library's home page! |
Linda Peabody |
| 4/7/08 |
Mon. |
2-3 p.m. |
Introducing Goleman Library's Special Collections:
What are "special collections"? How does one get access to these materials (read rare books, Campus and local history materials as well as special editions and famous autographs in the collection)?
|
Steve Schermerhorn |
| 4/9/08 |
Wed. |
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Introduction to MLA and APA Styles of Writing: Learn how to do in-text as well as Works Cited or Reference citations of print and electronic sources in MLA and APA styles |
Pedro Reynoso |
| 4/22/08 |
Tue. |
1-2 p.m. |
Introducing The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry: Learn how to locate full-text poems, biography of poets, commentary of poems, as well as information about the poems in anthologies in this newly subscribed online database! |
Linda Peabody |
| 5/1/08 |
Thur. |
1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Nursing Database Research Assistance for Nursing and PT Students: Get individual assistance on resources for your research projects. Must reserve a spot with the presenter <nmangum@deltacollege.edu> and have your topic in mind prior to the workshop. |
Nancy Mangum |
| 5/5/08 |
Mon. |
1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Introducing Go-Cat (Goleman Library's Web Catalog), GoText, and Self-Check-out Machine: Finding books, textbooks, reserved materials for various classes, audiovisual materials, periodical titles, borrower service information, and how to e-mail and print citations, renew an item online, and check out items by yourself. |
Steve Schermerhorn |
| 5/6/08 |
Tues. |
12:30-1:30 p.m. |
Introducing Federal Online Legal Resources: This hands-on workshop will concentrate on using the Internet to access Federal sources for statutes, regulations, case law, and more! |
Josefina Gomez |
