2. The People
• Boise
Rachel, librarian
rachel.hollis@stevensh
enager.edu
383-4540, x1814
Library hours are the
same as the building…
• Nampa
Heather, academic
advisor
heather.lowe@stevensh
enager.edu
467-0501, x1811
… service hours vary.
3. The Resources
• Physical:
bit.ly/WHkTw9
librarything.com/catalog/Stevens
HenagerIdaho
• Type your word in the
“search this library”
box
• Most items check out for
2 weeks, 4 items max
• Request materials
from other locations
• Electronic:
online-shc.com
ProQuest:
•Name: , password:
lili.org
•Use home city & zip
• Use APA tools @
citationmachine.net
4. Searching Tips
• Use “Helps” to get even more tips
• Boolean Operators refine:
• AND combines
• OR contains at least one
• NOT excludes
• (Parentheses group words) for focused
searches
• Quotation Marks “search for exact phrases”
• Question Ma?k replace any single character
• Aster* include words with multiple endings
5. CRAAP
• Use CRAAP when evaluating information
• Currency: The timeliness of the information
• Relevance: The importance of the information
to your needs
• Authority: The source of the information
• Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness &
correctness of the content
• Purpose: The reason the information exists
www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/evalsites.html
6. Summary
• Library resources are people & stuff
–If you need or want more, contact the people
–Some information is only available on the web
• Use CRAAP method to evaluate information
• Within EBSCOhost & ProQuest:
–Use Cite tool to get APA citations
–Print, email or save before ending session
• Practice search skills, you can use them for the
rest of your life
7. Summary
• Library resources are people & stuff
–If you need or want more, contact the people
–Some information is only available on the web
• Use CRAAP method to evaluate information
• Within EBSCOhost & ProQuest:
–Use Cite tool to get APA citations
–Print, email or save before ending session
• Practice search skills, you can use them for the
rest of your life
Editor's Notes
3 categories: 1st is people Hours same, reception check out and in, open library for printouts
Physical resources: There are about 2400 books, magazine titles, VHS & DVDs at the three Idaho locations Magazines, reference & reserve items are library-use If on the shelf, your item will be available in a few days Electronic resources: ProQuest, available directly or through SHARC (online-shc.com); ProQuest thru SHARC, the whole of SHARC Start on Advanced screen, use the Suggested Topics to limit Use APA format guidelines set by instructor LiLI, courtesy the Idaho Commission for Libraries EBSCOhost is the main resource Use options to get better information, use APA citation tools Select, email, print, or save before ending session or being timed out
Search demonstration: social media neural networks learning styles memory note-taking - Cornel note-taking Use advanced for Boolean operators, "health care", limiters, refine if still too many, under 100 is good Special character searching Ask instructor if can use LiLI More special characters
CRAAP Currency: computers vs. history Relevance: radiology and radiation Authority: APA website vs. MLA format Accuracy, reliability: yahoo answers bad, Wikipedia, better but can't count on it, ProQuest & LiLI good Purpose: AT&T cellphone store, who's the best?
Library resources are people & stuff – the physical & electronic If you need or want more, contact the people Some information is only available on the web Use CRAAP method to evaluate information Within EBSCOhost & ProQuest: Use Cite tools to get APA citations Print or email items before ending session Practice search skills, you can use them for the rest of your life
