1 The Best Walden Assignment Resources Your Students Aren’t Using A self-quiz, while you wait: Aside from paper reviews, what are three services provided by the Writing Center? Aside from journal and e-book databases, what are three services provided by the Walden Library?

2 The Best Walden Assignment Resources Your Students Aren’t Using Lisa Raymond, Library Amber Cook, Writing Center

3 Today’s Presenters Amber Cook, Senior Writing Specialist and Faculty Liaison Lisa Raymond, Senior Associate Librarian for Reference Services

4 Welcome to Today’s Webinar! Click the arrow to view panel. Adjust audio setup as needed. Ask questions throughout the webinar. Technical Support: Evaluation link provided at end of webinar in the questions area

5 Session Overview Library Resources (what and where*) Writing Center Resources (what and where*) Activity: Identifying the best resources for common student scenarios * For easy recall of these resources, you can 1. Bookmark/favorite links as we go, or 2. Look for our after the session

6 Library

7 We Are Here to Help Ask a Librarian ing us isn’t a bother Calling us isn’t a bother Chatting with us isn’t a bother Subject Librarians Literature Review Assistance Thorny Research Paper Assistance

8 We can help with: Course Readings Finding Tests and Measures Research for Discussion Posts Research for Papers Literature Reviews Finding Statistics Obtaining Full Text Ask a Librarian

9 Subject Librarians We Can Help With: Literature ReviewsLiterature Reviews Topical Webinars Complex Research TopicsTopical Webinars Performing Legal Research Online: Codes and Statutes PubMed and the Walden Library Eric: Quick Tips for Success Business Research in the Walden Library Finding Theorists and Classical Works Library Tips for the DBA Doctoral Study Literature Review Education Research Online Finding Government Documents Evidence-Based Searching

10 We Are More Than Articles Library Resources: –Assignment GuidesAssignment Guides –DissertationsDissertations –Methodology DatabasesMethodology Databases –Reference Materials:Reference Materials Dictionaries Encyclopedias Books on Statistics, Research Methodology, Computers, Software including Word and Excel

11 Assignment Guides Provide library help for specific assignments. Teach library skills; not the assignment answer.

12 Dissertations The library provides full text access to 2.5 million dissertations from institutions around the world. As well as access to the majority of Walden dissertations, doctoral studies, and project studies.

13 Methodology Databases

14 Reference Materials

15 Don’t forget the resources beyond the Walden Library The World Beyond Walden

16 Writing Center

17 Just-in-Time Help: Templates and Web Search Templates APA-compliant and program-specific Eliminate MS Word frustrations Web Search Vast web content navigable by search box Bookmark this: Common Reference List ExamplesCommon Reference List Examples

18 Templates

19 Web Search

20 Ask Us: Q&A Service Tutors and editors available to answer questions without an appointment Response within 24 hours Services provided: Check a reference, offer advice on a sentence, help with APA or writing resources

21 Finding Students Where They Are: Social Media

22 Lessons and Lectures: Webinars Calendar of live sessionsCalendar On-demand webinars for groups of faculty or studentsOn-demand webinars Student webinar archives (faculty, too!)Studentfaculty

23 Coming Up [list some WC webinars] Test pilot of Tutor Talk