Learn Something Quick!

Bubbl, Online Flowchart Tool — Jenny Semenza

Use this online tool to brainstorm ideas, make plans, or create flowcharts. Use this online tool to brainstorm ideas, make plans, or create flowcharts.

Tues., Aug 23rd 8:00 am Room 112

Fri., Aug 26th 2:30 pm Room 112

CQ Researcher, for Pro/Con Research — Kristi Austin

Learn how to find information on many currently controversial subjects & recent events. Includes political, social, environmental, economic, and health-related issues. Learn how to find information on many currently controversial subjects & recent events. Includes political, social, environmental, economic, and health-related issues.

Wed., Aug. 24th 12:30 pm Room 112

Conducting a Literature Review — Spencer Jardine

How to determine what’s been written on your topic and which resources will help you. How to determine what’s been written on your topic and which resources will help you.

Thurs., Aug. 25th 12:00 pm Room 112

Ebsco Host, the Easy Way to Research — Karen Kearns

A quick tutorial on how to use one of the best and broadest online sources for articles and other documents the library has available. A quick tutorial on how to use one of the best and broadest online sources for articles and other documents the library has available.

Thurs., Aug. 25th 9:00 am Room 112

EndNote Web, Citing Sources— Marcia Francis

ROOM 212

Keep track of references for a paper or project, share references with a group, and format them using EndNote Web.

Wed., Aug. 24th 4:00 pm Room 212

Thur., Aug. 25th 12:30 pm Room 212

Fri., Aug. 26th 3:00 pm Room 212

Facebook, Settings & Privacy— Jenny Semenza

Ins and outs of the settings on Facebook.

Tues., Aug. 23rd 8:30 am Room 112

Fri., Aug. 26th 3:00 pm Room 112

Finding Books in the Library — Cheryl Sebold

The Oboler Library’s books are classified and arranged using the Library of Congress (LC) classification system rather than the Dewey Decimal system used by most k-12 schools and public libraries. Join me for a quick demonstration of how to search for a book in the Library’s online catalog and an explanation of how to use the LC call number to find a book in the collection.

Fri., Aug. 26th 3:30 pm Room 112

Google Books — Jenny Semenza

Google has been indexing and digitizing books, come learn how to use this great resource.

Tues., Aug. 23rd 1:00 pm Room 112

Fri., Aug. 26th 8:00 am Room 112

Google Docs — Regina Koury

Google docs is an "easy-to-use online word processor, spreadsheet & presentation editor that enables you to create, store and share instantly and securely, and collaborate online in real time."

Tues., Aug. 23rd 9:30 am Room 112

Thurs., Aug. 25rd 10:30 pm

Google Scholar— Jenny Semenza

Learn how to access scholarly journals and documents through ISU's partnership with Google.

Thurs., Aug. 25th 1:00 pm Room 112

Fri., Aug. 26th 8:30 am Room 112

Google Sites — Spencer Jardine

Learn how to create your own webpages using Google Sites.

Tues., Aug. 23rd 1:30 pm Room 112

Fri., Aug. 26th 1:30 pm Room 112

Google Tricks— Jenny Semenza

Learn some of Google's search tricks that are hidden behind its sleek front page.

Wed., Aug. 24th 1:00 pm Room 112

Fri., Aug. 26th 9:00 am Room 112

Fri., Aug. 26th 1:00 pm Room 112

Health/Medical Research — Marcia Francis

Learn about some free, reliable Internet health information sites that you do not have to be a medical doctor to understand. If you are planning to choose a health topic for your English paper or speech, attend this workshop and save yourself time and frustration.

Wed., Aug. 24th 3:00 pm Room 112

Thurs., Aug. 25th 4:00 pm Room 112

Fri., Aug. 26th 2:00 pm Room 112

Jing! Free Screencasts — Spencer Jardine

Snap a picture of your screen. Record video of onscreen action. Share instantly over the web, IM, email....

Wed., Aug. 24th 1:30 pm Room 112

Kindle for PCs— Regina Koury

Waiting for the library Kindle? Practice reading books with Kindle for PC application, in the meantime. It is freely downloadable for your desktop and the PC version also has the added advantage of being able to read in color, which should come in handy for specific types of content including graphic novels and other graphic-intensive titles.

Tues., Aug. 23rd 9:00 am Room 112

Thurs., Aug. 25th 10:00 am Room 112

New Video Databases: Dance, Opera, Theatre — Kristi Austin

Come learn how to access the online dance, opera, and theatre video collections available on from the library’s webpage.

Wed., Aug. 24th 12:00 pm Room 112

Research While You Sleep, Part 1— Jenny Semenza

Learn how to turn your computer into a self-researching machine using rss feeds and Google Reader.

Tues., Aug. 23rd 3:00 pm Room 112

Thurs., Aug. 25th 8:00 am Room 112

Research While You Sleep, Part 2— Jenny Semenza

Learn how to turn your computer into a self-researching machine using rss feeds and EbscoHost databases.

Tues., Aug. 23rd 3:30 pm Room 112

Thurs., Aug. 25th 8:30 am Room 112

Scholarly Sources — Karen Kearns

"Scholarly sources only." How to easily fulfill one of the most common requirements of research and paper writing on campus. We'll show you how to identify which sources are scholarly and how to find them quickly.

Thurs., Aug. 25th 9:30 am Room 112

Transfer Credit: Now What? — Susanne Forrest

Understanding the ins and outs of transfer credits

Fri., Aug. 26th 12:00 pm Room 112

Web of Science /BIOSIS — Kristi Austin

Pick up some nitty gritty tips for using Web of Science, an essential resource for current research in the sciences. Includes Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and BIOSIS.

Wed., Aug. 24th 11:30 am Room 112

What’s in the Be Advised! Channel?— Mark Edwards

Learn about the scheduling, advising and other help available via Bengal Web’s Be Advised! Channel.

Tues., Aug. 23rd 11:00 am Room 112

Who's Teaching?

• Cheryl Sebold: LAIII - Reference and Collection Development; Eli M. Oboler Library

• Jenny Semenza: Head of Reference - Library

• Karen Kearns has been the Head of Special Collections & Archives at the Oboler Library since 2001. She has a Masters of Library Science from the University of Kentucky, and specializes in historical research and resources.

• Kristi Austin: Reference Librarian, Bibliographer for Music, Theater, Dance, & Biology

• Marcia Francis is the Director of the Idaho Health Sciences Library, a department of the ISU Libraries. Contact her at franmarc@isu.edu or 282-4182 if you have any questions.

• Mark Edwards, Advisor, Central Academic Advising

• Regina Koury is an Electronic Resources and Reference Librarian at Eli Oboler library. She had previously worked at the University of Southern California with experience in electronic resources, serials, interlibrary loan and public desk services. Regina received an MS in Library and Information Science from University of Pittsburgh, and is currently taking graduate coursework in Instructional Technology at the Idaho State University

• Spencer Jardine works in ISU’s Oboler Library teaching students how to do research in the instruction room as well as at the reference desk. He graduated with a master’s of library and information science at the University of Iowa in 2007.

• Susanne Forrest, Advisor with Central Academic Advising

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