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  Student Workshops Fall 2008
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What's Available?

Required/Restricted Workshops
LIBBI-101ENG, Part1 & Part 2 for English 101, only
LIBBI-499HPE, Part 1 & Part 2 for HPER Sr. Paper, only
Restricted Workshops
LIBBI-499ILL for Sr. Paper and Sr. Paper Prep, only

Open Workshops
Currently, there are no open workshops scheduled.

What are Library workshop?
Library workshops are designed to help you be a successful student, who also develops lifelong information literacy skills. They cover the essentials about research using ORU Library resources and services. The Library provides proficiency workshops, course and subject related workshops, and open workshops covering various topics and skills. Workshops are 50-minute or 30-minute sessions.

Can anyone attend a workshop?
Some workshops are open to all students and others are restricted to and/or required of students in specific courses. For example, English 101 students must attend the LIBBI-101ENG workshops and LIBBI-499HPE are for HPER Sr. Paper students. (see the list below) The Sr. Paper ILL workshop is not required but, it is restricted to students working on or in preparation of Sr. Paper.

How do I sign-up for a workshop?
You must sign-up in VISION to attend a workshop. When a session is full it will no longer appear as an option in Vision. Sign-up will be possible up to 30 minutes prior to the session. See the step-by-step direction.

**IMPORTANT UPDATE**

When and where are the workshops held?
During the Library remodel, library workshops will be held in the Computer Lab #4, GC-2nd floor (unless otherwise noted). To attend a workshop, just sign-up then show up on time in the lab.

· Workshops begin promptly.
· Students will not be admitted after a workshop begins.
· You will need your NOVELL login.
· Space is limited to 30 students in each workshop so sign-up early.

The workshop schedule is listed below. Additional dates and times may be listed on the sign-up pages in VISION.

 

Questions?
Please inquire at the Reference Desk, LRC-4th floor,
or call 918-495-6887.
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LIBBI-101ENG
Library Proficiency, Part 1 and Part 1
(REQUIRED & RESTRICTED: English 101 students, only!)

Part 1—"Get the Basics"

  • Get the basics about Library resources and services.
  • Get registered in the Library.
  • Learn about free 24/7 on and off campus access to more than 90 dynamic databases, almost 40,00 electronic books and approximately 28,000 periodical titles.
  • Learn how to effectively use the Library catalog.

Part 2 —"Get the Boolean on Journals, Articles and Databases"

    In part two of Library Proficiency you will:
  • Get the scoop on databases.
  • Create and practice effective search strategies.
  • Sample some "variant" tools.
  • Learn how to find online journals, magazines and newspapers titles at ORU.
  • Learn how to find articles on your topic.
  • Learn how to interpret and evaluate results.

English 101 students, you are required to sign-up and attend Part 1 and Part 2. Attendance will be taken.

Part 1:
Wed. Sept. 3 4:00-4:50 pm
5:00-5:50 pm
Thurs. Sept. 4

1:30-2:20 pm
2:30-3:20 pm
3:30-4:20 pm

Mon. Sept. 8

11:00-11:50 am

Wed. Sept. 10

6:00-6:50 pm

Thurs. Sept. 11

6:00-6:50 pm

Mon. Sept. 15 11:00-11:50 am
Tues Sept. 16 5:00-5:50 pm
Part 2:
Wed. Sept. 10

5:00-5:50 pm

Thurs. Sept. 11 1:30-2:20 pm
2:30-3:20 pm
5:00-5:50 pm
Tues. Sept 16 10:50-11:40 am
6:00-6:50 pm
Wed. Sept 17 4:00-4:50 pm
Thurs. Sept 18 3:30-4:20 pm
Mon. Sept 22 11:00-11:50 am

 

LIBBI-499HPE
HPER Sr. Paper, Part 1 and Part 2
(REQUIRED & RESTRICTED: HPER Sr. Paper students, only!)

"Jump Start Your Research"

  • Learn where and how to find relevant statistics. Learn how to find professor recommended journals and search their contents.
  • Get the "intel" on primary sources.
  • Learn how to use Article Linker.
  • Get the scoop on Interlibrary Loan and get the $2.00 ILL fee waived.
  • Create a personal storage folder in EBSCOhost.

HPER Sr. Paper students, you are required to sign-up and attend parts one and two. Attendance will be taken.

Part 1:
Tues. Aug. 26 10:50-11:40
Part 2:
Tues. Sept. 9

10:50-11:40

LIBBI-499ILL
Interlibrary Loan for Sr. Paper
(RESTRICTED: Sr. Paper and Sr. Paper Prep students, only!)

"Hey, we'll waive the ILL fee for you after attending this one!"
30-minutes of high impact information meant to save you money and time, in addition to answering your ILL questions.

  • Is the item you need available at ORU?
  • What do you need to do before submitting an ILL request?
  • What is Interlibrary Loan? How much does it cost? Do "you" have to pay?
  • Article? Book Review? Essay? What is it and where is it?

Prerequisite: Familiarity with library databases and the catalog is strongly recommended. Need a refresher? See the tutorials.

Attendance will be taken and your name added to the 499ILL roster for waiving the $2.00/item fee.

There are no LIBBI-499ILL sessions scheduled at this time. Please check back at a later date.