New Student New Student OrientationOrientation

April 16, 2009April 16, 2009

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What do librarians do these days anyway?

What can librarians

do for you?

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How has the library changed?

How has the library changed?

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Yes, we still have them!

Online, electronic resources

What if we don’t own what you

need?

Places to study and hangout

Lots of computers:

Desktops plus laptops you can check out to use

within the library.

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To access library resources, you need to do two things:

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Get a studen

t ID card

Get a studen

t ID card

www.metrostate.edu/library

Make friends

with our Web site.

Library locations & hours

Hours vary during

summer, between terms

and over holidays!

Need help? Ask us!o Stop by the reference desk or

computer help desk on 1st floor of library

o www.library.services@metrostate.edu

o www.metrostate.edu/libraryo Reference: 651.793.1614o Circulation: 651.793.1616

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Instant Message

o AIM: metrolibrariano MSN: metrolibrarian@hotmail.como Yahoo!: metrolibrariano Google Talk:

metrolibrarian@gmail.como Meebo: metrolibrarian

INFS 115 Information Access & Research Skills

o 2 credit classo Find answers to your research queries in

minutes, not hours!o Learn how to find scholarly articles in library

databases.o Know the difference between reliable and

biased information on the Internet.o Avoid citation, copyright and plagiarism

problems.o Acquire skills you can use in many other

courses.

Come see us!

Come see us!