Students Night against Procrastination (SNaP)
The LTU Library presents its first Student Night against Procrastination. SNaP is a unique late-night opportunity to get assistance with research projects, resumes, writing, math, and science assignments.
The library will be open March 26, 2015, 9:30p.m.-3a.m., with librarians, tutors, and others to support student success. Campus transportation will run with extended hours to get students to and from the event.
Register and more information:
http://www.ltu.edu/library/
Options include assistance with research, database use, writing, math, and science. Career Services staff will assist with resumes from 10p.m.-12a.m.
Getting Started: Overview by Sterling Russell
Learn about the PROCESS (click HERE to view presentation):
• Focus – Finding information relevant to your topic
• Facts – Finding information that supports your research
• Fundamentals – Scholarly vs. popular research
October 8: 12:30-1:30p.m.
October 10: 7-8p.m.
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Source and Resource: Research/Citation by Gretchen Weiner
Learn about SOURCES, SEARCHES and CITATIONS (see below for presentation links):
• Finding Sources – Review of scholarly vs. popular research
• Introduction to Citation Styles (MLA, APA, Chicago) – See samples of the various styles and review
• Organizing/Storing Resources – How to RefWorks to track references and build bibliographies
Searching & Sources - Click HERE to view presentation
Citations and RefWorks - Click HERE to view presentation
Writing Works by Sterling Russell
Learn about WRITING AND REVIEW (click HERE to view presentation):
• Rules of Writing
• Final Fix – Pulling it all together. Editing is necessary.