Slides from a presentation given by Deana Brown and Peg Johnson of the Santa Fe Community College Library to faculty and staff.

1. Deana Brown, Reference and Instruction Librarian
Peg Johnson, Library Director

2. When was the last time YOU wrote
a research paper?
A. In the Dark Ages of card catalogs and paper
periodical indexes
B. In the Good Old Days of card catalogs and
paper periodical indexes
C. It’s been so long I can’t remember.
D. I’ve never written one.

3. Where do you want your students
doing their research?
A. Google, is there anything else now?
B. Wikipedia which we all find through Google.
C. Are you crazy? I tell them to ask the
librarians.
D.It depends on what I’m looking for.

4. What resources do you accept
from your students?
A. Google
B. Wikipedia
C. Scholarly Articles
D.Print Books
E. I’ll take anything a student can find

5. Steps in the Research Process
• Determine research need (usually assigned paper).
• Develop a topic and a thesis statement.
• Develop a search strategy -- where to research,
possible search terms, keywords, narrowing the
topic, who can help.
• Find resources.
• Evaluate resources.
• Cite resources.

6. Problems

7. What was the story on plagiarism when
you went to school?
...be honest
A. No one plagiarized – it was too hard to type
out all that stuff without making mistakes.
B. Oh how I wish there had been copy and paste.
C. We bought our papers from the grad student
at the local coffee shop.
D. My roommate wrote them in exchange for
beer (or something else).
E. Not even an option!

8. Do you see plagiarism in your
classes?
A. Yes, it’s rampant.
B. There is some.
C. I’ve never seen it in my
classes.
D.I wouldn’t recognize it if
I saw it.

9. Why do students plagiarize?
A. They’re lazy.
B. They are pressed for time.
C. They don’t understand that they are
plagiarizing.
D.Some or all of the above.

10. For Plagiarism

17.  How to make plagiarism-proof assignments
 Article on flipping how students look at
Wikipedia,
http://www.good.is/post/for-a-growing-
number-of-college-students-wikipedia-is-
their-homework/

18. What other problems do you
see?
A. Inadequate resources
B. Procrastination
C. Improper citation
D.All or some of the above
E. Other

19. “Googling” something does
NOT count as research

20. For Poor Resources

21. Require Resources
From the Library
Physical Materials
Books
Paper periodicals
DVDS
CDs
Electronic materials
Reference materials (Credo Reference)
Ebooks (ebrary)
Journal articles, scholarly and popular (many databases)
Streaming videos (Films on Demand)

23. Library Instruction Session
We love teaching! Whether here in the library, or
in your classroom, we’ll show your students how
easy it is to access quality resources.
You can place your request through Stop by the library and fill
the Library Tab in Jack out a form in-person
OR

24. For Procrastination

25.  Link from the Library tab >> Get Help with Resources >> Assignment
Calculator

29. For Improper Citations

30. Use the citation tool built into Library databases.

31. MLA/ APA LibGuide

34.  What helpful tools could we provide for you?
 What useful tools could we provide for your
students?
 How can we help you help students?

35. What do think of the material in this
presentation?
A. Great, really helpful and useful.
B. Take it on the road.
C. Librarians rock.
D. All or some of the above.
E. Not so much…