Live Online Workshops, Spring 2010   

Workshops are over for the Spring semester and are not offered in Summer.

Can't come in for a library orientation? This semester the SCC Library will be holding live online workshops that you can access from your home computer. In the workshop, you will learn to:

• Locate the library databases and log in from off-campus
• Find relevant articles from newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals using keyword search
• Download, print, and e-mail articles
• Generate citations suitable for bibliographies

You will connect to the session via your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). If you are not comfortable using your browser, including installing browser plugins and managing multiple browser windows or tabs, this workshop is not for you!

NOTE: this session covers the same material as the in-person orientation "B" (Databases). If your professor has required you to attend a "B", this workshop will fulfill the requirement.

The workshop is 90 minutes long; the first 15 minutes will be spent getting students used to the online classroom so that they can actively participate in the session.

Participation Requirements

IMPORTANT: you must successfully complete all technical and set-up requirements below before registering.

Minimum Technical Requirements:

1. Check Computer Requirements
2. Internet connection speed: broadband (cable or DSL or better; note that using shared wi-fi, such as at a cafe or library, may not be fast enough)
3. Listening options:
   • computer speakers
   • or headphones (microphone optional) or headset
   • or telephone (toll-free number will be e-mailed to you)
4. Talking options:
   • computer microphone or headset
   • or no talking (text-chat only): if you do not have a microphone or headset to speak into and can't access a phone, you can still take this workshop and communicate using text chat. If you type very slowly, this is not a good option.
   • or telephone (toll-free number will be e-mailed to you)

Registration

The sessions are limited to 15 participants. Please register early!

Click on the appropriate date to register for a session. *Registration closes at 2:00 PM on day of workshop*

• Wednesday, February 24, 7:00-8:30 PM
• Wednesday, March 24, 7:00-8:30 PM
• Wednesday, April 21, 7:00-8:30 PM

If you encounter problems registering, please report them.

Connecting & Getting Credit

Students who successfully register will be enrolled in a no-credit course using the campus-provided Desire2Learn eLearning system and will complete a brief quiz showing that they understand how to use the databases. A librarian will notify professors via e-mail upon successful completion of the exercise. The D2L course site will open to registered students one week before the workshop.

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