Your Personal Library Experiences
Everyone has a different level of comfort with libraries and with technology. These questions will help discover yours.
- Survey: Where do I get information?Please take this online survey BEFORE you meet with Karen for your individual consultation appointment.
I Need Information....Summary of Steps in this Guide
When you do college research, depending only on Google and Wikipedia will not work anymore. Your college professors will expect a higher level of credibility, scholarship and authority from your work.
How can I improve my research skills for my college coursework?
- Search effectively. Become familiar with the library webpage.
- Get an overview.
- start with general (and often scholarly) background sources
- narrow your topic
- find keywords
- get the big picture
- CQ Researcher
- Credo
- Print reference books
- Etc.
- Create a mind map for your topic.
- Think of an interesting question to focus your investigations.
- Get evidence to use as support.
- find articles from journals, magazines, and/or newspapers.
- use credible library-provided databases
- select supportive websites
- Evaluate the sources you choose.
- Example: PATS
- Cite your sources.
- Need Help? Contact Karen using the info in the box to the right.
Split into Groups to Explore
a) CONSULTATION REQUEST
- Open the link on the left side of the library home page.
- What is an information consultation?
- What happens when you make an appointment?
- Can you pick a specific librarian for your consultation?
- How might you use a consultation to assist you with your studies?
b) COURSE AND TOPIC GUIDES: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES
- Open the link to Course & Topic Guides.
- Open the Annotated Bibliographies guide under the All-Purpose Topics.
- Investigate the various tabs in the guide.
- What is the guide for and why might you use it?
- How might such a guide to assist you with your studies?
c) COURSE AND TOPIC GUIDES: CITATION GUIDE
- Open the link to Course & Topic Guides.
- Open the Citation Guide under the All-Purpose Topics.
- Investigate the various tabs in the guide.
- What is the guide for and why might you use it?
- How might such a guide to assist you with your studies?
d) ASK A LIBRARIAN (orange button)
- Open this link. What is LibAnswers?
- Hold down the "View All Topics" bar and look at a few of them to see what happens.
- Click on a few of the "Most Popular Answers" on the right side and see what happens.
- How might such a service assist you with your studies?
e) INTERLIBRARY LOAN
- Open the link to Interlibrary Loan.
- What is interlibrary loan?
- Open the link for "First Time Users"
- What do you have to do to set up an account?
- How might such a service assist you with your studies?
f) MY LIBRARY ACCOUNT
- Open the link to My Library Account/Renew.
- Follow the directions and type in your ID#.
- What happens after you do? What information do you get?
- When might you need to see your account or to renew materials?
- How might such a service assist you with your studies?
g) CHAT, TEXT & HOURS
- Where can you locate the hours the library is open?
- What is the library's Text-A-Librarian phone number and where did you find it?
- Open the chat box on the library home page.
- What happened? Was it live or not?
- If yes, try typing in a question to see what happens.
- If no, what happened instead?
- How might you use these services to assist you with your studies?
h) WARTBURG COLLEGE VOGEL LIBRARY FACEBOOK
- Sign in to your Facebook account through the library link.
- Like the Vogel Library Facebook.
- Take a look at some of the posts from the library.
- Pick two of them to share info with everyone.
- How might such a service assist you with your studies?
- [log out again--no you cannot stay in there during class!]
i) VIRTUAL TOUR
- Open the Virtual Tour link on the left side of the library home page.
- Open a couple of the 360° Panorama views.
- Be prepared to show one to the class.Open the pdf Floor Plan on the left side of the page.
- Find this classroom as an orientation point and then look for places on each floor of the library that students in this class may not be familiar with or know exist.
- Where on this page can you download a campus map?
- How might the Virtual Tour page assist you with your studies or with life at Wartburg?
j) COURSE & TOPIC GUIDES: SEARCH LOCAL LIBRARIES
- Open the link to Course & Topic Guides.
- Open the Search Local Libraries guide under the All-Purpose Topics.
- Investigate the “Other Libraries” box on the right side of the guide. (ignore the Searching Squirrel box)
- What is the Cedar Valley Library Consortium? What libraries does it include?
- What is WorldCat? How many libraries does it include?
- Search this book in the Cedar Valley, Waverly Public Library, and WorldCat and describe what types of resources pop up: The Hunger Games
- How might such a guide assist you with your studies or information needs?
Meet Your Librarian |
 Karen Lehmann |
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