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Hands-on Library Research Instruction

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 2:02pm by jenna

Co-presenter:

Kanu Nagra, Borough of Manhattan Community College

Maura Smale, New York City College of Technology

Event:

METRO BI SIG Proven Instructional Strategies series

Abstract:

Hands-On Instruction in Advanced Search Techniques in Library Catalogs and Databases for METRO Bibliographic Instruction Special Interest Group Proven Instructional Strategies series.

2pm-4pm, Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Room 6418 at the CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, between 34th and 35th Streets.

Handout:

ENGLX1201 LC handout fall2008.doc

Presentation:

metro-bisig.ppt

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MLA vs. JSTOR

Thu, 10/18/2007 - 2:10pm by jenna

I'm wondering how others feel about teaching MLA to first year English students. In the past in my library research class (about 70 minutes) I showed MLA, LION, and ProQuest (substitute your favorite multidisciplinary database if your institution doesn't have PQ). Now I'm thinking of killing MLA in favor of JSTOR. (I'd still keep MLA on my subject and research guides, but just not give 7 of my precious minutes to it in class.) ...

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wikimedia commons freely usable images

Thu, 10/04/2007 - 8:15pm by jenna

I heart Wikimedia Commons. It's my first and usually only-stop shopping for "freely usable media files" when I'm making webpages for the library research classes I teach. (Not all the course guides listed on the previous link were made by me.) ...

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