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Location |
Day |
Time |
Topic |
Presenter
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8/31/09
Shima 240 |
Monday |
1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Introducing Learning Express Library: Come and try out a new database that could help you achieve your college and career goals! This database consists of practice tests, such as college entrance tests, math and writing skills tests, remedial help, civil service tests, TOEFL and GED tests, among many others. This is a workshop you should not miss whether you are trying to get a civil service job, pass the GED, or trying to score your best on the SAT. |
Nancy Mangum |
9/1/09
Shima 218 |
Tuesday |
11-12 p.m. |
Introducing Delta College Library's New Go-Cat (Goleman Library's Online Catalog): Learn to use the new library online catalog to find textbooks and reserved materials for various classes, books and audiovisual materials for your research, and how to renew an item from anywhere where you have an Internet access. |
Steve Schermerhorn |
9/1/09
Shima 240 |
Tuesday |
5-6 p.m. |
Introducing Gale Virtual Reference Library: Learn to use this indispensable database of great reference titles that are made accessible online from your college library's home page! The database covers a wide variety of topics and subjects. Now, many library-use-only reference books are available to you 24/7 via your college library's subscription. |
Pedro Reynoso |
9/2/09
Shima 218 |
Wed. |
11 a.m. -
12 p.m. |
Introducing 36 Database Power Search: This allows the user to search a wealth of information (articles from jounals, magazines, and newspapers, chapter, definitions, overview articles, and statistical information from reference books, images and multimedia resources, as well as primary sources) in one search from 36 online databases from Gale." |
Linda Peabody |
9/3/09
Shima 237 |
Thursday |
1-2 p.m. |
Tips and Tools on How to Prevent Plagiarism: Come and learn what plagiarism is, how to avoid it, and where to find free and reputable online tools to help you properly cite your sources in your research papers. |
Jun Wang |
9/4/09
Shima 240 |
Friday |
1-2 p.m. |
Introducing Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Learn how to locate essays, articles, statistics, and images on controversial issues in order to develop a better understanding of a controversial issue and make a strong argument of your own based on your research. |
Josefina Gomez |
9/16/09
Shima 218 |
Wed. |
11 a.m. -
12 p.m. |
Introducing Learning Express Library: Come and try out a new database that could help you achieve your college and career goals! This database consists of practice tests, such as college entrance tests, math and writing skills tests, remedial help, civil service tests, TOEFL and GED tests, among many others. This is a workshop you should not miss whether you are trying to get a civil service job, pass the GED, or trying to score your best on the SAT. |
Nancy Mangum
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9/24/09
Shima 237 |
Thursday |
12:30-1:30 p.m. |
Introducing NewsBank and the Historical New York Times, Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle: Find up-to-date news from local, regional, and national newspapers in NewsBank; Search The New York Times (1851 - 2005); Find out what happened in the year you were born plus other great events in the nineteenth and early twentieth century history. |
Linda Peabody |
9/28/09
Shima 237 |
Monday |
5-6 p.m. |
Introducing Delta College Library's New Go-Cat (Goleman Library's Online Catalog): Learn to use the new library online catalog to find textbooks and reserved materials for various classes, books and audiovisual materials for your research, and how to renew an item from anywhere where you have an Internet access. |
Steve Schermerhorn |
9/29/09
Shima 237 |
Tuesday |
1-2 p.m. |
Introducing Science Resource Center: Come and uncover the gold mine for science research and study using the library's online Science Resource Center! Learn how to search scientific resources which can be downloaded in both print and MP3 format. You can also read the print sources or play their audio files online through Media Player. The database includes topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations, articles from over 200 journals, magazines, and newspapers, links to reputable web sites on related topics, tools for research and Spotlight for scientific research. |
Jun Wang |
9/29/09
Shima 237 |
Tuesday |
1-2 p.m. |
Introducing NewsBank and the Historical New York Times, Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle: Find up-to-date news from local, regional, and national newspapers in NewsBank; Search The New York Times (1851 - 2005); Find out what happened in the year you were born plus other great events in the nineteenth and early twentieth century history. |
Josefina Gomez |
10/1/09
Shima 237 |
Thursday |
1-2 p.m. |
Introducing Learning Express Library: Come and try out a new database that could help you achieve your college and career goals! This database consists of practice tests, such as college entrance tests, math and writing skills tests, remedial help, civil service tests, TOEFL and GED tests, among many others. This is a workshop you should not miss whether you are trying to get a civil service job, pass the GED, or trying to score your best on the SAT.
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Nancy Mangum |
10/2/09
Shima 408 |
Friday |
10-11 a.m. |
Introducing 36 Database Power Search: This allows the user to search a wealth of information (articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers, chapters, definitions, overview articles, and statistical information from reference books, images and multimedia resources, as well as primary sources) in one search from 36 online databases from Gale. |
Jun Wang |
10/5/09
Shima 237 |
Monday |
1-2 p.m. |
How to Research an Author as well as His/Her Writings: This workshop is geared for students who are taking English 1B or literature courses. Just finished reading a novel or a poem by a well-known author and would like to learn more about the author's life and works? Come to this workshop since it will help you discover biographical information on the author as well as reviews and literary criticism of author's works. These |
Pedro Reynoso |
10/16/09
Shima 218 |
Friday |
11 a.m. -
12 p.m. |
Introducing 2009 MLA Updates:
There are major updates in the 7th edition of MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, especially in terms of citing electronic sources. Come to this workshop to learn how to use and tweak citations from online databases and properly cite your sources in MLA Style. |
Jun Wang |
10/21/09
Shima 240 |
Wed. |
1-2 p.m. |
Introducing Online Newspaper Databases: Current and Historical: Learn how to search full-text current and historical newspaper information from Delta College Library's subscription online databases. Finding newspaper articles has never before been this quick and easy! |
Josefina Gomez |
10/13/09
Shima 408 |
Friday |
1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Introducing McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology: Continuously updated, fully-searchable, media-rich content, terms, images and videos; Biographies of more than 2,000 well-known scientists; Over 8,500 online articles; 110,000+ definitions; 15,000 illustrations and graphics, and bibliographies.
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Linda Peabody |
11/5/09
Shima 240 |
Thur. |
1-2 p.m. |
Term Paper Resources Workshop:
Identify your term paper needs in advance and bring in your topics of research to this workshop. You will be guided to explore relevant research tools and find the needed information resources to help you prepare for your research papers.
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Steve Schermerhorn |
11/3/09
Shima 408 |
Tuesday |
12:30-1:30 p.m. |
Introducing JSTOR – Trusted Archives for Scholarly Publications: Struggling to find good peer-reviewed articles on your research topic? Learn how to search this archival
interdisciplinary database of more than 1400 journal titles with ease. Get full-text quality scholarly content while on campus or from home! |
Josefina Gomez |
11/11/09
Shima 237 |
Wedsday |
5-6 p.m. |
Introducing Learning Express Library: Come and try out a new database that could help you achieve your college and career goals! This database consists of practice tests, such as college entrance tests, math and writing skills tests, remedial help, civil service tests, TOEFL and GED tests, among many others. This is a workshop you should not miss whether you are trying to get a civil service job, pass the GED, or trying to score your best on the SAT. |
Nancy Mangum |
11/16/09
Shima 408 |
Monday |
12:30- 1:30 p.m. |
Introducing 36 Database Power Search: Learn to use the new library online catalog to find textbooks and reserved materials for various classes, books and audiovisual materials for your research, and how to renew an item from anywhere where you have an Internet access.
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Linda Peabody |
11/17/09
Shima 237 |
Tuesday |
1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Term Paper Resources Workshop: Identify your term paper needs in advance and bring in your topics of research to this workshop. You will be guided to explore relevant research tools and find the needed information resources to help you prepare for your research papers. |
Steve Schermerhorn |
