LSC 150 – Library Resources and Skills class
Susan Slaga, MLIS

In the Beginning…
 Started in 1995 - presentation style - became more hands on after computers were installed.
 Went from pass/fail to letter grades.
 Three sections each semester - classroom and online.
 General education elective - open to all students.

Material Covered:
 Library tour
 Advanced online catalog searching
 Bibliographic citations
 LoC Classification system
 Reference Sources
 Popular vs. Scholarly sources
 Advanced article database searching
 Evaluating websites
 Plagiarism/Academic Integrity/Copyright

Online LSC 150
 Blackboard Vista
 Lecture notes
 Online tutorials
 Homework
 Quizzes
 Online discussions

Assessment
 Homework assignments
 Quizzes
 Midterm exam
 Final : bibliography; modified annotated bibliography; exam

Annotated Bibliography
 One book
 One scholarly journal article
 One magazine article
 One newspaper article
 One reliable reputable website

Annotated Bibliography cont.
 Cite items in correct format
 List items in alphabetical order
 Only use databases from library's website
 List search strategy and database used
 Critically analyze source**

What's Best for you?
 Classroom instruction
 Online
 Self paced online tutorials and/or videos
 Embedded Librarian

Thank you!
Susan Slaga, MLIS
Central Connecticut State University
Elihu Burritt Library slagas@ccsu.edu
http://library.ccsu.edu/