Faculty Workshops

Winter Quarter 2007

Part I - Help Your Students Kick the Google Habit and Start Doing College Research

Faculty will be introduced to resources to improve their students' research assignments. If students are able to do better research, they will create more readable papers with an enhanced variety of sources, more in-depth analysis of the research problem, and a better adherence to citation style guidelines. Included will be a subject overview of the Library's databases; the debate over fee versus free websites; using Google Scholar to find the "best" of the free websites and to link back to library journals; as well as using SFX technologies to find the full text on-line. The session will also include a web evaluation worksheet to help your students assess the value of free websites before they use it in their bibliographies.

* I would like to attend part I :

Part II - Enhancing Scholarly Productivity: Library Research Tools for Faculty

Have you visited the Cal Poly Library website recently to explore the dozens of new research tools and features available to speed up your literature searches? The technology available changes rapidly and the Library has invested in several new tools that give your incredible access. Included in this session will be an overview of Cal Poly sponsored faculty borrowing privileges at neighboring universities; Using Search Plus to execute one search through multiple databases in your research area; and using Really Simple Syndication alerts to stay up to date in your field.

* I would like to attend part II :

 (* These fields are required to process your request.)

Where:
The Library's Fifth Floor Information Learning Center located in the southwest corner next to microform cabinets.

Register online, stop by the Faculty Center for Professional Development or call 909-869-2890 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. to sign up for one of the sessions. Workshops begin promptly as scheduled.

Reference, Instruction, and Collections Services