MBA Library Orientation

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MBA Library Orientation

• Jennifer Freer
• jlfwml_at_rit.edu

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Saunders Liaison Contact Info

• Jennifer Freer
• Office 5-1460
• Email jlfwml_at_rit.edu
• IM bizlibrarian
• Facebook Pagehttp//www.facebook.com/pages/Jennif
  er-Freer-Business-Librarian/48753784779
• Telephone [phone]
• If you dont know where to start, ask for
  assistance. No need to start researching alone!

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Research assistance

• General help available at the Reference Desk or
  online at http//library.rit.edu/live-reference-he
  lp.html
• Specialized business research help available from
  Jennifer Freer via email, IM, in-person
• Consultations outside of office hours are
  available by appointment. Request via email at
  jlfwml_at_rit.edu

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Office hours for fall quarter

• Office Hours (no appointment needed)
• Saunders A Level Lounge outside Student Services
• Visit http//library.rit.edu/instruction/meet-your
  -librarian/business.html for office hours each
  quarterand to make sure office hours are
  happening each week
• Tuesdays 930-1100am(from 9/15/09 to 11/10/09)
• Wednesdays 130-300pm(from 9/15 to 11/10/09
  except for 9/23, 9/30, 11/11)

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Library resources services

• Research assistance
• Citation support
• Course Reserves
• Connect NY Inter-library Loan
• Computers, printing photocopying
• Study rooms
• Early late night hours
• Editing of papers in PSSC

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Electronic databases

• Databases contain a variety of information
• Articles
• Statistics
• Financial data
• Market research
• Company profiles
• Investment reports
• Country profiles and data
• Industry research and data

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Electronic databases
http//library.rit.edu/instruction/meet-your-libra
rian/business.html
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Accessing Resources from Off-campus

• Almost all RIT library business electronic
  resources can be accessed remotely (with the
  exception of Research Insight)
• You need your RIT username and password (same
  username and password you use to access your RIT
  email account MyCourses)

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Course reserves

• The Course Reserves collection contains materials
  that faculty have assigned for use in a specific
  course. Many materials are available online in
  electronic format, most often as pdf files.
• Available athttp//library.rit.edu/find/course-r
  eserves.html

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Connect NY Inter-library loan

• Connect NY is a group of 14 libraries who share
  their books including RPI, Pace, United States
  Military Academy and Adelphi.
• http//www.connectny.info/screens/mainmenu.html
• Through Inter-Library Loan you can order
  articles, books and items not immediately
  available in our collections or
  resourceshttp//library.rit.edu/services/interli
  brary-loan.html

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Computers, printing photocopying

• Wireless Environment for laptops(register
  laptops at start.rit.edu)
• Library Laptops available for check out at
  Circulation
• Student ID and Drivers License or Passport
  needed
• 170 desktop PCs, laptops and a few Macs
• Printing Photocopying .08 per page

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Study rooms

• Study areas for solo or group study
• 1st and 2nd floors talking is allowed
• 3rd and 4th floors are QUIET floors
• Study Rooms are can be reserved at
  http//library.rit.edu/services/study-rooms.html
• Library hours at http//library.rit.edu/libhours

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Early Late night building hours

• During the Quarters
• M-Th 730am - 300am
• F 730am - 1200am
• Sat 1130am - 1200am
• Sun 1130am 300am
• Break hours vary check online
• Library hours available at http//library.rit.edu/
  libhours

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Java Wallys
Alternate study/relaxation space with full
service coffeehouse, music, background noise.
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Editing of papers in PSSC

• PSSC Publishing ScholarshipSupport Center in
  the Library
• Editing staff is available to offer writing
  assistance for your class papers projects
• More infohttp//library.rit.edu/userservices/pub
  schol/WritingAssistanceService.pdf
• Submission formhttp//library.rit.edu/userservic
  es/pubschol/PSSCStudentWritingAssistanceForm.doc

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Does the library have textbooks?

• There will be some textbooks for some CORE
  CLASSES on Reserve at the Circulation Desk
• These are in process now and may not be
  availableuntil after 1st week of class
• Library copies of business textbooks do not
  include electronic supplements
• Can be borrowed for 2 hours at a time and used in
  the library

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How to find businesstextbooks available in
library

• First find the books assigned to your class in
  your syllabus or by visiting Barnes
  Noblehttp//rit.bncollege.com
• Next search for the book in our catalog at
  albert.rit.edu by title, author or ISBN.

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Library textbooks

• Students are responsible for obtaining their
  required course materials. Library copies of
  business textbooks should not be considered as
  replacements to purchasing books.
• Keep in mind that library copies may be checked
  out when you need to complete an assignment, on
  occasion they are lost or stolenand they do not
  provide access to electronic supplements.

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Library Website

• library.rit.edu
• Access to
• Book catalog for RIT and ConnectNY
• 20 business article and statistical databases
• Guides by topic selected courses
• Your library account for checked out or held
  items, see fines, renew items, place holds, or
  set up preferred searches and email alerts

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Business research

• Think about what you are searching for
• Concepts, theories, models
• Search books, academic articles in journals
• Company or Industry trends, stories, happenings
• Search business newspapers magazines
• Company or Industry facts, figures, financials
• Search company/industry databasesand company
  websites
• Research Database guides available at
  http//library.rit.edu/instruction/meet-your-libra
  rian/business.html

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Databases have different uses
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plagiarism

• Plagiarism is the representation of others
  ideas as ones own without giving proper credit
  to the original author or authors. Plagiarism
  occurs when a student copies direct phrases from
  a text (e.g., books, journals internet) and does
  not provide quotation marks, or paraphrases or
  summarizes those ideas without giving credit to
  the author or authors. In all cases, if such
  information is not properly and accurately
  documented with appropriate credit given, then
  the student is guilty of plagiarism.

RIT Student Rights and Responsibilities A
Handbook of Policies and Procedures 2008-2009 p.
43
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Avoid plagiarism by citing!

• Cite/document all your sources in your
  Bibliography or Works Cited page
• Note in your paper all ideas that are not your
  own this includes BOTH direct quotationsand
  paraphrases
• If it is not your original idea, tell your reader
  where you found it! Otherwise you are
  plagiarizing!

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Two main elements of citation

• In-text citation for ideas in the body of your
  paper
• Works Cited list or Bibliography atthe end of
  the paper for all of theworks your refer to in
  the paper

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Citation styles

• MLA http//library.rit.edu/pubs/guides/mla.pdf
• APA http//library.rit.edu/pubs/guides/apa.pdf
• HARVARD http//www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library/citin
  g_references/docs/Citing_Refs.pdf
• Always ask your professor which Citation Style
  he/she wants used in your class.

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Citation support

• All librarians are trained to assist with
  bibliographic citation styles (MLA, APA, Harvard)
• Assistance available at Reference Desk or contact
  me at jlfmwl_at_rit.edu
• Online citation tools also availablehttp//libra
  ry.rit.edu/guides/citing-sources/online-citation-m
  anagement-tools.html

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Library open house
Date Friday, September 4thTime 1000 am - 200
pmPlace Wallace Library (Bldg. 5 1st
floor)Who Everyone is welcome! (Students,
Faculty and Staff)Cost Free to everyone! Note
Interpreters will be provided throughout the
event.
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NEXT SET OF SLIDES PROVIDE BASIC NAVIGATION OF
THE LIBRARYS WEBSITE AT library.rit.edu
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Library Website
library.rit.edu
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Library hours
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Live reference help
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Databases gateway
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Book catalog
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Citation assistance
Librarians can help you decipher the MLA, APA and
Harvard rules for citation. Ask your professors
what citation they style they want you to use for
their projects.
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Course reserves
Professors sometimes put items on print or
electronic reserve that the class needs to read.
Access Reserves from this site or MyCourses.
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Business librarian page
http//library.rit.edu/instruction/meet-your-libra
rian/business.html
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Business librarian page
This page contains contact info, office hours,
live IM, research guides. http//library.rit.edu/i
nstruction/meet-your-librarian/business.html
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LIBRARY INFO CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN MYCOURSESIN
EACH COURSE
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Mylibrary in mycourses
Library resources are also accessible from
MyCourses
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Mylibrary in mycourses
Contact information, study guides and
reservesare also available inside MyCourses.