PPT-Using Google for Assistance with Homework or Academic Research

Christopher C Brown University of Denver Libraries Colorado Resource Sharing Conference April 27 2023 Abstract Most of us use Google for everyday life searching Librarians sometimes tell users to stay away from search engines and rely solely on subscription databases This presentation will show how Google can help students of all ages with homework or academic research We will show how Google Web can be leveraged to discover primary sources for materials in many disciplines how Google Scholar can be integrated with library database holdings to provide depth of searching unparalleled in library databases and how Google Books can do what library catalogs are unable to do search the full text of books with a high degree of relevancy. Presenter. Professor Nicholas A. . Omoregbe. . Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. E-mail: webometrics@cu.edu.ng. ©. Webometrics@cu. 1. Outline. Introduction. Where are we as a University?. Where are we going?. Catrin. Davies, OU Careers Service. Learning outcomes. At the end of this workshop participants will be able to:. Describe the process by which career choices are made. Realistic expectations current labour market. Presented by: . Gerilyn. . Semro. , MSE, MSE . and Julie Altman, MSE, MSE. Horizon Academy. As the . authors of . The Case Against Homework.  . wrote. , “Homework overload is turning many of us into the types of parents we never wanted to be: nags, bribers, and taskmasters.”. Regional . Rules Seminars . 2015 . Objectives. Provide background of academic misconduct legislative proposal.. Identify proposed changes to academic misconduct legislation.. Generate conversation and answer questions.. Academic Warning Workshop. Academic Warning Defined:. . “Occurs when your Semester GPA is below a 2.0, but your Cumulative GPA is still at 2.0 or higher.”. Academic Warning = Semester GPA < 2.0. Rockwood School District Grading Policy (adopted May 20, 2010). Re-Teach/Reassess:. When a student scores below proficient on . standards essential to continued academic progress, . interventions designed to support student mastery of the standard(s) will be implemented. Reassessment will be provided after a student has satisfactorily completed additional formative work. The most recent score will be recorded.. An application of evaluative methods. S519. Today’s topics. Types of (academic) databases. What and why to evaluate. Evaluate collections through bibliometric methods. S519. Types of (academic) databases. Linda M. . Galloway & Anne E. . Rauh. American Chemical Society . March 16, 2016. Why use academic networking tools?. Scholarly communication . p. ractices. Changing…. Academic discovery tools are integrating scholarly publishing and social networking – a new hybrid way of disseminating scholarship. Courtney G. Lee. University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Jeff . Minneti. Stetson University College of Law. Objectives. Understand variables associated with integrating academic assistance into casebook courses and evaluate how the variables may play out in your program. Benefits:. Google doodles. What to do. :. Students design a Google style doodle to summarise a topic. These can also be used as starters for lessons where other students have to identify the features. It can also be an extension activity to research the event.. Inquiry Process. 1) Focus. 2) Explore. 3) . Anaylze. . 4) Share. Research – Databases vs. Google. Google. You will find a lot of information. Questionable Authority. Difficult to focus search. May take a long time to find quality research. William Gunn. Head of Academic Outreach. william.gunn@mendeley.com. @mrgunn. Opening up content discovery for your catalogue. The Internet is BIG. Your site is small. Why We Desperately Need a New (and Better) Google. Elaine Gustafson, MS, . MLIS. Goals for Today. What Makes Doctoral Research Different? . Get . to Know the . Library. Introduce . the Homework. Goals for Saturday. Review . the . Homework & Address Questions. James L. Turk. York University. February 5, 2013. Outsourcing . to Google:. Problems. . Outsourcing to Google . exposes . academic staff to two . sets of dangers that result from:. • . Application .