Science/Band Learning Community: Session Outline

Here is what I covered today:

• Why are we here?

**Invited to help you explore what the Purdue Libraries has to offer to support your academic, personal, and professional needs**

• How do you search for books and ebooks in the Purdue Libraries? 
• How do you retrieve the full text of a known article, through Google Scholar and the Purdue Libraries databases?

• What are the differences between magazines and scholarly articles? 

• How do you develop a database search strategy? 

• How do you select a database to search? 

• How do you input a search in the database successfully? 

Here is what I didn't get to cover, but you can explore on your own, or ask me questions about at any time:

• Evaluating Information - see "Database Search Tips" tab
• Managing Information - Endnote, Zotero

Getting Help:

• Contact the Libraries liaison for your major: Purdue Libraries liaisons
• Visit any Libraries location or get general help virtually: Ask-A-Librarian, Map of Purdue Libraries and General Information