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Inside
The Clarion University Libraries
March 10, 2009
In This Issue
Research Project?
Help Is Available!
Workshops May
Help
Computer Tip:
Something To
Think About
Volume 4, Number 23
About “Inside The Clarion University Libraries”
The Clarion University Libraries newsletter is published weekly when classes are in session.
Through Inside, we share information about our services and resources with the campus community.
Inside is best viewed with Microsoft Outlook.
However, you can read a PDF version of Inside online.
Access it through the Libraries’ homepage at: www.clarion.edu/library
Research Project? Help Is Available!
With less than seven weeks of classes remaining, now is
the time to get moving with your research projects. The
Libraries can help in a variety of ways.
We offer access to millions of authoritative articles,
books, datasets, and other resources that may be just
what your professors would like to see.
Intimidated? Don’t know where to begin?
Our friendly reference librarians are available to help you get started. Stop
by the Libraries or call:
CU Libraries’ Links
Inside The Clarion
University Libraries
Read back issues of the
Libraries’ newsletter
Carlson Library Reference Librarians…393-2490
Suhr Library Reference Librarians…676-6591
Online tutorials on how to find journal articles, conduct library research, and
how to get the most out of library services and resources are also available
through the "Library Help" page on the Libraries' home page.
Library Home
Your link to all of the
Libraries’ resources
PILOT
Search the Libraries’
online catalog
A-Z Database
Search the Libraries’
extensive collection of
electronic journals and ebooks
Contact Us
Dr. Terry Latour
Dean of Libraries
Workshops May Help
If you missed our previous workshops, check out those
scheduled for next week. The workshops – held in
Room 201 of the Carlson Library - are brief, to the
point, and open to all. Please contact Karen Sheesman
at 393-1841 or email Karen to reserve your spot!
RefWorks
Wednesday March 18, 4:00 p.m.
Do you need to write a research paper this semester? With funding from
Technology Fees, the University Libraries offer RefWorks, an online research
management and writing tool that makes it easier to gather, manage, cite,
and share all types of information.
Avoiding Plagiarism & Citing Your Source
Thursday, March 19, 2:00 p.m.
Have your professors warned you not to plagiarize? Have you seen stories in
the news about the consequences of plagiarism? You definitely want to avoid
it, but what exactly is it? Attend this session to learn more about plagiarism
and tips to avoid it.
Locating Sources Not In Your Library Collection & ILLiad
Thursday, March 19, 6:00 p.m.
Have you done research and not found enough sources at Carlson Library?
Have you searched for a book or journal article and found out that the
Library does not have it? Can't find books in the library on your topic? If so,
come to this session to learn how to search and find books all over the
world. Learn how to get resources sent to you in days. Don't be limited to
using just items held at your local library.
Searching The Internet: Best Of The Web
Monday, March 23, 3:00 p.m.
Are you overwhelmed with the amount of information that you get when you
do a Google search? Would you like to learn how to get more focused,
accurate results? Come to this session to learn about some strategies, tips,
and specialized search engines to help you focus your results and locate
higher quality information on the web.
Computer Tip: Word Sorting
Have you ever found yourself wishing that a list you typed in MS Word
could be alphabetized? Or, for those of you who are good with Excel, you're
probably wondering why you didn't type it up in Excel in the first place (you
know, where it's so easy to sort data).
Well, stop dwelling on the "should have, could have" stuff and smile. It's
very easy to sort data in Word too!
The first thing is getting the list into Word, so go ahead and type away.
Note: If you want the list to be double spaced, you need to set the
paragraph that way. Do not simply hit the Enter button twice! If you do,
your list will become an editing nightmare and when the sorting is finished,
it will put all of the blank spaces at the top of the list, leaving the data
single spaced anyway.
Highlight the entire list.
In
Word 2007, you'll need to locate the Sort button in the Paragraph
section on the Home Ribbon.
The
Sort Text dialogue window will open:
The default is set to Sort by Paragraphs, Type of Text, Ascending. That will
make your list alphabetical A to Z. (Descending will reverse the list from Z
to A).
At the bottom of the window, there's an option to tell the program your list
has a header row (or title). If you highlighted a title with the data, you
would use this option to prevent the program from sorting your title into the
list. (In other words, the first row stays in place regardless of the first
letter).
Click
OK.
You will then be returned to the document and you should see your list in
order. Just like magic, everything is in its proper place!
Something to Think About:
Problems cannot be solved
by thinking within
the framework
in which the problems
were created.
~~Albert Einstein
The Clarion University Libraries
March 10, 2009
In This Issue
Research Project?
Help Is Available!
Workshops May
Help
Computer Tip:
Something To
Think About
Volume 4, Number 23
About “Inside The Clarion University Libraries”
The Clarion University Libraries newsletter is published weekly when classes are in session.
Through Inside, we share information about our services and resources with the campus community.
Inside is best viewed with Microsoft Outlook.
However, you can read a PDF version of Inside online.
Access it through the Libraries’ homepage at: www.clarion.edu/library
Research Project? Help Is Available!
With less than seven weeks of classes remaining, now is
the time to get moving with your research projects. The
Libraries can help in a variety of ways.
We offer access to millions of authoritative articles,
books, datasets, and other resources that may be just
what your professors would like to see.
Intimidated? Don’t know where to begin?
Our friendly reference librarians are available to help you get started. Stop
by the Libraries or call:
CU Libraries’ Links
Inside The Clarion
University Libraries
Read back issues of the
Libraries’ newsletter
Carlson Library Reference Librarians…393-2490
Suhr Library Reference Librarians…676-6591
Online tutorials on how to find journal articles, conduct library research, and
how to get the most out of library services and resources are also available
through the "Library Help" page on the Libraries' home page.
Library Home
Your link to all of the
Libraries’ resources
PILOT
Search the Libraries’
online catalog
A-Z Database
Search the Libraries’
extensive collection of
electronic journals and ebooks
Contact Us
Dr. Terry Latour
Dean of Libraries
Workshops May Help
If you missed our previous workshops, check out those
scheduled for next week. The workshops – held in
Room 201 of the Carlson Library - are brief, to the
point, and open to all. Please contact Karen Sheesman
at 393-1841 or email Karen to reserve your spot!
RefWorks
Wednesday March 18, 4:00 p.m.
Do you need to write a research paper this semester? With funding from
Technology Fees, the University Libraries offer RefWorks, an online research
management and writing tool that makes it easier to gather, manage, cite,
and share all types of information.
Avoiding Plagiarism & Citing Your Source
Thursday, March 19, 2:00 p.m.
Have your professors warned you not to plagiarize? Have you seen stories in
the news about the consequences of plagiarism? You definitely want to avoid
it, but what exactly is it? Attend this session to learn more about plagiarism
and tips to avoid it.
Locating Sources Not In Your Library Collection & ILLiad
Thursday, March 19, 6:00 p.m.
Have you done research and not found enough sources at Carlson Library?
Have you searched for a book or journal article and found out that the
Library does not have it? Can't find books in the library on your topic? If so,
come to this session to learn how to search and find books all over the
world. Learn how to get resources sent to you in days. Don't be limited to
using just items held at your local library.
Searching The Internet: Best Of The Web
Monday, March 23, 3:00 p.m.
Are you overwhelmed with the amount of information that you get when you
do a Google search? Would you like to learn how to get more focused,
accurate results? Come to this session to learn about some strategies, tips,
and specialized search engines to help you focus your results and locate
higher quality information on the web.
Computer Tip: Word Sorting
Have you ever found yourself wishing that a list you typed in MS Word
could be alphabetized? Or, for those of you who are good with Excel, you're
probably wondering why you didn't type it up in Excel in the first place (you
know, where it's so easy to sort data).
Well, stop dwelling on the "should have, could have" stuff and smile. It's
very easy to sort data in Word too!
The first thing is getting the list into Word, so go ahead and type away.
Note: If you want the list to be double spaced, you need to set the
paragraph that way. Do not simply hit the Enter button twice! If you do,
your list will become an editing nightmare and when the sorting is finished,
it will put all of the blank spaces at the top of the list, leaving the data
single spaced anyway.
Highlight the entire list.
In
Word 2007, you'll need to locate the Sort button in the Paragraph
section on the Home Ribbon.
The
Sort Text dialogue window will open:
The default is set to Sort by Paragraphs, Type of Text, Ascending. That will
make your list alphabetical A to Z. (Descending will reverse the list from Z
to A).
At the bottom of the window, there's an option to tell the program your list
has a header row (or title). If you highlighted a title with the data, you
would use this option to prevent the program from sorting your title into the
list. (In other words, the first row stays in place regardless of the first
letter).
Click
OK.
You will then be returned to the document and you should see your list in
order. Just like magic, everything is in its proper place!
Something to Think About:
Problems cannot be solved
by thinking within
the framework
in which the problems
were created.
~~Albert Einstein