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November IRC: Celebrating Indigenous Authors and Discussing The Only Good Indians In-Person / Online

Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month with the IRC! We will be discussing The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. This meeting will be facilitated by IRC coordinator, Olivia Jones,...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Time:
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Library Classroom 219
Categories:
  Library Event > Inclusive Reading Club  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration / Online Registration
Register! - 47 seats left

Rare Book Salon: Charges of Forgery: Roger Williams and the Narragansett Deed to Providence In-Person

Join a multidisciplinary discussion spanning Indigenous histories and land evidence in Colonial New England to Progressive Era changes in the discipline of history with an 1896 paper from Salve...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Time:
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
McKillop Library Atrium
Categories:
  Library Lecture > Rare Books Salon  

Faculty Lecture Series: Sam Sacco, "Community-Engaged Learning in an Undergraduate Setting" In-Person

“With greater accountability from a student perspective along with the need for small liberal arts institutions with in-person instruction continuing to compete within the changing landscape of...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Time:
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
McKillop Library Atrium
Categories:
  Library Lecture > Faculty Lecture Series  

Library Lesson Workshops

All workshops are available by appointment for individuals or small groups online via Zoom or Webex.

All Library Lessons are available by appointment and last approximately 45 minutes. View our a la carte menu of lessons, below. Please email salvelibrarian@salve.edu to schedule.

Overview of your assigned Citation Style: APA, MLA, Turabian

An Introduction to Today’s Library Services: An overview of McKillop Library Services. Learn about access from home, finding books and articles, and requesting material from other libraries.

How to Do Research: How do I decide on a topic? What are the steps in the research process? How do I decide which research tools to use?

Using Bibliographic Citation Managers (Refworks): What’s a bibliographic citation manager? How can it help me organize books and articles? How can I use it to create a works cited bibliography?

Conducting a Literature Review: What is a literature review? How do I make sure I don’t miss anything? How do I optimize library tools to keep up with new research as I’m writing?

Finding Books and Beyond: Learn strategies to quickly and efficiently find books and eBooks on your topic. Learn how to find books at McKillop Library or request them from other libraries.

Finding Scholarly Articles using Research Databases: Identify the best databases for scholarly articles your topic. Use subject terminology, Boolean logic and database thesauri to effectively drill your search down to high-quality articles.

Subject-Specific Research: Learn the research tools, resources, and search strategies that are appropriate to your field.

Google Like a Ninja: Use advanced search tools to create effective Google searches. A librarian can show you how to optimize your searches in Google Search, Google Scholar, Google Books, or Google News.

For more information or to schedule a workshop or consultation: email salvelibrarian@salve.edu