Unravel the Libraries
The Unravel Workshops consist of three different workshop lasting one hour and fifteen minutes each.
Unravel 1: Orientation to the Libraries & Tour of Wilson Library
This is a very basic hands on workshop designed to highlight services and resources the Libraries offer. It also includes a physical tour of Wilson Library. Students at the end of the workshop are able to:
*Locate resources and services found on the Libraries’ homepage and the Undergraduate Virtual Library page
*Search for specific books and periodicals and identify the library location and call number
Unravel 2: The Research Process - Finding Books and Articles
The Libraries have offered this workshop over a 1,000 times and carefully monitor results of a brief multiple choice test given at the end of the workshop. Students consistently score 80% or better on this test.
Upon completion of this workshop students should be able to:
*Identify appropriate subject specific article indexes
*Effectively search for articles given a specific topic
*Effectively use “Find It��? to locate a copy of a given article
*Identify whether an article is considered scholarly or not
Unravel 3: Beyond the Basics - Advanced Searching
This workshop expands upon knowledge and skills gained in Unravel 2. Participants learn both the art and science of advanced searching techniques. By the end of the workshop they will be able to:
*Construct a simple database record
*Use advanced searching strategies (limiting, truncation, and Boolean operators)
*Construct a coherent search strategy