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Stress-Less Stress Balls

Date: Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm CST (Central Standard Time, US & Canada)

Campus: Bellevue University Freeman/Lozier Library, Main Area

Information: HERE

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Take a break during Stress-Less Week and swing by the Library to make a DIY stress ball before finals! Supplies will be provided.

Wounded Knee & Impact of Northwest Nebraska

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm CST (Central Standard Time, US & Canada)

Campus: Bellevue University Freeman/Lozier Library, LIB 480

Online: Register HERE

This is both in-person & online. Registration is required

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Join the library for a presentation by Broc Anderson about the complex economic and social relationship between Northwest Nebraska and Pine Ridge Reservation from the 1870s to the early 20th century.

This event is made possible by Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

Library on the Go

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm CST (Central Standard Time, US & Canada)

Campus: Bellevue University Educational Services Building (ESB), Upper Lobby

Information: HERE

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Stop by our table to browse books, enjoy snacks, hear about Library programming, and be entered into a book raffle! We will be bringing books for the themes of Youthful Protagonists, Movie Anniversaries, Around the World, and New Arrivals.

Online Library Instruction

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm CST (Central Standard Time, US & Canada)

Online: Register HERE

This is an online meeting. Registration is required.

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Want to know more about how to navigate the library website and utilize its resources and tools? This instructor-led online library instruction tutorial will walk you through the main functions of the library, and show you how and where to search. This is a great tool for online students who want a more in depth understanding of the library without having to visit the library.

Virtual Reference Help

(Ongoing)

Date: Schedule at least 24 hours in advance

Time: CST (Central Standard Time, US & Canada)

Campus: Remote Session (Zoom meeting)

Online: Make an Appointment

This is an online meeting. Registration is required.

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Do you have reference questions or need help using library resources? Book a Zoom room to chat with one of our librarians! They can walk through the problem with you and even share your screen (if you get stuck).

Welcome

Welcome to the Bellevue University guide for HI 110 - World History I  This course introduces students to world history from the earliest civilizations to 1500 AD. The course emphasizes histories of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and includes histories of Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. Primary focus is on the historical significance of political, economic, religious, and cultural developments.

This guide provides electronic resources to support this course. Click on the tab for the appropriate time line, then navigate to the desired type of resource. Resources include general collection books, electronic books, journal articles, and streaming videos. In addition, there is a separate tab for library databases that are most useful for finding more information on topics for HI 110 - World History I , as well as a websites tab listing online sources of reliable information. There is also a Citations tab with links to tools to use for citing sources.

You will be prompted for your BU login when accessing the library resources from off campus.Your username is your 8 digit student ID# preceded by Bellevue\ . Be sure to use a backslash and not a forward slash, after Bellevue, with no spaces before or after it. Remember, you must change your password every 90 days. 

For best results, use Google Chrome. If you need further assistance, please contact the Library Reference Staff

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BUILD IT

BUILD IT

BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION LITERACY DEVELOPMENT

INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL

http://library.bellevue.edu/find/tutorials/build-it/

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 interactive 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 note taking, revising, and formatting.

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