2. If the library were an
animal, which animal
would it be & why?
*discuss with your neighbor*
3. We’ve got SO
much to talk
about
o Library services
o Searching
LibraryEngine
o Evaluating search
results
o Bibliographies
4. What does Reed Library have to offer?
Services
Reference help:
At the desk
By phone & email
24/7 chat
Check out & renew items
Textbooks* & more on reserve
Scanning, copying, & printing
Borrowing from Prospector
Study rooms
Collections
150k books & 200k ebooks
100+ Databases
Popular books & DVDs
Streaming music & videos
Popular magazines on Flipster
17. What else has George D. Kuh written?
LOTS and lots of
articles and
books about
college
students.
18. Let’s go back to our results for
college student success…
…and look at full text
magazine articles
published in the last ten
years.
19. “How Students
Define Success in
College”
oWho wrote it?
oWhat magazine is it from?
oWhat’s the purpose of the
article?
oWhere does the
information come from?
20. Let’s look at newspaper articles, too.
Go back to our results list
& change “source type”
from magazine to news
21. Two news sources come up a lot.
What are they?
Chronicle of Higher
Education Marketwire
PR & news company.News, advice, and jobs for higher ed.
22. What about
academic journals?
oWho wrote it?
oWhat journal is it from?
oWhat’s the purpose of the
article?
oWhere does the information
come from?
23. How can you tell which websites to use?
https://www.ruffalonl.com/ https://ccss.uchicago.edu/