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Tutorials and Workshops

The VSCS Libraries provide a variety of resources to support students. See below for tutorials, instructional videos & workshops to enhance your research and information literacy skills and help you explore our resources.

Faculty, please see the Canvas Instruction Tools & Learning Objects & Workshops & Video Tutorials pages in our For Faculty & Staff section.

Tutorials & Instructional Videos

The VSCS Libraries provide a library of tutorials & videos through the Credo InfoLit platform designed to teach information literacy concepts .

For more information on the research process, types of sources, and how to use and cite sources, see our How to Do Research guide.

Workshops

VSCS Libraries Orientation Workshop

The VSCS Libraries are up, running, and ready to help you with your research, reading, and watching needs! Join us for a virtual orientation to using the new library website (libraries.vsc.edu), how and where you can visit an in-person library, and how to get help. Whether you're new to CCV or VTSU, or coming back for another year of teaching and learning, we'll help you get started with finding what you need. See you there!


Find it Free!

Have you ever found an article you wanted to read, but it was hidden behind a paywall? The VSCS Libraries can help you find it, for free! This workshop will show you how to find and access articles in our library databases from publications like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other sources. We'll also show you how to submit a request for any articles we don't offer. Put away that wallet, and join us to find articles, free!


Science and Allied Health Workshop: MeSHing with Subject Headings

Join the Science and Allied Health liaison librarians from the VSCS Libraries as they break down the best ways to search for articles. This week's topic: MeSH - It's not just netting! MeSH are Medical Subject Headings, and they're an important tool for health sciences research. We'll show you how to find MeSH headings, and how they can help you find the research you need.


Science and Allied Health Workshop: Evidence-Based Practice

Join the Science and Allied Health liaison librarians from the VSCS Libraries as they break down the best ways to search for articles. This week, we'll discuss evidence-based practice and how to locate EBP articles, which provide the most up-to-date health sciences research, along with real-life experiences from clinicians on how best to treat patients.


Introduction to Zotero

Drowning in sources for your paper? Frustrated by citations? This workshop focuses on the basics of using the free, cloud-based Zotero citation management tool and app, which can help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research sources. It saved me a lot of headaches and heartache, and it can do the same for you.

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