PowerPoint about Distance Services

1. Distance Services Librarian
C.G. O’Kelly Library
Winston Salem State University
336-750-8933
livasmm@wssu.edu
SKYPE: savilm03

2. DISTANCE SERVICE SCREENCAST
Melinda M. Livas
Please click link below to watch Tutorial.
 Distance Services Screencast
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3. Melinda M. Livas
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4. Catalog- tells you where to find (Winston-Salem
items in C.G. O’Kelly Library.
Journal)
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(Mass Media Research: An Introduction)
(Newsweek)
(Encyclopedia of Communication and
EBSCOhost
Information)
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5.
PRIMARY vs. SECONDARY
Sources
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University
Ohio State
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6. Melinda M. Livas
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7. PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
Journal of Nursing Administration
American Journal of Nursing
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•Articles written for researchers, scholars and professionals
•Case Studies and reports
•Published periodically
•Vetted to meet academic standards 7

8.
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Recognition- when
supporting your ideas, you
must always credit original
authors by citing.
American Psychological Associa
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9. Book Citation - APA Style:
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Journal Article Citation- APA Style
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10.
APA
www.apastyle.org
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Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/
Diana Hacker- Research & Documentation
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/
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11.
Type of Site Domain Characteristics
Government .gov www.census.gov
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Education .edu www.wssu.edu
Non-profit .org www.unitedway.org
Business .com www.google.com
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12.
What is the purpose of
the site? To inform, to
educate or to
entertain?
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Who is the author? What
are their credentials? Is the information on the
Can you contact them? page up to date? When
was the page last
updated? Do the links
work?
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13.
What needs to get cited
•Words your quote
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•Words you
summarize
•Words you
paraphrase
•Ideas (interpretations,
opinions,
conclusions)
•Statistics
•Photographs
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14. INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Ifwe don’t have it
we’ll find it for
Melinda M. Livas
you.
Articles, Books,
and DVD’s.
 Email your Distance Librarian the citation
information for the item(s) you would like to get
through Interlibrary Loan, and she will get those
items for you. livasmm@wssu.edu.
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15. LIBGUIDES- INFORMATION
RESOURCES
RN/BSN Distance Learning Program Resources
http://wssu.libguides.com/RNBSN
Distance Learning Research Tools
Melinda M. Livas
http://wssu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=179263
Distance Learning Resources
http://wssu.libguides.com/distance_learning
Rehabilitation Counseling (Distance)
http://wssu.libguides.com/rehabilitation
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