Continuing to teach

Including information on textbooks is really helpful. The students want to save money but we don't have the resources to keep up with the demand. Tie the search for textbooks to searching titles, which leads to Prospector.

Getting Started in Library Instruction

I have sat in on three library instruction sessions to date. The core of the instruction has been:

Finding your way around the Library - show the map

• Circ. - where you check out your books, pick up Prospector and ILL, Lost and Found, get change
• Reference - Where to ask questions about your searches, How do I find ...
• Reserves/Film/Video - Where your instructor has placed something for you to read or watch that can only be used for 2 hours in the library or overnight. Films/videos can only be watched in the Library (for students only)
• 2nd floor - circulating book collection, Archives, Shelving, Library Administration

Give a bookmark and highlight our hours

If they have fines they can't get into the databases, Prospector, or ILL

Then how to navigate the home page: http://library.auraria.edu

Page to reserve study room (hard to find)

http://host5.evanced.info/aurariacolorado/evanced/roomrequest.asp?mm=1

Search a book; title, author, keyword (most expansive), subject (keywords selected by someone else).

If we don't own it, Search Prospector (brown pages) - unified catalog of23 libraries, locally and one in Wyoming. Generally a shorter turn around time than ILL.

Search Journal Title when you have the name of the journal

Article Search; using federated box searches 12 databases at once and can get bogged down. Better go to databases A-Z.

We can search by subject and get a group of databases specific to the topic.

Can search in ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER - leads to Ebsco Search screen.

• Will require time and patience.
• Start with keywords and narrow the search down by using full text, peer reviewed journals, how far back you want to go in your research.

SPECIFIC DATABASES THAT ARE USEFUL

• CQ Researcher good for current topics