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1 The Best Walden Assignment Resources Your Students Aren’t Using A self-quiz, while you wait: • Aside from paper reviews, what are three services provided by the Writing Center?
• Aside from journal and e-book databases, what are three services provided by the Walden Library?
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The Best Walden Assignment Resources Your Students Aren’t Using
Lisa Raymond, Library Amber Cook, Writing Center
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Today’s Presenters
Lisa Raymond, Senior Associate Librarian for Reference Services Amber Cook, Senior Writing Specialist and Faculty Liaison
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Welcome to Today’s Webinar!
• Click the arrow to view panel.
• Adjust audio setup as needed.
• Ask questions throughout the webinar.
• Technical Support: 800-263-6317 • Evaluation link provided at end of webinar in the questions area
5 Session Overview • Library Resources (what and where*) • Writing Center Resources (what and where*) • Activity: Identifying the best resources for common student scenarios * For easy recall of these resources, you can 1. Bookmark/favorite links as we go, or 2. Look for our e-mail after the session
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Library
http://library.waldenu.edu/
7 We Are Here to Help •
Ask a Librarian
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E mailing us isn’t a bother Calling us isn’t a bother Chatting with us isn’t a bother
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Subject Librarians
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Literature Review Assistance Thorny Research Paper Assistance
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We can help with:
Course Readings Finding Tests and Measures Research for Discussion Posts Research for Papers Literature Reviews Finding Statistics Obtaining Full Text
9 Subject Librarians
We Can Help With:
Literature Reviews Topical Webinars Complex Research Topics Performing Legal Research Online: Codes and Statutes PubMed and the Walden Library Eric: Quick Tips for Success Evidence-Based Searching Education Research Online Finding Government Documents Finding Theorists and Classical Works Business Research in the Walden Library Library Tips for the DBA Doctoral Study Literature Review
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Library Resources:
– – – – Assignment Guides Dissertations Methodology Databases Reference Materials : • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias • Books on Statistics, Research Methodology, Computers, Software including Word and Excel
Assignment Guides • Provide library help for specific assignments.
• Teach library skills; not the assignment answer.
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Dissertations • The library provides full text access to 2.5 million dissertations from institutions around the world.
• As well as access to the majority of Walden dissertations, doctoral studies, and project studies.
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13 Methodology Databases
14 Reference Materials
15 The World Beyond Walden
Don’t forget the resources beyond the Walden Library
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Writing Center
http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu
Just-in-Time Help: Templates and Web Search Templates • APA-compliant and program-specific • Eliminate MS Word frustrations 17 Web Search • Vast web content navigable by search box • Bookmark this: Common Reference List Examples
18 Templates
19 Web Search
20 Ask Us: Q&A Service • Tutors and editors available to answer questions without an appointment – [email protected]
• Response within 24 hours • Services provided: Check a reference, offer advice on a sentence, help with APA or writing resources
21 Finding Students Where They Are: Social Media
22 Lessons and Lectures: Webinars • Calendar of live sessions • On-demand webinars for groups of faculty or students • Student webinar archives ( faculty , too!)
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Coming Up
• [list some WC webinars] • Test pilot of Tutor Talk
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