What do I need to attend an online workshop?
- PC or Mac with Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox or Chrome.
- A minimum of a 56K modem.
- Speakers or headphones are required.
- A microphone or the ability to text Chat.
How do I register for an online workshop?
Register for online workshops by clicking the Register Here link.
- Fill out the form to enroll
- A message will be sent to the provided email when you submit your enrollment that contains a URL to attend the workshop.
How do I attend when it is time for the workshop?
- Be sure to log in 20 minutes before the scheduled workshop. Use this time to test your microphone and speaker settings through the auto wizard.
- The workshops will start on time, so there will not be any time for troubleshooting during the workshop.
What if I cannot fit a session into my schedule?
Librarians can schedule one-on-one sessions either in person or online to accommodate scheduling conflicts. Fill out the RAP request form and a librarian will contact you.
Spring 2018 Workshops
| January 23, 2018 | Library Orientation for Distance Education | 6:00–7:00pm | Kelly McCallister | View past session | Be introduced to an overview of Library resources and services specifically designed for Distance Education students, faculty and staff. Will learn about services such as book and article delivery, catalog search, RAP sessions, instruction requests, etc. Bring questions and requests! Check out our DE site: http://guides.library.appstate.edu/distance-education/home |
| January 26, 2018 | Library Orientation for Transfer Students | 1:00-2:00pm | Kelly McCallister | View past session | Be introduced to an overview of Library resources and services specifically designed for Transfer Students students, faculty and staff. Will learn about services such as book and article delivery, catalog search, RAP sessions, instruction requests, etc. Bring questions and requests! Check out Transfer site: http://guides.library.appstate.edu/transfer-students |
| February 15, 2018 | Introduction to Mango | 3:00-4:00pm | Elizabeth Cramer | View past session | Mango is an interactive online language learning program available to all Appalachian students, staff, and faculty. Mango features a free mobile app, learning through film, and the ability to track your progress. |
| February 15, 2018 | Using CINAHL and PubMed to access the Nursing and Health Sciences Literature | 4:00-4:45pm | John Wiswell | Complete | RN-BSN students have been using CINAHL, but let’s take a look at using PubMed and a few other tools. Also we’ll look at getting full text and other problems. Non-Nursing students welcome also. |
| February 21, 2018 | Introduction to eBooks | 3:00-4:00pm | John Boyd | Complete | Check out how to access Belk Library's over 400,000 eBooks in all subjects. This hour long workshop will show you how to search for and access our eBook collection. More information here: http://guides.library.appstate.edu/ebooks |
| February 22, 2018 | Using CINAHL and PubMed to access the Nursing and Health Sciences Literature | 3:00-3:45pm | John Wiswell | Complete | RN-BSN students have been using CINAHL, but let’s take a look at using PubMed and a few other tools. Also we’ll look at getting full text and other problems. Non-Nursing students welcome also. |
| February 23, 2018 | Using CINAHL and PubMed to access the Nursing and Health Sciences Literature | 2:00-2:45pm | John Wiswell | Complete | RN-BSN students have been using CINAHL, but let’s take a look at using PubMed and a few other tools. Also we’ll look at getting full text and other problems. Non-Nursing students welcome also. |
| February 26, 2018 | Don't Be An Image Thief | 12:00-1:00pm | Jenn Natale | View past sesson | Have you copied and pasted an image from a Google image search? Did you have permission to use it and properly credit the creator? We all want to create professional and engaging presentations, posters, and flyers! In this workshop, I'll share some locations for finding quality images and the proper (read, legal) way to use them and credit the original creator.http://guides.library.appstate.edu/freetech/image |
| February 28, 2018 | Finding Scholarly Articles in Education | 5:00-5:45pm | Lisa Abbott | Register here | Are you writing an education-related research paper and you are not sure where and how to search? Come learn how to create a search strategy, obtain the full-text of articles and more. We’ll search in Education Source and ERIC, the two key scholarly education databases. Please bring your questions. |
| March 13, 2018 | Zotero – Citation Management | 4:00-5:15pm | Lisa Abbott | Rm 026 Belk Library.Register here | Come learn about this cool, free tool. Create a personal library to capture and store citations, pdf’s and more that you locate online. Easily insert in-text citations and create bibliographies when you are writing your paper. No more cutting and pasting citation information into a Word document. No more trying to find that pdf you saved somewhere on your desktop. Really. |
| March 15, 2018 | Finding Scholarly Articles in Education | 4:00-4:45pm | Lisa Abbott | Register here | Are you writing an education-related research paper and you are not sure where and how to search? Come learn how to create a search strategy, obtain the full-text of articles and more. We’ll search in Education Source and ERIC, the two key scholarly education databases. Please bring your questions. |
| March 19, 2018 | Zotero – Citation Management | 12:00-1:15pm | Lisa Abbott | Rm 026 Belk Library. Register here | Come learn about this cool, free tool. Create a personal library to capture and store citations, pdf’s and more that you locate online. Easily insert in-text citations and create bibliographies when you are writing your paper. No more cutting and pasting citation information into a Word document. No more trying to find that pdf you saved somewhere on your desktop. Really. |
| March 26, 2018 | Zotero – Citation Management | 4:00-5:15pm | Lisa Abbott | Register here | Come learn about this cool, free tool. Create a personal library to capture and store citations, pdf’s and more that you locate online. Easily insert in-text citations and create bibliographies when you are writing your paper. No more cutting and pasting citation information into a Word document. No more trying to find that pdf you saved somewhere on your desktop. Really. |
View Past Sessions
| Date | Workshop | Time | Instructor | View past session | Useful Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2017 | Library Orientation for Distance Education | 6:00–7:00pm | Kelly McCallister | Click here | http://guides.library.appstate.edu/distance-education |
| August 28, 2017 | Introduction to the Makerspace | 2:00-3:00pm | Hannah Pope | Click here | http://guides.library.appstate.edu/makerspace |
| September 20, 2017 | Introduction to Mango and Pronunciator | 2:00–3:00pm | Elizabeth Cramer | Click here | http://guides.library.appstate.edu/languageresources |
| February 26, 2018 | Don't Be An Image Thief | 12:00-1:00pm | Jenn Natale | Click here | http://guides.library.appstate.edu/freetech/image |