After attending any five courses on information research skills, you will be granted a Library Information Literacy Certificate by the Library.  Students, in groups of ten or more, can request library courses to suit their information needs and schedules.

Programs:

Program 1: Library Orientation
Topics covered include library services and resources, your borrowing privileges, how to renew and place holds on library materials in the Library Catalogue, and a library tour.

Program 2: Introduction to Academic Research Skills
This workshop provides a foundation for new undergraduate students for their later research at the University and the Library.  It covers concepts, terminology and basic research skills such as understanding reading lists, recognizing the difference between primary and secondary sources, scholarly and popular sources, as well as developing simple search strategies.

Program 3: Finding Library Materials
Demonstrates techniques for using the Library Catalogue to locate books, journals, audio-visual materials, and more.

Program 4: Easy Search: Twice the Results, Half the Time
Introduces the Library's new discovery tool, Easy Search, to locate journal articles in various subject areas.

Program 5: Using Databases to Find Journal Articles
Introduces advanced and effective database search techniques for finding journal articles and research reports.  This workshop will also demonstrate the use of subject-specific databases.

Program 6: Finding E-Books and E-News
This workshop will introduce and demonstrate on using subscribed e-book collections and e-news databases.

Program 7: A World Without Limits: How to Find Information Effectively from the Internet for Your Research
Demonstrates Internet search techniques to find quality information on the Web.

Program 8: Exercising the Power of Chinese Databases
Introduces Chinese databases and demonstrates relevant searching techniques.

Please visit the Library's webpage for detailed information and registration.