LSC150: Library Research in the Digital Age

Need a 1-credit (online) course that will give you research super-powers? LIbrary Research in the Digital Age will teach you:

• how to search the library’s databases & CentralSearch for articles, books, and more
• what is considered “scholarly” (and why it’s important to your professors)
• how to determine which information sources should be trusted and why (a crucial skill for 21st-century citizens)
• the ins and outs of proper citation (APA, MLA, all the formats that make your professors, publishers & graduate programs happy)
• copyright, open access, and other hot topics in today’s information ecosystem

CRN 42679: J. Hansen or CRN 42680: M. Kruy

DH100: Digital Humanities 100

Learn tech skills while working on topics of interest to you in the humanities (e.g., History, English, Writing, Communications) in this project-based course.

Want to learn how to …
• Design and publish a professional-looking website?
• Analyze history and culture using digital tools?
• Conduct research using cutting-edge methods?
• Visualize data using graphs, maps, and word clouds?

Past students’ research projects have included:
• Oral histories of women in the military
• Depictions of mental illness in film
• The History of ADHD
• Adaptations of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
• Why dancers should be considered athletes
• A biography of Henry Ford
• How Middle Eastern borders changed after WWII

No prior technical experience is required.

DH100 fulfills Study Area I of the General Education requirements.

Meets in-person Tues/T hurs 9:25-10:40 AM
Preview DH100 at the Course website: dh100.briansmatzke.com
For more information, contact Brian Matzke: bmatzke@ccsu.edu

We’ll provide a refresher and answer questions on both MLA and APA citation formats. The first half of the session (4:00-4:15) will cover MLA and the second half (4:15-4:30) will cover APA. Join online

This is the final Research on the Run Library Workshop for the Fall semester. Workshops are 30 minutes long on topics you need to succeed! Come in-person or join us online via Webex! Workshops will take place in EB 205 at 4 p.m. or online via the links listed in the workshop description.

Each workshop you register for and attend will give you a chance at winning an Amazon gift card at the end of the semester!

To see the full schedule and access the Webex rooms visit: https://library.ccsu.edu/wp/research-on-the-run/