Rio Hondo College Library - Internet Workshops

Quick Drop-In Tutorials
Fall 2009

FLYER

We know college isn’t your only responsibility. These 20 minute drop-in demos are designed to help you save time researching for your papers. You will learn how to access relevant and reliable information quickly. All sessions are just 20 minutes long, unless otherwise indicated. But if you want to stick around, additional 1-1 assistance will be available after the demonstration.

New lesson times may be arranged for groups of 5 or more, depending on availability. Contact shawna.hellenius@riohondo.edu to check.

Tuesday, October 13

9:00am Library Tour

9:30am Find Books Fast!

10:00am Research Sources That Win Your
Paper An ‘A’

10:30am Be a Super Googler!

11:00am Get Creative in ArtStor

Wednesday, October 14

7:30am Library Tour

8:00am Be a Safe Online Shopper

8:30am 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User
Should Know

9:00am Get the Most Out of Your County
Library Card

Wednesday, October 21

9:30am Library Tour

10:00am Research Sources That Win Your
Paper An ‘A’

10:30am Keeping Current With Alerts and
RSS Feeds

11:00am Find Books Fast!

11:30am What the Heck is a “Citation?!”

Tuesday, October 27

8:00am Library Tour

8:30am Stay Healthy with Good Health
Resources Online

9:00am Law on the Web

9:30am Let Your Voice Be Heard! Blogs and
Blogging

Monday, November 2

12:00pm Library Tour

12:30pm Stay Healthy with Good Health
Resources Online

1:00pm Law on the Web

1:30pm 95% of us Can’t Find Accurate
Statistics

Thursday, November 5

4:30pm Library Tour

5:00pm Can I Use This? Junk on the Net

5:30pm Research Sources That Win Your
Paper An ‘A’

6:00pm Be A Super Googler!

Tuesday, November 10

8:00am Library Tour

8:30am Be A Safe Online Shopper

9:00am 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

Wednesday, November 18

5:00pm Library Tour

5:30pm Find Books Fast!

6:00pm Plagiarism: What Are the Rules?

6:30pm What the Heck is a “Citation?!”

7:00pm Using Online Citation Tools

Thursday, November 19

4:30pm 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

5:00pm Law On the Web

5:30pm 95% Of Us Can’t Find Accurate Statistics

6:00pm What The Heck Is A “Citation?!”

Tuesday, November 24

9:30am Library Tour

10:00am Get The Most Out Of Your County Library Card

10:30am Can I Use This? Junk On The Net

11:00am Research Sources That Win Your Paper An ‘A.’

11:30am Using Online Citation Tools

Wednesday, November 25

1:00pm Library Tour

1:30pm Research Sources That Win Your Paper An ‘A’

2:00pm Keeping Current With Alerts and RSS Feeds

2:30pm Let Your Voice Be Heard! Blogs and Blogging

Monday, December 7

8:00am Library Tour

8:30am Get Creative In ArtStor

9:00am 95% of us Can’t Find Accurate Statistics

9:30am Can I Use This? Junk on the Net

10:00am Be a Super Googler!

Wednesday, December 9

2:00pm Library Tour

2:30pm Be a Super Googler!

3:00pm Plagiarism: What Are The Rules?

3:30pm What The Heck Is A “Citation?!”

4:00pm Using Online Citation Tools

Get Creative in ARTstor

The ARTstor database contains quality images from ancient architecture to contemporary documentary photographs. This workshop will teach you how to search for images in ARTstor, then view, print, save, and cite them.

10/07 11a; 12/07 8:30a

What the Heck is a “Citation?!”

Learn how to use new MLA guidelines in your works cited page. This session is 30 MINUTES LONG. You must bring sources or a bibliography in progress or you won’t be allowed in.

10/21 11:30a; 11/18 6:30p; 12/03 12p;
12/09 3:30p

Keeping Current with Alerts and RSS Feeds

Use alert services and RSS feeds to stay current in your discipline. Alerts automatically let you know about new journal articles that meet criteria that you specify. RSS feeds are easy ways to check for new articles on your favorite web sites. This session shows you how to access both.

10/21 10:30a; 11/25 2p

Law on the Web

From Supreme Court decisions to exploring The California Code, learn how to use the Internet to find free and reliable legal information!

10/27 9a; 11/02 1p; 11/19 5p

Be a Safe Online Shopper

Have you ever wondered how to protect yourself while shopping online? Join us for hints and tips for safe internet purchasing!

10/14 8a; 11/10 8:30a

Be a Super-Googler!

Tired of sorting through search results of 1,000,000+ web pages? Limit your search to relevant sites with the right Google commands. Must have some familiarity with using Google.

10/07 11:30a; 10/13 10a; 10/05 6p; 11/05 6p; 11/10 9:30a; 12/07 10a

Stay Healthy with Good Online Health Sources

A study by WebWatch found that many medical web sites contain inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete information. Discover the best online consumer health resources so you and your family can stay safe and healthy.

10/27 8:30a; 11/02 12:30p

Let Your Voice be Heard! Blogs and Blogging

Express yourself in writing and images! Learn the ins and outs of online journaling, or blogging, and how blogs can contribute to the academic discourse.

10/27 9:30a; 11/25 2:30p

10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

In this hands-on session, learn how to protect your privacy on Facebook. Customize tagged photos, apply specific policies to different friend lists, control who posts to your wall, and more.

10/14 8:30a; 11/10 9a; 11/19 4:30p

Get the Most Out of Your County Library Card

Did you know that any Los Angeles county resident can access tons of services and new databases with just a free county library card? Want to know how? A county librarian is prepared to answer all of your questions!

10/14 9a; 11/24 10a

95% of Us Can’t Find Accurate Statistics

Official statistics can really get your point across in your argumentative research paper. Learn how to use free national and international databases and reference books that bring together important statistics.

11/02 1:30p; 11/19 5:30p; 12/07 9a