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Members of Lambda Kappa Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. were asked to assist Sonya Shepherd, Learning Commons Director, by providing free tutorials to the Statesboro community and GSU parents on how to scan pictures, and create Facebook and Twitter accounts. We had approximately 15 participants scattered throughout the day. All of which were excited and happy we were providing this service.
The tutorials were more extensive than what we imagined them to be. They averaged about 2 hours per person or group of two. Participants wanted detailed assistance on how to use their printer/scanner at home so they can upload and save pictures to jump drives. They wanted to know how to save pictures and other information to jump drives. They also wanted to know more about how to set their privacy settings in Facebook. Some wanted to know how to save their pictures from their digital cameras onto their computers. A few participants already had Facebook and/or Twitter accounts but wanted to know what all they could do with them.
I want to thank my colleagues Cynthia, Peggy E, and Mary Margaret for helping me to plan and publicize our Intergeneration Day Celebration event. I also want to thank my undergraduate sorors for assisting us throughout the day.
We hope to offer similar workshops to the community in the future. Please stay tuned…

Are you at a lost for where you should publish your research article? There are lots of peer-reviewed journals in the field of Education that you may want to consider.

In order to find them search in one of three GALILEO Databases -

You’ll find a link to a course in GeorgiaView called “Sonya Shepherd-Library Research Skills (for COE)” that contains 10 modules, web links, and videos. This course is free of charge and does not require you to complete any assignments or assessments. It was designed to help you conduct research in your program of study. The course include tutorials on how to search the library  catalog, GALILEO, and the Internet among other helpful resources. Please take a look at it and use it as much as you need. If you have questions that are not addressed by this course please email me – sgaither@georgiasouthern.edu.

Dear COE Faculty,

If you’re using materials that will be placed on reserves or made available via GeorgiaView or a web page, please make sure that you have checked the criteria for fair use as defined by the University System of Georgia. For more information, go to http://www.usg.edu/copyright/documents/fair_use_checklist.pdf. Another way to make sure copyright is not violated is to link directly to an article or journal via GALILEO – see Linking Tools for more information.

We’re 7 days away from the 1st day of Fall semester classes. There is a lot going on. Professors finalizing syllabi and online courses. Meetings, convocation, Operation Move-in are also taking place. We’re waiting for your arrival and want to be of service to you. Here are some things you need to know about the library to help get you off to a good start -

1. assistance is available online – email us (askzach@georgiasouthern.edu), IM us (http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/libref/imref.html), follow us on Twitter (look for zachshenderson) or join our Facebook group (search for Zach S Henderson)
2. the GALILEO password changes on August 15 and can be found online – http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/forms/galpass.html
3. Google Apps have been implemented on  campus – see https://my.georgiasouthern.edu/portal/myapps/ for more information
4. library research modules have been created for COE faculty and students – log into GeorgiaView for more information
5. Dr. Sonya Shepherd is the library liaison to COE if you need help with research assistance or need library research skills taught
6. more computers have been added to the Learning Commons on the 2nd floor
7. the Presentation Practice Room is available for practicing for presentations/interviews, etc – see http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/rooms.html
8. equipment is available for checkout – see http://gasouthernlearningcommons.pbworks.com/About-the-Learning-Commons

Have you ever wished that you could access your email, instant messaging, calendar, and documents from one place? Well your wish has been granted. Georgia Southern is implementing Google Apps in Fall 2009. For more information go to My Apps at Georgia Southern.

APA has released the sixth edition of its style manual. If you’re writing papers, theses, or dissertations and you are required to use APA, you’ll want to get a new manual. APA has also compiled tips and tutorials on a revised website – http://www.apastyle.org. You may may also check out the information found on Dr. Scribe’s web site – http://docstyles.com/apaguide.htm

Creating surveys can be time consuming as well as expensive.  However, Google has made creating surveys easy and free. All you need is a Google Account then log into Google Docs. Once you’ve logged in click ‘New‘ then select ‘Form‘.

Twitter can be used for a lot reasons: keeping your friends and family up to date, keeping up with the news, and more. Did you know you could use Twitter to find jobs or people? Did you know you could use Twitter to teach? Find out how you can tweet from OnlineColleges.net.

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