The University Library’s popular class, E-Z Research Workshop, is now available online. Students will now have access 24/7 to an online tutorial covering the basics of using library databases for research. A certificate of completion is awarded at the end of tutorial after correctly completing an online quiz to verify attendance. By the end of the tutorial students will know how to:
- Use 5 database search strategies for effective searching
- Conduct searches using the Boolean operators AND, OR, & NOT
- Read a bibliographic citation correctly
- Get and use a Library Password for remote access to resources
- Select the right information resources for their topic
- Brainstorm keywords and synonyms for effective search strategy
- Determine the availability of the full text of cited items and use document delivery services as needed
- Online Tutorial is 25 minutes
- Assessment Quiz takes 5-10 minutes
- Online Certificate to turn in to professors
Have questions, want more information, or would like to give me feedback on the tutorial. Please contact Christy Stevens, Library Instruction Coordinator, (909) 869-4236 crstevens@csupomona.edu
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