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Library Tutorials & Course Instruction: Library Tutorials

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This one-on-one session will help students focus on a topic, identify key words and develop search strategies. This session can also focus on evaluation of resources, effective use of databases, and citation assistance. Fill out and submit the above form by clicking on the title to schedule your appointment.

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Copyright Rules & Plagiarism Tutorials

Copyright & Plagiarism Presentation
What is Copyright? Why Do You Need to Know About It? Here is a PowerPoint explaining the 'What' and the 'Why'.
Copyright & Plagiarism Resources Guide
A PDF with additional resources for learning about copyright laws and plagiarism.

Distance Learning Tutorial

Library Resources and Services Available to Distance Education Students and Instructors.
This presentation focuses on resources and services to support distance education. Emphasis is placed on Interlibrary Loan services.

Library Seminar

Library Seminar

Library Seminar Escape Room
An Escape Room to practice library skills.

Library Seminar Handout
A PDF of the Freshman Seminar handout to printout or view online.

Stoxen Library Website & Resources Usage Instruction
An instructional video on features that are located on the Stoxen Library web page. This video also provides information on how to use the different resources available to students and faculty.

Source Evaluation
A PowerPoint on evaluation sources for relevancy and other factors.

Berkeley Library Source Evaluation Guide
An online source evaluation guide created by the Berkeley Library at the University of California.

Lit Review Example in a Paper in APA Style
A PDF of an example of a Lit Review from within a finished paper.

Purdue OWL Lit Review Web Page
A link to the Purdue OWL Lit Review Page.

Academic Citing

APA 7th Edition Formatting & Style Guide (OWL)
A PowerPoint to help researchers using APA 7th Edition when writing papers and other works produced by the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
APA Grammar Guide
A PowerPoint addressing some basics of grammar use for the APA style. Much of the grammar use is the same in MLA, Chicago, and Turabian

Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition Formatting & Style Guide (OWL)
A PowerPoint to help researchers using Chicago 17th Edition when writing papers and other works produced by the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).

MLA 9th Edition Formatting & Style Guide (OWL)
A PowerPoint to help researchers using MLA 9th Edition when writing papers and other works produced by the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Course Specific Instruction

Agriculture
SOBE

AG Senior Seminar Spring 2025
The PowerPoint from the AG Senior Seminar instruction.

Business Policy 485 - Online Research Tutorial
A video to help you in using the Stoxen Libraries databases and resources and to help you get started on your research,

Business Policy 485
A PowerPoint with some general information for searching for business-related peer-reviewed journal articles and other sources.