Team Search
Standish Library offers workshops on the following topics. We work with faculty to tailor these sessions to specific class and assignment needs. Workshops are designed to provide students with hands-on exploration. We are also happy to create customized classes or digital content that aren't on this menu. Please contact Freya Gibbon (fgibbon@siena.edu) with questions.
| Topic | Approximate Time | Description |
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Navigating the Library |
30-60 Minutes |
Introduction to library space, services, and resources. |
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Getting Started with Research |
30 Minutes |
Students refine topics and search strategies. Conduct background research using Google and Saint Search. |
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Evaluating Sources
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30-45 Minutes |
Students identify criteria for source evaluation and assess credibility of content from websites. Think critically about AI results. |
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Searching in Discipline-
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30-60 Minutes |
Identify differences between catalog, database, and open web searches. Decipher database results and records. Narrow, broaden, and refining results. |
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AI Literacy |
60 Minutes |
Students describe how LLMs work; address the ethics of AI use and critique the results generated by AI vs other search tools. |
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Zotero Citation Manager |
60 Minutes |
Install Zotero and use it to gather sources; learn how to read, tag, and annotate sources in Zotero. Explore MS Word or Google Docs integrations. |
