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Library and Web Research Skills Workshops 












Librarians teach five workshops in room 414 of the Rosenberg Library, Phelan campus. 



The Workshop schedule



is available at the Reference Desk West. Workshops A, B, C and W

are fifty minutes long and D is 90 minutes. Most of these workshops are offered nearly

every week of the semester. A written assignment is distributed at each workshop.

A student may obtain a proof of attendance slip by completing the assignment

and turning it in at either Reference Desk for correction.


At other campuses, contact the campus librarian to make arrangements for similar instruction.





Note: an online version of Workshops A, B and C  are available.




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Librarian Bonnie Gratch Lindauer








 
















Workshop A: Using the Online Public Access Catalog to Find Books

and Other Materials in the CCSF Libraries




Take a quiz to learn more about this workshop.







    


  • Increase your awareness of all the resources in the Rosenberg building and what is available via online access from off campus.
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  • Practice doing several different types of online catalog searches.
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  • Know how to interpret the OPAC screens.
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  • Learn how to determine the location of items.
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  • Know how to obtain a  desired item, even if it is checked out or at another CCSF library.
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Workshop B: Using Periodical Databases and Indexes to Find

Periodical Articles




Take a quiz to learn more about this workshop.





    


  • Understand the concepts and reasons for using periodicals and periodical databases.
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  • Learn how to access and search several periodical databases.
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  • Learn how to interpret the screen displays.
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  • Know how to obtain the complete periodical articles, regardless of

format (online, microfilm, etc.) or location.
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  • Become aware of print periodical indexes and how to interpret citations.
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Workshop C: Internet and Web Basics




Take a quiz to learn more about this workshop.
    


  • Understand important concepts relating to the Web (e.g. browser, links, Webmaster).
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  • Increase

your awareness of the differences between the three major types of Web search

tools: subject guides, search engines and metasearch engines.
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  • Clarify what is and is NOT included when searching the Web; what is the "invisible Web"?









Workshop W: Web Research and Evalution


    




  • Improve your ability to use Web search engines for research by practicing ways to narrow results.
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  • Learn how to evaluate Web pages so better quality sources are used.
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  • Learn how to cite Web pages in a "Bibliography".







Workshop D: Research Paper Strategy




(Only for students who have a research paper/project topic and have taken either the B, C or W workshops)




    


  • Increase your awareness of the key steps for researching a topic.
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  • Do the research to find at least three good quality sources for your paper/project.
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  • Prepare MLA or APA formatted citations for your "Works Cited" list or bibliogrpahy.


















































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