Integrative Seminar 1 Online Tutorial
- How to use the library website
- Where to find research help
- How to use the Library Catalog
- How to access library databases
- How to find subject specific databases
- Where to find subject librarians
- When to use database search tips
- How to search databases
Integrative Seminar 2
Possible learning outcomes for second semester first-year students.
- Use library search tools to explore literature and develop a research question
- Explore database search strategies for finding relevant research
- Understand the difference between scholarly resources and popular resources, finding scholarly and popular resources
- Learn how to request items and use resource-sharing arrangements like InterLibrary Loan
- Learn the difference between books and articles; read an article citation; request articles
- Access and understand the Chicago Manual of Style Quick Guide
- Learn how to find, use, and evaluate information on the Web
- Become acquainted with subject-specific databases
- Become acquainted with research guides for their subjects, including general layout of locations of materials
- Learn how to find, use, and cite visual resources using the Images for Designers and Art Researchers Guide
- Become acquainted with locations of and collections at the New School and Consortium libraries
Advanced Research Seminar (ARS)
Possible learning outcomes for third-year students.
- Dive deeper into subject-specific materials and databases
- Learn how to create an account in, push citations to, and create bibliographies in RefWorks
- Understand the difference between primary and secondary sources; find primary sources