Transfer students Library Orientation

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Transfer studentsLibrary Orientation

• Jennifer Freer
• jlfwml_at_rit.edu

View this PowerPoint athttp//library.rit.edu/sa
unders-library-orientations.html
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Saunders Liaison Contact Info

• Jennifer Freer
• Email jlfwml_at_rit.edu
• IM bizlibrarian
• Facebook
• Telephone [phone]
• If you dont know where to start, ask for
  assistance. No need to start researching alone!
• View Transfer PowerPoint athttp//library.rit.ed
  u/saunders-library-orientations.html

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Research assistance

• General help available at the Reference Desk or
  online at http//library.rit.edu/live-reference-he
  lp.html
• Specialized business research help available from
  Jennifer Freer via email, IM, in-person
• Consultations outside of office hours are
  available by appointment. Request via email at
  jlfwml_at_rit.edu

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Office hours for fall quarter

• Office Hours (no appointment needed)
• Saunders A Level Lounge outside Student Services
• Visit http//library.rit.edu/instruction/meet-your
  -librarian/business.html for office hours each
  quarterand to make sure office hours are
  happening each week
• Tuesdays 930-1100am(from 9/15/09 to 11/10/09)
• Wednesdays 130-300pm(from 9/15 to 11/10/09
  except for 9/23, 9/30, 11/11)

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Library Website

• library.rit.edu
• Provides Access to
• Book catalog for RIT and ConnectNY (13 partner
  libraries)
• Article, statistical, demographic, market
  research databases
• Guides by topics selected courses
• Course Reserves for your classes
• Study Room reservation system
• Your library account for renewing books viewing
  holds
• Free Interlibrary Loan service to order
  articlesand books not immediately available in
  our resources

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Accessing Resources from Off-campus

• Almost all of RITs electronic business resources
  can be accessed remotely(with the exception of
  Research Insight)
• You need your RIT username and password (same
  username and password you use to access your RIT
  email account myCourses)

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Physical library Resources

• Wireless Environment for laptops(register
  laptops at start.rit.edu)
• Library Laptops available to check out at
  Circulation
• Student ID and Drivers License
• 150 computers (including desktop PCs, laptops
  and Macs)
• Printing Photocopying .08 per page

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Physical library Resources

• Study areas for solo or group study
• 1st and 2nd floors talking is allowed
• 3rd and 4th floors are QUIET floors
• Study Rooms are available and can be reserved at
  http//library.rit.edu/services/study-rooms.html
• Library hours at http//library.rit.edu/libhours

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Does the library have textbooks?

• There will be some textbooks for some CORE
  CLASSES on Reserve at the Circulation Desk
• These are in process now and may not be
  availableuntil after 1st week of class
• Library copies of business textbooks do not
  include electronic supplements
• Can be borrowed for 2 hours at a time and used in
  the library

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How to find businesstextbooks available in
library

• First find the books assigned to your class in
  your syllabus or by visiting Barnes
  Noblehttp//rit.bncollege.com
• Next search for the book in our catalog at
  albert.rit.edu by title, author or ISBN.

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Library textbooks

• Students are responsible for obtaining their
  required course materials. Library copies of
  business textbooks should not be considered as
  replacements to purchasing books.
• Keep in mind that library copies may be checked
  out when you need to complete an assignment, on
  occasion they are lost or stolenand they do not
  provide access to electronic supplements.

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Java Wallys
Alternate study/relaxation space with full
service coffeehouse, music, background noise.
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mycourses support

• Librarians can help you learn how to
  usemyCourses (RITs course management
  system)and troubleshoot any problems you
  experience

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How to Approach Doing Business research

• Think about what you are searching for
• Company or Industry trends, stories, happenings
• Search business newspapers magazines
• Company or Industry facts, figures, financials
• Search company/industry databasesand company
  websites
• Concepts, theories, models
• Search books, academic articles in journals
• Research Database guides available at
  http//library.rit.edu/instruction/meet-your-libra
  rian/business.html

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Databases have different uses
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plagiarism

• Plagiarism is the representation of others
  ideas as ones own without giving proper credit
  to the original author or authors. Plagiarism
  occurs when a student copies direct phrases from
  a text (e.g., books, journals internet) and does
  not provide quotation marks, or paraphrases or
  summarizes those ideas without giving credit to
  the author or authors. In all cases, if such
  information is not properly and accurately
  documented with appropriate credit given, then
  the student is guilty of plagiarism.

RIT Student Rights and Responsibilities A
Handbook of Policies and Procedures 2008-2009 p.
43
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Avoid plagiarism by citing!

• Cite/document all your sources in your
  Bibliography or Works Cited page
• Note in your paper all ideas that are not your
  own this includes BOTH direct quotationsand
  paraphrases
• If it is not your original idea, tell your reader
  where you found it! Otherwise you are
  plagiarizing!

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Two main elements of citation

• In-text citation for ideas in the body of your
  paper
• Works Cited list or Bibliography atthe end of
  the paper for all of theworks your refer to in
  the paper

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Many Citation styles

• MLA http//library.rit.edu/pubs/guides/mla.pdf
• APA http//library.rit.edu/pubs/guides/apa.pdf
• HARVARD http//www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library/citin
  g_references/docs/Citing_Refs.pdf
• Always ask your professor which Citation Style
  he/she wants used in your class. This may vary
  class to class.

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Citation support

• All librarians are trained to assist with
  bibliographic citation styles (MLA, APA, Harvard)
• Assistance available at the Virtual Reference
  Desk at http//library.rit.edu/live-help or
  contact me at jlfmwl_at_rit.edu
• Online citation tools also availablehttp//libra
  ry.rit.edu/guides/citing-sources/online-citation-m
  anagement-tools.html

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NEXT SET OF SLIDES PROVIDE BASIC NAVIGATION OF
THE LIBRARYS WEBSITE AT library.rit.edu
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Library Website
library.rit.edu
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Library hours
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Live reference help
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Databases gateway
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Book catalog
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Citation assistance
Librarians can help you decipher the MLA, APA and
Harvard rules for citation. Ask your professors
what citation they style they want you to use for
their projects.
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Course reserves
Professors sometimes put items on print or
electronic reserve that the class needs to read.
Access Reserves from this site or MyCourses.
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Mylibrary in mycourses
Library resources are also accessible from
MyCourses
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Mylibrary in mycourses
Contact information, study guides and
reservesare also available inside MyCourses.
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Interlibrary loan
When we do not have access to articles or books
youcan order them for free from Inter-Library
Loan.
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Business librarian page
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Business librarian page
This page contains contact info, office hours,
live IM, research guides.
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Saunders Liaison Contact Info

• Jennifer Freer
• Email jlfwml_at_rit.edu
• IM bizlibrarian
• Facebook
• Telephone [phone]
• If you dont know where to start, ask for
  assistance. No need to start researching alone!