Student Success

The main secret sauce for performing fantastic research at Union Presbyterian Seminary is hacking the inner workings of the Library. This is the secret page that no one discusses. This is the place where you can find language tutorial, library workshops, and ways to hack your research projects to make them shiny!

Useful Links

All Library Databases

Digital Reference Library

Streaming Resources

Library Resource Guides

Other Technology Help

Ryan Douthat

Meet with me
Phone: 804-278-4333
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Ask Ryan About:

Passwords not working
Resources not loading properly
Security Credential Access blocks
Database Errors
Catalog Errors

Drop-In Help

Identifying Your Argument
Weird Grammar Issues
Scanning a Piece of Text for Style and Voice
(Limited to a few paragraphs, not an entire paper!)
Bibliography Questions
Online or in the IMS Learning Lab

Writing Workshops

Learn Pre-Reading Techniques
Improve Your Note-Taking Skills
Develop Better Academic Paper Structure
Find Your "Voice"
Academic vs. Conversational Styles
Basics of Draft Revision
Bibliography Basics

This Week's Schedule

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Research and Tech Skills Training

Best for new students, first year students, and those who want some quick refresher tips

Research

Evaluating Sources
(Bias, Credibility, Diversity, etc.)
Developing Research Plans
Turning Research Topics into Research Questions
Best Practices for Using the Library Catalog
Pro Tips and Tricks in the Library Databases
Research Skills Workshops

Technology

Tech Training Workshops
(Library Platforms, Databases, Powernotes, Zotero, etc.)
Proprietary and Open Source Databases
Audio Editing with Audacity
Formatting in Word and GoogleDocs
Desktop Publishing
Digitizing Analog Media
MakerSpace Equipment

Dora Rowe

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Phone: 804-278-4324
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Reference and Languages

Best for subject-specific research, Th.M students, D.Min students and Alumni

Mengistu Lemma