Summer & Fall 2007 - West Los Angeles College

Summer & Fall 2007 Schedule of ClassesBest search engines you’ll ever use.LIBRARYSERVICESReference Services■ Answer reference questions(walk in and by phone)■ Instruct students how to search invarious library resources related toan assignment or reportClass Orientation■ General introduction to onlinecatalogues, periodicals index, databases,and searching the Internet■ Specific direction to accommodateresearch for a specific assignmentor report for a particular class orinstructorInformation Competency (IC)Workshops Related to:■ Critical evaluation of information■ Outlines for term papers■ Catalogue search■ Periodical search■ Advanced periodical anddatabase search■ Internet search strategies■ MLA and otherdocumentation styles■ Printed materialsLibrary Internet Research Lab (LIRL)■ Microsoft ® Word■ Microsoft ® Excel■ Microsoft ® PowerPoint■ Online catalog search■ Periodical search using ProQuestand Lexis/Nexis■ Database search using:1. CQ Researcher2. Facts.com3. AccessScience4. Countrywatch5. LAPL Databases■ Internet search using searchengines and subject directoriessuch as:1. Google2. Yahoo3. Teoma4. Vivisimo5. Librarians’ Index tothe Internet6. Infomine: Scholarly InternetResource CollectionsWest Los Angeles College134www.wlac.edu