Masks are now optional for people who are fully vaccinated. Those who are not vaccinated are asked to continue to wear a mask for the time being.
Nano Con. Join us for our first ever Nano Con, September 14th, 15th, and 16th .Panel sessions will be held in Library Room 480 and over Zoom at 12:30 CDT:
Sept. 14 - “Choose Your Character: Cosplay 101”
Sept. 15 - “Dead Undead: The Eternal Media Life of Vampires”
Sept. 16 - “Fanfiction Through the Ages”
Check the library website, as the date draws nearer, to pre-register for one of these sessions
Online library instruction times for September are Thursday, the 9th at 10 am, register here, and Tuesday, the 21st at 6:30pm, register here.
Purdue OWL offers over 200 free resources related to writing.
General Writing
Covers the writing process for general,academic, and assignment writing, and includes writing mechanics, punctuation, and grammar.
Research and Citation
The basics of conducting research. The most popular features of the Purdue OWL are the style guides for APA, MLA, and Chicago.
Teacher and Tutor Resources
Though geared toward the teaching of writing, there are many useful handouts for students, including those addressing plagiarism.
Subject Specific Writing
This area provides resources on technical writing, writing in literature, social sciences, and engineering, as well as medical writing, journalistic writing, and creative writing.
Other sections include Job Search Writing and ESL Resources. Consult the Site Map for a complete look at OWL
Some topics, assignments, and issues recur frequently . In order to assist students, the library staff has gathered together some of these into this LibGuide. It provides instructions for finding the informaiton you need. For topics, a few related articles are included to get you started.
You will be prompted for your Bellevue University login when accessing the library resources from off campus.
If you need further assistance, please contact the Bellevue University Library Reference Staff
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL
http://lib.bellevue.edu/buildit/
BUILD IT is an online guide to the Bellevue University LIbrary and all its resources and services. It is made up of five self contained modules, each followed by an interacctive quiz. Go through BUILD IT from beginning to end or start at the Site Map using just the pages you need. Click on the link above or on one of the modules below, or look for BUILD IT in the left menu of the library homepage under Tutorials.
Module One: Getting to Know the Bellevue University Library
An overview of library resources and services and introduction to the library homepage.
Module Two: Planning Your Project
The steps involved in planning your research paper: Includes focusing your topic, outlining, identifying keywords, Boolean searching, and more.
Module Three: Locating Information
Finding and evaluating information, including books, ebooks, articles, and websites. Includes sample and interactive database searches.
Module Four: Citing Your Sources
Covers the basics of plagiarism, citation, and copyright.
Module Five: Putting it all together
How to organize your research into a formal paper, includes notetaking, revising, and formatting.
