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Library Tech Tips

Library Tech Tips. Walden University Library. Your hosts Michelle Hajder Sommer Berg QUESTIONS? We will have time for Q&A at the end of the session Expand the Questions window in the GoToWebinar module (usually on the right) and type in your questions for the presenters. Our Agenda.

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Library Tech Tips

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  1. Library Tech Tips Walden University Library

  2. Your hosts • Michelle Hajder • Sommer Berg QUESTIONS? • We will have time for Q&A at the end of the session • Expand the Questions window in the GoToWebinar module (usually on the right) and type in your questions for the presenters

  3. Our Agenda A BRIEF introduction to useful technologies: • Zotero citation manager • RSS Feeds • Google Scholar with Library Link • Google Books

  4. Please note! • This will be brief introduction only • Interested in one of these tools? Visit the software’s support or help pages for more information … after the webinar • No time for tech support or detailed demonstrations in tonight’s session

  5. Zotero • FREE, open-source software • Available at http://www.zotero.org • Runs on the FREE Firefox browser http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ • Features: • Import automatically from databases, websites • Robust organization • APA Citation / Bibliographies • Sync with free web-based back-up library • SUPPORT PAGE: http://www.zotero.org/support/

  6. Zotero • Want more info? • Available at http://www.zotero.org/ • Support Pagehttp://www.zotero.org/support/

  7. RSS Feeds • RSS=“Really Simple Syndication” • http://rssday.org • One site to collect updates from many different web pages • You need a “reader”, many available • Google Reader is free: http://reader.google.com

  8. RSS Feeds Using RSS feeds from the databases? REMOVE SECURITY from the URL REMOVE .ezp.waldenulibrary.org http://lis.sagepub.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/rss/ahead.xml Becomes: http://lis.sagepub.com/rss/ahead.xml

  9. RSS Feeds Want more? http://rssday.org/ Google Reader help: http://www.google.com/support/reader/ Walden Library RSS help: See handout on Webinar Archives

  10. Google Scholar • Searches citations for journals, books, dissertations, conference papers, government documents, etc. • Will not necessarily provide full text • Use Library Link to find full text via Walden

  11. Google Scholar Want more? Google Scholar help: “About Google Scholar” http://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/about.html Library Link : Search Walden Library site, or: http://library.waldenu.edu/725.htm

  12. Google Books • http://books.google.com/ • Full view = entire book, free online! • Preview = only a few pages • Useful for checking table of contents

  13. Google Books Want more? • http://books.google.com/support/ • Ask the library!

  14. Questions?

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