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International Student Workshops

Library Research Workshops for International Students

September 19 &22, 2012
Room 213, 2nd Floor, center, Ellis Library

Critical to academic success is your ability to use a research library and its
resources. In academia, independent research including library research is very important in order to be able to produce papers for classes or complete your thesis or dissertation.

These workshops specifically designed for international students will cover:

Sept. 19 or 22—9 a.m.
Exploring the MU Libraries: Learn how MU Libraries support your research—take advantage of all the free services the MU Libraries have to offer

Sept. 19 or 22 – 10:30 a.m.
Finding Articles using MU article databases and Google Scholar: Discover which databases are best for YOUR research. Learn time-saving tips for effective searching to find the research articles, reports and other materials you need

Sept. 19 or 22 – 1 p.m.
Finding Books using the MERLIN Catalog and Google Books: Use the right online search tools to locate books in the library, find books on a topic, find books that even mention a topic, and retrieve books from other libraries

Sept. 19 or 22 – 2:30 p.m.
Writing your Paper and Citing your Sources: Don’t make the mistake of using other
researchers’ findings and ideas in your paper without proper credit

Registration:
•    Register for workshops at:
http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/guides/classestours/internationalstudents
•    Each workshop is limited to 40 students.

Questions: Contact Goodie Bhullar, bhullarp@missouri.edu

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