"Research means that you don't know, but are willing to find out."

- Charles F. Kettering

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

READ 114 - Winans

Can you trust everything on the web?

Is there a way to evaluate what you find on a website?

The library, in the LINKS tutorial, has collected some examples of websites that we can evaluate together.

The C.A.R.S. method is an effective way to evaluate any website.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

BIOL 120 - Staton

What is biodiversity? Why is it important? What does it have to do with endangered species? This short video created by Joel Sartore will kick things off...

A Thousand Species from Joel Sartore on Vimeo.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

WRIT 121 - Miank

Things you need to know about the Lansing Community College Library:

Many resources are accessible 24hrs a day, including
  • Help from a librarian
  • Research guides and tutorials
  • Library catalog
  • Research Databases, like
  • CQResearcher
  • Facts On File (actually a collection of databases)
  • General Onefile
Librarians can offer you personal assistance
Private and group study rooms available for check out and reservation

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

HMFS 101

So, you need to find an article about some aspect of tourism, be it food, travel, or lodging and you're not sure where to begin. Well, starting at the Lansing Community College Library website is the way to go. From there we can do the following: