Welcome to Library Essentials, a collection of 50-minute workshops for English 100 sections (including 100A, 101, and ELI 100) that introduce students to basic library services and resources, print and digital. The workshops are designed to help English instructors address the Written Communication (FW) "information literacy" requirement of their courses. The Library Essentials Program includes a menu of five workshops. Instructors can register their courses for a single workshop or a combination of several workshops.

 

 

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Information for Instructors Workshop Descriptions Request a Workshop Frequently Asked Questions Contact Information

Additional Resources for Students Basic Library Research Handbook LILO Quick Start Guides Subject Research Guides A-Z list of databases and indexes for Humanities and Social Sciences General and Subject Internet Resources

 

 

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Workshop Descriptions

 

Discover Basic Library Resources (50 minutes) - As a result of this session students will:

• Gain familiarity with various online sources at UHM Library valuable for an undergraduate research paper (such as catalogs, journal databases, and web search engines).
• Discover unique features of the tools offered.

Find It! Hawaii Voyager (50 minutes) - As a result of this session students will:

• Understand what Hawaii Voyager does and does not contain.
• Practice searching.
• Interpret catalog results.
• Access print and online course reserve items using Voyager.
• Place intra-system loan for books held by other UH System libraries.
• Perform paging for UHM Library's closed stack material.

Find It! Newspaper Articles (50 minutes) - As a result of this session students will:

• Gain familiarity with various online newspaper databases at UHM Library.
• Practice searching for local, national, and alternative news stories.
• Discover unique features of the tools offered.

Find It! Scholarly Journal Articles (50 minutes) - As a result of this session students will:

• Gain familiarity with general and subject specific online journal databases.
• Locate databases helpful for research in a particular academic discipline.
• Discover unique features of the tools offered.
• Distinguish between different types of periodical sources (print and online).

Evaluating Web Pages (50 minutes) - As a result of this session students will:

• Apply criteria for evaluating web pages, such as authority, objectivity, accuracy, and currency.
• Use library and Internet resources to evaluate webpages.

 

 

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Request a Workshop

 

To request a workshop, fill out the form below. You will receive a reply either confirming your request or informing you that the date/time you requested was not available. If the time is not available, you will have an opportunity to request alternate times. Although we will try to honor your request, please understand that teaching space and staffing in the library is extremely limited and fills up fast throughout the semester.

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Course Information
Course number:		--Select course number-- ENG 100 ENG 100/101 ENG 100A ELI 100
Course section:		--Select section number-- 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
No. of students:		--Select number of students-- 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01
Workshop Information
	To schedule an additional Library Essentials module, please submit a separate request.
Module:		Discover Basic Library Resources (50 minutes)
		Find It! Hawaii Voyager (50 minutes)
		Find It! Newspaper Articles (50 minutes)
		Find It! Scholarly Journal Articles (50 minutes)
		Evaluating Web Pages (50 minutes)
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Form revised: 2008-08-11

 

 

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Recommended - Basic Library Research Handbook

 

The Basic Library Research Handbook, is recommended for students and can purchase it from the UHM Bookstore for $5.50.

Chapter 1: Getting started Chapter 2: Exploring the library Chapter 3: Planning your research Chapter 4: Finding books Chapter 5: Finding articles Chapter 6: Finding other resources Chapter 7: Evaluating information Chapter 8: Documenting and citing sources

 

 

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

 

1. Where are the Library Essentials workshops held?
   Library Essentials workshops are held in a Hamilton Library classroom. The classroom contains the computer software used in the workshops. Additionally, having the workshops in the library enables students to experience the library environment.
   
   
2. Who teaches the Library Essentials workshops?
   Library Essentials workshops are taught by Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences Department librarians and staff.
   
   
3. Are Library Essentials workshops provided for English 100 courses that meet at 7:30am?
   Yes. Library Essentials workshops can be scheduled at anytime an English 100 section meets.
   
   
4. Does the English instructor need to attend the Library Essentials workshop with the students?
   We strongly encourage instructors to attend the Library Essentials workshop with their students. When the English instructor is present, students are more attentive and engaged.
   
   
5. Why is it important for students to be on time for the workshops?
   All Library Essential workshops are 50-minutes to accommodate English 100 course schedules. The short time period in combination with the active learning format requires the workshops to begin on time. We encourage students to arrive in the library early to locate the workshop classroom.
   
   
6. Will the librarian integrate subject matter into the Library Essentials workshop tailored to my course?
   We do not have adequate staff to tailor workshops to the content of specific English 100 sections. Along with the workshops, we provide instruction for other courses.
   
   
7. Will the Library Essentials workshop cover the University of Hawaii System Learning Information Literacy Online (LILO) tutorial?
   No. The workshop is designed as a preliminary orientation to the library that could be followed by LILO with a group research activity. Currently, LILO is instructor taught, we do not have the staff to offer workshops on LILO.
   
   
8. Is the Basic Library Research Handbook required for the workshops?
   The Basic Library Research Handbook is no longer required for the workshops. It is a recommended resource to supplement learning of library services and resources.
   
   
9. Where can students find the Basic Library Research Handbook?
   The Basic Library Research Handbook can be purchased for $5.50 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa Bookstore or downloaded from: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/blrh/ .
   
   

 

 

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Contact Information

 

Main contact:
E-mail: libess@hawaii.edu

 

Vicky Lebbin
E-mail: vickery@hawaii.edu
Phone: 956-2527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last modified: 20080811 (Theodore Kwok tedk@hawaii.edu)