Freshman Library Orientation STATION # 1 Turnitin.com & Plagiarism
A: CREATE YOUR Turnitin.com ACCOUNT
Follow the steps on the instruction sheets to create your Turnitin.com account.
Pay careful attention to the CLASS ID and CLASS ENROLLMENT PASSWORD for your teacher and class. This information is CLASS SPECIFIC.
B: LEARN about PLAGIARISM
Go to www.plagiarism.org.
Click Plagiarism 101 and complete the chart below.
Plagiarism 101
1.
What is
plagiarism?
Click on the What is plagiarism? section under Plagiarism 101 and paraphrase
(put ideas in
your own words
– don’t copy!).
Read the definition and summarize it in your own words:
List examples of plagiarism: 1.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
How can most plagiarism be avoided?
If you want to copy someone’s photo or image and paste it into your paper or
2.
Prevention
Click on the Prevention section under Plagiarism 101
and paraphrase
(put ideas in
your own words – don’t
copy!).
Record the most important ideas in each
section. Use the bullets
as your guide.
Writing Your Paper
3.
Find the subheading
titled Know How
to Paraphrase.
Key features of paraphrasing: • What it is:
• What it isn’t:
• What it requires:
Purpose of Paraphrasing:
•
•
4.
Find the subheading
titled Analyze and
Evaluate Your Sources.
•
Freshman Library Orientation STATION # 2
Databases - Introduction
Use the signs at this station to complete the first two sections of the chart below.
What is a research (library) database?
A research database is…
It contains…
Why use a library database instead of the Internet?
Write three (3) sentences below that summarize the information on the chart (see sign) that compares research (library) databases to the Internet.
What are the features of a research (library) database?
A. Go to www.broncolib.com. Click on the Databases tab.
B. Find and click on the Student Resources in Context icon. Enter our password: broncos. C. Click Browse Topics (under title). Find 1930s
(top left) and click on the link.
D. Find On This Page and note how many of each type of source on this topic there are in the database. List the 6 types of sources with the most articles.
E. Click on Primary Sources. What is the title (look at the blue link) of the first one listed? F. Scroll back to the top of the page. Click on
View More in the overview (top of page). Look at the Tools box on the right. List the tools you can use with this text.
D.
E. Title:
G. Click on Citation Tools. What is available in the pop-up box? (Close the box before step H.)
H. Find the subheading, “No Place to Call Home.” Read the four short paragraphs and write one important detail (in note form, NOT a complete sentence) from each.
G.
H. “No Place to Call Home” Paragraph 1 Detail –
Paragraph 2 Detail –
Paragraph 3 Detail –
Freshman Library Orientation STATION # 3
EasyBib – Make an Account and Practice Citing Sources
A: CREATE YOUR EasyBib ACCOUNT
Why make an account?
So you can save your stuff and do most of your research projects right in EasyBib! Follow the instructions on the sign at this station to create your account. SITUATION:
Imagine that you are being asked to compile a list of good resources on the youngest person ever to receive a Nobel Peace Prize: Malala Yousafzai. Follow the instructions below to create your
bibliography for this project.
B: Create a Project and Bibliography
Create a Project
Once you have made your account and are logged in, follow the instructions on the SIGN for creating a New Project. Name your project Library Practice.
Add a WEBSITE to Your Bibliography 1. Go to www.nobelprize.org.
2. HOVER on Nobel Prizes and Laureates (top). 3. Choose Peace Prize.
4. On the right, click on Malala Yousafzai’s NAME of this year’s winners.
5. Copy/paste the URL into Easybib’s Cite It box. Click the orange Cite It button.
6. Note what Easybib didn’t find. You will need to LOOK for this information to fill in the boxes on the next page.
7. Click Continue (orange button).
8. Check for missing information back on the website. There’s no author, but find the copyright at the bottom for the publisher and date (year only). Make sure you correct the website title! Look back at the site (TOP of page) for the title.
9. Click Create Citation. (Note: your citation should match the MLA version on the website – see tiny print above Recommended.)
10. Keep your EasyBib tab open and stay logged in to your account to add the following sources. Add a PRINT BOOK to Your Bibliography
1. Go to www.broncolib.com.
2. On the home page, click on QUEST. 3. In the search box, enter Malala Yousafzai. 4. Click on the title of the book that appears.
5. Go back to your EasyBib tab. (You should be on the same page you left when you entered the website above.)
6. Click on BOOK. Under the search box, click on MANUAL CITE. (DO NOT use the “cite it” or “autocite” options. You’ll end up with a wrong or incomplete entry.)
7. Use the information from the pop-up box in QUEST to fill out the boxes for this book in EasyBib. 8. Click Create Citation.
9. You should now have 2 citations in your bibliography.
Add DATABASE Resources to Your Bibliography 1. Go to www.broncolib.com.
2. Click on the databases tab.
3. Scroll down and click on Biography in Context (on the left side). Enter our password: broncos 4. In the search box at the top, type Malala Yousafzai and click search.
CHOOSE
1
of the sources BELOW to ADD to your bibliography in EasyBib. You should end up with 3 sources on your list:website, book, (both above) and 1 of the database resources below.
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1. Look at the types of resources in the results under On This Page (right side). Click on Biographies.
2. In the Biographies section, click on 3.Click on the blue links to look at the 3 different options. (Click View All above the title each time to go back to the list.) Choose one biography to add to your list.
3. On the page of the biography you have chosen, look under Tools (right side). Click on Citation Tools.
4. Under Export, click on EasyBib. This will open a new tab, and it will ADD this citation to the list you created for your Library Practice project. (You may close the old page.) 5. On your EasyBib page, find the citation you just added (it will have a LONG URL).
Underneath it, click Edit.
6. Scroll down and make sure “no” is checked next to “Display URL.” Click Update Citation.
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1. Look at the types of resources in the results under On This Page (right side). Click on News.
2. This will take you down to a box with the three most recent articles about Malala Yousafzai, as well as the option to look at 336 more. Look at a few and choose one worthwhile news article about Malala Yousafzai.
3. On the page of the news article you have chosen, look under Tools (right side). Click on Citation Tools.
4. Under Export, click on EasyBib. This will open a new tab, and it will ADD this citation to the list you created for your Library Practice project. (You may close the old page.) 5. On your EasyBib page, find the citation you just added (it will have a LONG URL).
Underneath it, click Edit.
6. Scroll down and make sure “no” is checked next to “Display URL.” Click Update Citation.
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1. Look at the types of resources in the results under On This Page (right side). Click on Audio.
2. This will take you down to a box with 14 audio files on Malala Yousafzai. Click on the NPR source titled “Nobel Peace Prize Winners Share Connection…”
3. Once you have clicked on the file, look under Tools (right side). Click on Citation Tools. 4. Under Export, click on EasyBib. This will open a new tab, and it will ADD this citation to
the list you created for your Library Practice project. (You may close the old page.) 5. On your EasyBib page, find the citation you just added (it will have a LONG URL).
Underneath it, click Edit.
6. Scroll down and make sure “no” is checked next to “Display URL.” Click Update Citation. Your bibliography saves online as you create it (as long as you are logged in to EasyBib. Be prepared to
Freshman Library Orientation STATION # 4
QUEST – How to Use the Library’s Catalog to Find Books
A: Create Your QUEST Account 1. Go to www.broncolib.com.
2. Home tab: Scroll down to find Quest on the right side of the page (look for the What’s in the library?
box).
3. Click on the Quest image. 4. Click Create Account (top right).
5. Make your account in Quest. Be sure to create a username and password you can remember. Barcode = your student ID #
6. Click on the paintbrush in the upper right corner and customize your background.
7. Click My Info. (top). What TWO important things does the My Checkouts tab tell you? (Click on BOTH Library and Textbook tabs.)
a. b.
B: Narrow a Search and Understand Call #s Our practice search term will be “race.” On the right,
write two or more possible definitions of “race.” (Use www.vocabulary.com if you need help.)
1.
2.
Type the word “race” in the search box in QUEST. 1. How many results do you get?
2. Look at your results. Does QUEST seem to understand the difference between the two definitions you listed? Explain why or why not.
1. 2.
Note: Use the SAME SET OF RESULTS for “race” for ALL of the steps below.
Narrow by Subject
1. On your page of results, look at Narrow Your Search (left side). Click on Subject. 2. Click the Most Hits (top of box next to
Sorted by).
a. List three different subjects you can find under a search for “race.”
b. What conclusion can you draw from this about search terms and specificity?
3. In the Most Hits list, find Automobile Racing. Click on it. How many results do you have now?
a.
b.
Narrow by Genre
1. Now click on Genre under Narrow Your Search. Click on Fiction. 2. How many fiction books are there
on automobile racing?
3. Look at the sign that explains how to find call #s in QUEST. Write the call number and title of the fictional book about automobile racing and librarians.
4. Look at the bookcases. On what bookcase # would you find the book you wrote down for #3?
2. # of fiction books:
3. Call #: Title:
4. Bookcase #:
Narrow by Date
and Author
1. Click on the “Xs” in the grey bar above your results to remove all of the search limiters EXCEPT the first one (race).
2. Imagine that you are looking for books published only in the last 10 years on the topic of race relations.
a. First, narrow by subject: Click Subject > Most Hits > Race Relations.
b. Now click Publication Year. In the pop-up box, drag the marker on the left until the dates read 2004-2014. How many results do you get?
3b. # of results:
Just for FUN
Now that you’ve practiced searching and narrowing, search for some books on topics that interest you. Drag titles into your Personal or Want to Read lists in your QUEST account.
Freshman Library Orientation STATION # 5 Find and Use a Book
What is a call #? Read the sign at this station.
What is the purpose of a call # on a book? What does this call # tell you about a book’s type?
305.23 DOA
What does this call # tell you about a book’s type? FIC RIO
What does this call # tell you about a material’s type? DVD 973.91 EME
What does this call # tell you about a book’s type? R 973.91 ENC
If you were looking for a fictional book by John Steinbeck, what call # would you look for? (Hint: Use the information on the sign to figure this out!)
Write the call # on the right.
How is the library organized?
Nonfiction
Go over to bookcases #1 and #2. Look at the call #s on the books.
How are the books organized? Describe the organizational pattern you
see (discuss call #s).
Fiction
Go over to bookcases #5 and #6. Look at the call #s on the books. a. What letters do they ALL have in
common on their call #?
b. What do the three letters under FIC stand for on each book?
c. How are the books organized?
a. b. c.
What subjects do
the #s in call #s represent?
Use the signs on the ends of the
bookcases to find the books with 616 in their call #. Skim their titles.
What do most of these books seem to be about?
Most of these books seem to be about…
Use the signs on the ends of the
bookcases to find the books with 973 in their call #. Skim their titles.
What do most of these books seem to be about?
Use a Book
Soon, you will be reading a novel titled, Of Mice and Men. This novel is set during the Great Depression, and you need to learn more about this time in history in order to fully understand the novel. Use the set of books on your table to complete the chart below.
Read the sign about primary and secondary sources. If you wanted to read some primary sources from the Great Depression, which book(s) would you use? Explain your selection(s).
If you wanted to find out why so many people moved from states like Oklahoma to California in the 1930s, which book(s) would you use? Explain your selection(s).
Hints:
• Use the Table of Contents and Index in each book to help you find out whether the book covers this topic.
• LOOK at the information in the book. Just because a topic appears in the Table of Contents or Index doesn’t mean it is fully discussed.
A picture is sometimes worth a thousand words. Find one photo in one of the books, and read the information related to it (not just the caption, but the section related to it).
Write a response in which you:
a. Summarize the information in this section.
b. Create a list of questions that come to mind based on what you read.
Freshman Library Orientation STATION # 6 Databases 2 – Explore Teen Health, Science in Context, Opposing Viewpoints
Teen Health and Wellness
Go to www.broncolib.com. Click on the databases tab and then Teen Health. Enter our username (cnec) and password (broncos).
On the left, scroll through the headings and click on Nutrition, Fitness, and Appearance.
List the sub-topics (subheadings) that fall under this main topic/heading.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Click on ONE link under a sub-topic (subheading) that interests you. Look under Article Sections (left side) and list the sections.
Add more numbers as necessary depending on the sections available for this topic.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Look above the article sections. What three things can you do with the information in this database? 1.
Databases 2 (cont’d) Science in Context
Go to www.broncolib.com. Click on the databases > Science in Context. Enter our password (broncos). Look at the main page. What broad topics
are covered in this database? 1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.
In the search box at the top, type ebola. What suggested phrase appears in bold italics? Click on this phrase.
On the topic page for ebola, you will see a list of results under On This Page. Look at this collection and explain why this would be a good place to search if you needed a variety of sources on this topic.
Opposing Viewpoints
Go to www.broncolib.com. Click on databases > Opposing Viewpoints. Enter our password (broncos). Look at the main page. What broad topics
are covered in this database? 1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.
Look at the upper left corner of your page, and click on Browse Issues.
Skim Browse Issues page and list 6 issues about which you are curious.
Click on one of them and read a few resources until time is called.
1. 4.
2. 5.
Freshman Library Orientation STATION # 7 Library – Rules and Reasons to Read
Rules and Procedures A. Go to www.broncolib.com. On the Home page, find
and read the Stuff You Need to Know about the Library box.
B. What are the library’s hours?
C. What is NOT allowed in the library?
D. How many books may you check out at a time? E. How long is a check-out period? What should you
do if you need a book for more time? F. What is the daily fine for overdue books?
G. What is the maximum amount for fines? H. What happens if you lose a book?
I. What are the library computers supposed to be used for?
J. What must you have to use the Internet in the library when you are NOT with a class or teacher?
K. What should you use to save your documents if you create them on a library computer?
L. How much would it cost to print 5 pages in the library?
M. What is the library staff’s primary goal?
B. Hours: C. Not allowed:
D. # books:
E. Check out period:
If you need more time… F. Amount:
G. Amount:
H. If you lose a book…
I. Used for:
J. Must have:
K. Save your docs with:
L. Cost for 5 pp.:
Reasons to Read Situation:
The library is charged with encouraging students to read independently. The librarian has all kinds of
information about the benefits of reading outside of school, but she needs helps sharing this information with students in a way that is persuasive. She has contracted you to design a poster or bulletin board to advertise reasons students should read outside of school.
Get Good Information
1. Read one of the two articles provided. (You and your partner should each have a different article.)
2. Keeping your audience (your fellow students) in mind, select the most important ideas and evidence from the article, and write them on the right (bullets and direct quotations are fine).
1. Idea:
Evidence:
2. Idea:
Evidence:
3. Idea:
Evidence:
What’s the big idea?
Freshman Library Orientation STATION # 8 Website Evaluation
Look at the bulletin board above the computers to do this station.
Type of Example Criteria List Common Traits
Credible
Look at the examples of
CREDIBLE websites. What
traits do they have in COMMON
for each criterion?
Author
Currency
Publisher
May Be
Credible
Look at the examples of websites that
MAY BE CREDIBLE. What traits do
they have in COMMON
for each criterion?
Author
Currency
Publisher
Not Credible
Look at the examples of NOT CREDIBLE
websites. What traits do they
have in COMMON
for each criterion?
Author
Currency
Website Evaluation – Your Turn
1. Conduct a Google search with this search string: “great depression” 1930s “united states” NOTE: Be sure to use the quotation marks. They make a difference because they tell Google to search for the words in quotation marks TOGETHER. Don’t believe me? Compare the number of results you get with and without the quotation marks.
2. Choose ONE website, and, using the criteria you learned above, list evidence from the site for each credibility criterion.
3. Then write a short paragraph for the website that judges its credibility (credible, may be credible, not credible) and explains your judgment.
Evaluate a Website Site Title:
Page Title:
URL (up to second backslash only):
Author
Currency
Publisher
Is this site credible, possibly credible (maybe), or not credible?
Freshman Library Orientation STATION # 9
Your Reading Autobiography
1.
Grab a clipboard, some paper, and a pencil.
2.
This is a WRITING station, so you may as well be comfortable while you write.
Have a seat in one of our comfortable floor rockers. Please treat these like
FURNITURE, not playground equipment.
3.
Use the directions below to guide your writing. You should write for the entire
time. If you finish early, please look over what you have written and make
changes and additions.
WRITING DIRECTIONS:
The questions below are guides to get you started. You can go beyond what they ask.
Your goal is to give a full description of yourself as a reader up to this point.
A.
Take five minutes to describe your experiences with reading as a little child. How
did you feel about reading? What did you read? With whom did you read? What
memories do you have about books in your early years and elementary school?
B.
Take another five minutes to describe yourself as a reader in grades 6-8. How did
you feel about reading? What did you read? When and where did you read?
What memories do you have about books in these years?
C.
Take the remainder of the time (5-10 minutes) to describe yourself as a reader
now. How do you feel about reading? How often do you do it? When and where
do you do it? What reading materials do you enjoy? What reading materials do
you dislike? What are some memorable or interesting experiences you’ve had with
