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Tips & Tricks to make your life easier

The Library & You. Tips & Tricks to make your life easier. Tracey Mayfield FCS Librarian CDFS 419 9/22/08. Today: We will. Discuss what we want to learn Learn those things Hopefully have fun in the process!. What do you want to learn?. Break into groups

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Tips & Tricks to make your life easier

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  1. The Library & You Tips & Tricks to make your life easier Tracey Mayfield FCS Librarian CDFS 419 9/22/08

  2. Today: We will • Discuss what we want to learn • Learn those things • Hopefully have fun in the process!

  3. What do you want to learn? • Break into groups • Each person list the things they want to learn • Group ranks list • One person from each group comes up and lists items on the agenda up front

  4. Searching • Key to getting what you want • Good search = good results • Bad search = wanting to kill oneself • Tips: • And • Or • Truncation • (), “”, etc…

  5. COAST • Aka: The library catalog • Key to finding stuff we have (mainly books) • Key to many services we offer

  6. Databases • Online tool • Finds SCHOLARLY & RELIABLE articles and article info • Many full text articles, but not ALL • USE THE SFX BUTTON!!!!! • Always start here for article research

  7. Google • Crawls through the web to find web sites • 99.999% not scholarly • Reliability is an issue too • Great for certain things, but not scholarly research

  8. Citing…What the *^%$@? • Why? • Why do I have to? • Why do I have to do it correctly? • How? • Where is the info?

  9. Where to get help • Reference Desk • Check “Hours” on library website for current hours • 24/7 Ask Now Service • Help literally 24/7 online • ME! • Tracey Mayfield • (562) 985-8877 and/or tmayfiel@csulb.edu

  10. Happy Researching! Thanks for coming

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