30 Minute Meetings

30-Minute Meetings are back! These instruction sessions will cover various topics of interest to the Stritch community. Each session will include 15 minutes of instruction and 15 minutes to try out the highlighted tool. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome to join and no registration is required. .  All sessions are held in the library lab, room 210. 

Upcoming Sessions - February

Introduction to the Cianciolo Collection
Library 210.

Tuesday, February 7 at 4:00 PM
Friday, February 10 at 2:00 PM

Hidden treasure in the Library: learn more about Dr. Patricia Cianciolo’s gift of children’s and young adult books – thousands of them!

Included will be tips on how to find the book or item that you need. 

Stritch Library 101
Library 210

Thursday, February 16 at Noon
Friday, Feburary 17 at Noon

New at Stritch? Never used the library resources before? Come to this session and we'll get you started with the basics on access to the library, the library website, and how to get help when you need it.

Films on Demand
Library 210

Wednesday February 22 at 12:30 PM
Friday, February 24 at 12:30 PM

Films On Demand is our Web-based digital video delivery service that allows you to view streaming videos anytime, anywhere!  Choose from thousands of high-quality educational titles in dozens of subject areas

APA Style: exploring the logic behind citation format
Library 210.

Monday, February 27 at 5:00 PM

Tips on how to remember the rules when creating a citation.

Also includes "how to read a citation" and identify what kind of source is referenced – book, article, web site, etc.

Upcoming Sessions - March

APA Style: exploring the logic behind citation format
Library 210
Thursday, March 1 at 3:00 PM
Tips on how to remember the rules when creating a citation.
Also includes "how to read a citation" and identify what kind of source is referenced – book, article, web site, etc.
Word Tips
Library 210
Monday, March 12 at NOON.
Wednesday, March 14, 4:00 PM

Tips on frequently asked questions about using Microsoft Word for academic papers.  Topics covered include headers and page numbers, formatting indents on reference pages, and creating title pages.

 
 
 

Session Videos

how toIntroduction to Databases
Short introduction to using the library's databases. Covers what they are, how to search them , and how to limit your results. Runtime: 14 minutes.
 
how toIntroduction to NoodleBib
Condensed video version of the 30 Minute Meeting presentation covering the basics of the NoodleBib citation and notetaking tool.
 

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