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Spring 2013

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  How can I help my students become better researchers in the Library and online?

• Creating Effective Library Assignments
• Instruction and Information Literacy Services
• Library Services for Distance Learners
  

  Where can I send my students for help?

• Reference & Research Help
• IM URILibrarian
• Library Guides
  

  How can I help students avoid plagiarism?

• Citing Correctly and Avoiding Plagiarism
  

  How do I put materials on Reserve for my course(s)?

• Reserves/E-Reserves

  What do I need to know about copyright for materials I use in my classes?

• Copyright brochure for faculty & teaching assistants from the Association of Research Libraries: Know Your Copy Rights—What You Can Do
• ARL Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries

  How can I see what books I have checked out or on hold? Can I renew online?

• My Library Account

  Can I get a card that will let me check books out of other Rhode Island research libraries?

• CRIARL Card Borrowing Policy

  Does the Library maintain a digital repository?

• DigitalCommons@University of Rhode Island

  How can I learn about the work of my colleagues, and share mine as well?

• Faculty Publications Bibliography

  What article databases are available at URI?

• Articles & Online Resources

  I'm proposing a course. Where do I get the Library Impact Statements?

• Library Impact Statements
  

  Which librarian is my subject selector / liaison?

• Subject Selectors

B. Gallagher, M.J. Keefe, & A. Rathemacher, 9/04; M.J. Keefe, Rev. 6/06, 8/08; Rev. A. Izenstark, 9/10