Library Instruction:
I am the primary Instruction Librarian on north campus. This means I handle all library instruction from 8:00 until 4:00 on weekdays. Teachers may set up an instruction session in advance.
English 101 Library Orientation
Ten Things to Know about MCC Libraries
This handout explains ten things ENG101 students need to know in order to use MCC Libraries successfully.
ProQuest
This handout explains how to do a basic search using the ProQuest database.
Worksheet
This worksheet is for English 101 Library Orientation, to be used with the "ten things" and "ProQuest" handouts. Students will find an article in the ProQuest Database.
English 102 Library Orientation
EBSCOhost Web
This handout explains how to access EBSCOhost Web and how to conduct a basic search in Academic Search Premier.
Worksheet
This worksheet is for English 102 Library Orientation. Students will find a book in the KCTCS Library Catalog, an eBook in NetLibrary, and an article in EBSCOhost Web.
Evaluating Websites
This worksheet is for English 102 Library Orientation. Students will evaluate three websites and answer questions based on the three criteria used to evaluate websites.
Evaluating Free Websites Activity (online version)
This is an online version of the Evaluating Websites worksheet. Students will evaluate three websites and answer questions based on the three criteria used to evaluate websites.
Information Literacy Learning Outcomes
1. Topic and Search Strategy Formulation
i. Locate and use background information
ii. Identify keywords and controlled vocabulary terms
iii. Identify the characteristics of information resources
iv. Select search tools appropriate for information needs
2. Information Retrieval
i. Use the library's classification system to locate an item by call number
ii. Search by author, title, and/or keyword in the library catalog to locate relevant items
iii. Search an inter-disciplinary database (ex. Academic ASAP) using Boolean operators, limit function, and other available search options
iv. Use database features, such as marking/saving/printing/e-mailing citations/ and linking to full-text
v. Determine local availability of items and use interlibrary loan, as needed
3. Evaluation
i. Evaluate information gathered by such criteria as: (a) relevance/context, (b) authority/validity/peer review process, (c) currency, (d) reliability/accuracy, and, (e) point of view/bias
ii. Differentiate between popular and scholarly resources
iii. Reformulate topic and/or strategy when search results are unsatisfactory
4. Ethical Use of Information
i. Use documentation style manuals to cite sources
Past Instruction Sessions:
Fall 2009
ENG101 - 7504 - Hagan - Mon Nov 9 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7513 - Hagan - Tue Nov 10 (1:00)
ENG101 - 7501 - Vander Ploeg - Wed Oct 28 (8:00)
MUS222 - 7501 - Adams - Wed Oct 21 (2:30)
ENG102 - 7505 - Frazer - Wed Oct 7 (2:30)
ENG101 - 7502 - Frazer - Wed Oct 7 (9:30)
ENG102 - 7509 - Frazer - Tue Oct 6 (1:00)
ENG101 - 7512 - Frazer - Tue Oct 6 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7511 - Werner - Tue Sep 29 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7506 - Roy - Mon Sep 28 (2:30)
ENG101 - 7505 - Roy - Mon Sep 28 (1:00)
ENG101 - 7503 - Jewell - Mon Sep 28 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7514 - Roy - Thu Sep 24 (2:30)
ENG101 - 7510 - Roy - Thu Sep 24 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7509 - Roy - Thu Sep 24 (8:00)
ENG102 - 7501 - Hagan - Wed Sep 23 (8:00)
ENG102 - 7507 - Hagan - Tue Sep 22 (9:30)
ENG102 - 7504 - Oglesby - Mon Sep 21 (1:00)
ENG102 - 7503 - Oglesby - Mon Sep 21 (11:00)
ENG102 - 7502 - Oglesby - Mon Sep 21 (9:30)
ENG102 - 7508 - Oglesby - Thu Sep 17 (11:00)
ENG101 - 75M2 - Allen - Wed Sep 16 (2:30)
ENG101 - 75M1 - Allen - Wed Sep 16 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7507 - Baggett - Mon Sep 14 (7:00)
SPA102 - 7501 - Jernigan - Mon Sep 14 (11:00)
PS101 - 7502 - L.Winstead - Thu Sep 3 (1:00)
ENG102 - 75M3 - Allen - Thu Sep 3 (9:30)
ENG102 - 75M1 - Allen - Wed Sep 2 (11:00)
HIS240 - 7501 - L.Winstead - Tue Sep 1 (2:30)
BIO150 - 7501 - Tillen - Thu Aug 27 (9:00)
Summer 2009
ENG101 - 7502 - Werner - Wed Jun 17 (10:00)
Spring 2009
ENG101 - 7512 - Hagan - Tue Apr 7 (2:30)
ENG101 - 7505 - Hagan - Mon Apr 6 (1:00)
ENG101 - 7504 - Hagan - Mon Apr 6 (11:00)
ENC091 - 7504 - Roy - Tue Mar 31 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7510 - Frazer - Thu Mar 5 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7502 - Frazer - Wed Mar 4 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7509 - Jewell - Tue Mar 3 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7506 - Roy - Wed Feb 18 (2:30)
ENG101 - 7501 - Roy - Wed Feb 18 (8:00)
ENG101 - 7511 - Roy - Tue Feb 17 (1:00)
ENG101 - 7508 - Roy - Tue Feb 17 (8:00)
ENG102 - 7511 - Oglesby - Thu Feb 12 (11:00)
ENG102 - 7505 - Oglesby - Wed Feb 11 (1:00)
ENG102 - 7503 - Oglesby - Wed Feb 11 (11:00)
ENG102 - 7502 - Oglesby - Wed Feb 11 (9:30)
ENG102 - 7512 - Frazer - Tue Feb 10 (1:00)
ENG102 - 7506 - Frazer - Mon Feb 9 (2:30)
BIO120 - 7501 - Tillen - Thu Jan 15 (1:00)
Fall 2008
ENG101 - 7512 - Hagan - Tue Nov 11 (1:00)
ENG101 - 7505 - Hagan - Mon Nov 10 (11:00)
ENG102 - 7509 - Frazer - Thu Oct 9 (1:00)
ENG102 - 7505 - Frazer - Wed Oct 8 (2:30)
ENG101 - 7506 - Frazer - Wed Oct 8 (1:00)
ENG101 - 7502 - Frazer - Wed Oct 8 (9:30)
SPA101 - 7501 - Jernigan - Tue Oct 1 (12:00)
ENG101 - 7510 - Jewell - Thu Sep 25 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7503 - Werner - Wed Sep 24 (9:30)
ENG102 - 7504 - Oglesby - Mon Sep 22 (1:00)
ENG102 - 7503 - Oglesby - Mon Sep 22 (11:00)
ENG102 - 7502 - Oglesby - Mon Sep 22 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7513 - Roy - Thu Sep 18 (2:30)
ENG102 - 7508 - Oglesby - Thu Sep 18 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7515 - Roy - Thu Sep 18 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7508 - Roy - Thu Sep 18 (8:00)
ENG101 - 7501 - Roy - Wed Sep 17 (8:00)
BIO150 - 7501 - Tillen - Tue Aug 26 (11:00)
Summer 2008
ENG102 - 7501 - Laffoon-Jackson - Tue July 1 (10:00)
BIO135 - 7501 - Fugate - Thu May 22 (9:00)
ACE2 - Melton - Wed May 21 (8:30)
Spring 2008
ENG101 - 7505 - Hagan - Mon Apr 7 (1:00)
COM181 - 7507 - Fleming - Thu Mar 6 (1:00)
COM181 - 7505 - Fleming - Thu Mar 6 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7504 - Frazer - Wed Mar 5 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7503 - Frazer - Wed Mar 5 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7508 - Werner - Tue Mar 4 (9:30)
RDG030 - 7503 - Deal - Mon Mar 3 (1:00)
RDG030 - 7502 - Deal - Mon Mar 3 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7501 - Werner - Mon Mar 3 (8:00)
ENG101 - 7510 - Frazer - Thu Feb 28 (2:30)
ENG102 - 7510 - Oglesby - Thu Feb 28 (11:00)
RDG030 - 7504 - Deal - Thu Feb 28 (9:30)
ENG102 - 7509 - Frazer - Tue Feb 26 (9:30)
ENG101 - 7509 - Roy - Tue Feb 19 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7507 - Roy - Tue Feb 19 (8:00)
ENG102 - 7502 - Eveland - Mon Feb 4 (9:30)
ENG102 - 7508 - Vander Ploeg - Thu Jan 31 (8:00)
ENG102 - 7504 - Vander Ploeg - Wed Jan 30 (11:00)
ENG102 - 7501 - Vander Ploeg - Wed Jan 30 (8:00)
ENG101 - 7502 - McKinsey - Mon Jan 28 (9:30)
Fall 2007
RDG30 - 7502 - Deal - Tue Nov 20 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7506 - Hagan - Tue Nov 13 (8:00)
ENG101 - 7503 - Hagan - Mon Nov 12 (11:00)
ENC90 - 7501 - Frazer - Wed Nov 7 (11:00)
RDG30 - 7504 - Deal - Mon Nov 5 (1:00)
RDG30 - 7503 - Deal - Mon Nov 5 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7507 - Jewell - Thu Oct 25 (9:30)
COM181 - 7502 - Fleming - Wed Oct 3 (1:00)
COM181 - 7501 - Fleming - Wed Oct 3 (11:00)
ENG102 - 7503 - Oglesby - Mon Oct 1 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7510 - Roy - Tue Sep 25 (1:00)
ENG101 - 7509 - Roy - Tue Sep 25 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7504 - Roy - Mon Sep 24 (1:00)
ENG101 - 7503 - Roy - Mon Sep 24 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7501 - Roy - Mon Sep 24 (8:00)
ENG102 - 7504 - Frazer - Mon Sep 17 (11:00)
COM181 - 7504 - Adkins - Thu Sep 13 (11:00)
ENG102 - 7503 - Oglesby - Mon Sep 10 (11:00)
ENG102 - 7507 - Werner - Thu Sep 6 (11:00)
ENG101 - 7511 - Frazer - Thu Aug 30 (2:30)
ENG101 - 7508 - Frazer - Thu Aug 30 (9:30)
CHEM101 - 7501 - Lowbridge - Thu Aug 23 (9:30)
ENG102 - 7502 - Vander Ploeg - Wed Aug 22 (9:30)
ENG102 - 7501 - Vander Ploeg - Wed Aug 22 (8:00)
IECE130 - 7501 - Grace - Tue Aug 21 (9:30)
