Nashvile State Community College

LibGuides designed for courses

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Course LibGuides 

Created by Librarians

 

The Mayfield Library Librarians

Maryellen Nash (Instructional Services)

Charles May (Collection Development) Geography, Architecture

Sally Robertson (Cataloging/Serials) History, Environmental Science, Engineering

 

Library research guides
Organized by subject area. Category for "Class Guides".

Some Features

  1. Find articles
  2. Find books/e-books
  3. Find quality websites
  4. Assignment help
  5. MLA or APA research paper help
  6. How to cite sources
  7. Tutorials
  8. Ask-a-Librarian
  9. Class polls.


 


  •  Other features can be added according to the individual faculty/course needs.
  • These can become like a customized library orientation for your class. 

Examples of things that can go in the guides

Tutorials, animations, open textbooks, etc.

 

Induction in Core Academic Skills (iCAS)
This is an online tutorial to test the readiness of students for college study.

Engineering resources
Some quality resources for engineering students.

Statistics textbook
Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics

Finding information on plants
An animation for horticulture students telling where to find plant information.

Finding historic newspaper articles
An animation for a history class where students need to find old newspaper articles that were written back in the period of time that they are studying.

Special topics that could be added to the guides.

 

  1. Avoiding plagarism
  2. Improving searching skills
  3. Information literacy
  4. Basic skills
  5. Finding statistics
  6. Learn how to use e-books
  7. Call numbers for browsing in your area of study
  8. Improving writing skills
  9. Find mobile apps for your class

Examples of Course LibGuides

BIO 2115
This one also includes the environmental student organization: Green Sleeves. If there is a club in your area it could be included.

ECED 2340
For Family Dynamics and Community Involvement.

PHO 1115
For the History of Photography course.

Sociology 2113
This guide to was designed to help students complete their Sociological Article Review Project.

U.S. History
How to find old newspaper articles.