SPRING 2010 BROWN BAG
STUDENT SEMINARS
During the academic year the CARL organizes monthly classes for CGSC faculty, staff, SAMS students, and members of the community who are interested in learning library services and library databases. Don't forget to bring your lunch!
All Brown Bag Classes (unless otherwise noted) are held on Wednesdays from 1230 - 1330 in the Combined Arms Research Library, 1st Floor, Room 112, Eisenhower Hall. Call 758-3053 for further information.
Brown Bag Schedule --
Spring 2010
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TOPIC |
DATE |
TIME |
CARL’s Online Catalog -
Renew your books, place holds, and see what you currently have
checked out. Also find e-books, audio books, digital documents and
so much more.
|
10 FEB |
1230-1330 |
|
Navigating Blackboard - How to you get to the library databases through BlackBoard? How do you find your assignments on BlackBoard? Where is the library tab? What’s the master library? |
24 FEB |
1230-1330 |
|
Proquest and EbscoHost
& Military Databases - This
will be held on March 17 instead of March 3. |
|
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Cultural/History Databases
- Where to go for the country
study or cultural paper. What terrorist organizations are currently
active in Burma? Where can you find WWII primary documents? Who has
oral interviews from people who witnessed Pearl Harbor? Learn
answers to these and much more.
Proquest and EbscoHost
& Military Databases - These are
probably the most popular and well-used library databases.
They are very current and cover a wide variety of material like
news, academic, business, and military titles for journal articles.
Where can you find descriptions of weapons systems? Where do
military contractors and schools submit all their reports and
papers? What is the current terrorist activity of the IRA? Learn
what databases are geared toward the military and how to use them. |
17 MAR |
1230-1330 |
|
RefWorks - Create your bibliography with the click of a mouse. OK, so it’s not that easy, but RefWorks will help you organize your sources, cite them and create a bibliography for your thesis or other long paper. Come and learn the tricks. |
31 MAR |
1230-1330 |
|
Copyright
-Every year at least one student does not obtain copyright permission to use something in their thesis, or an instructor doesn’t realize they need permission for some article or book excerpt. At the last moment, that figure must be removed, or that course material can't be used. Learn how to avoid these pitfalls. |
14 APR |
1230-1330 |
| Digital Library / Resources
- Learn how to search the
CARL’s digital library and the treasures it contains. Also learn
about Military History Institute’s digital collection, the Open
Archives Initiative and others. Get primary sources from your
recliner at home! |
28 APR |
1230-1330 |
|
SOCIAL NETWORKING
- Do you know how to tweet, flick or add to the wall? Learn
how to use Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and how to have a wiki. |
12 MAY |
1230-1330 |
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NetLibrary/OverDrive Audio-books - Get ready for road trips by learning how to download audio books from the library. |
26 MAY |
1230-1330 |
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