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FYSE 1577:

Schools and Inequality

Library Workshop I

Thursday, 10.06.2021

2:50 - 4:05p

Welcome! Please come in and find a seat. Feel free to space yourself comfortably, but you will be working in pairs later!

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Who I am

  • I'm Ryan Clement, the Data Services Librarian
  • I use he/him/his pronouns
  • I work with Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Linguistics, Philosophy, and Sociology
  • I help people find, use, and visualize data and statistics
  • I can help with all stages of your research!
  • You can find more at http://go.middlebury.edu/ryan

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What we’re doing today

  1. Welcome activity
  2. (very) brief intro to library tools
  3. Library tools/research activity
  4. Review worksheet, questions/answers

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Expectations

  1. Ask me questions! I’m your librarian.
  2. You can call me Ryan.
  3. If you have questions left over at the end, you can ask anytime!

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Welcome!

  • We’ll take one minute for reflection first
  • Say your name
  • Tell a 1-6 word “story” about a feeling you have when you think of research
  • Pass it to someone else

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Library home page

http://go.middlebury.edu/library

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Major library searching tasks

  1. Finding books
    1. MIDCAT (go.middlebury.edu/midcat)
    2. WorldCat (worldcat.org)
    3. Interlibrary loan (go.middlebury.edu/interlibrary)
    4. Request a Library Purchase (go.middlebury.edu/request)
  2. Finding articles/journals
  3. Finding newspapers
  4. Finding government documents
  5. Finding data/statistics
  6. Special Collections digitized materials

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Activity

go/fyse1577-library-workshop/

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Thanks!

And remember…

  • Research is an iterative process - you will be frustrated and make adjustments, and that’s okay!
  • Come talk to a librarian if you need assistance!
  • You can find me at: go.middlebury.edu/ryan/
  • These slides can be found at go.middlebury.edu/fyse1577-library-slides/