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Library Micro-Courses

Welcome to the Library Micro-Courses

Library Micro Courses

The Library Micro-Courses are very brief online workshops designed to help you learn about the Library and research topics in bite-sized amounts and at your own pace.


Why take a Library Micro-Course?

  • Earn extra credit! Library Micro-Courses count as EdTALKS, so they are eligible for extra credit for some classes and as 20 Lodge incentive points (plus a lockout pass).
  • Because you’re curious! Library Micro-Courses are a great way to learn more about the Library or about conducting library research.
  • My instructor told me to! Your instructor thought that a Library Micro-Course would help you to be successful on a class assignment.

What to expect from a Library Micro-Course

  • Each micro-course lists the estimated time to complete. Most are 15 minutes
  • Each micro-course ends with a short, untimed, "open book" quiz. The quiz is required in order to get credit for attending the workshop
  • The micro-courses are in Canvas, same as all of your other online classes

How to sign into the Library Micro-Courses

You only need to follow all of these steps the first time.

  1. Click on the Library Micro-Courses link
  2. Sign in with your COS email address and password (the same login that you use for other Canvas courses)
  3. You will see a message that says: You are enrolling in Library Micro-Courses. Click on the button that says "Enroll in Course"
  4. The next screen will tell you that you have successfully enrolled. Click on the "Go to the Course" button
  5. You are now on the Library Micro-Courses home page. Click on the name of the micro-course you wish to take
  6. Have fun!

The Library Micro-Courses will now appear on your Canvas dashboard alongside the square tiles for all your other classes. You can open it at any time to take another course. More courses are being developed so keep checking back!

Caution: Please do not drop the Library Micro-Courses (which will remove them from your Canvas dashboard) until after you have received your extra credit. Dropping the course erases all of your activity, which we need to see in order to let your instructor know you earned the extra credit.

List of Library Micro-Courses
Micro-Course Name Description
COS Library Basics Provides an overview of the many ways the Library can support you here at COS
Getting Started with Library Research Covers how to get to the databases, when to use the catalog, and how to get research help
EBSCO Article Database Basics Learn the basics of how EBSCO databases work (most of the COS article research databases are from EBSCO)
EBSCO Hands-On Practice Take what you learned in EBSCO Article Database Basics for a guided EBSCO activity
Keyword Searching Basics Databases work best when you keyword search. This workshop teaches you how!
Scholarly Conversation, Plagiarism & Why We Cite Learn more about avoiding plagiarism and why we cite sources when we participate in "scholarly conversation"
When to Cite Not quite sure when you need to include a citation in your research paper? This micro-course covers the basics.
Summary, Paraphrasing & Direct Quotes Get an overview of how to summarize, paraphrase, and use direct quotes. All of these skills will help you to avoid unintentional plagiarism!
Banned Books Week Provides an overview of why books are sometimes banned from libraries in the U.S.
APA In-Text Citations Overview Learn what we mean when we say "APA style" and how to put together a simple APA in-text citation.
APA In-Text Citations Special Cases Learn how to format APA in-text citations when you use a direct quote, when there are multiple authors, when there is no author, and when there is no date.
APA Reference Citations Overview Learn the basics of what goes into a full APA citation at the end of your paper, as well as a few formatting rules.
APA Style Formatting Basic overview of formatting a paper in APA style, including the title page and references, using Microsoft Word or Google Docs

Contact the Library

College of the Siskiyous Library
800 College Avenue
Weed, CA 96094

Email: library@siskiyous.edu
Text/Phone: (530) 938-5331
Fax: (530) 938-5226
Zoom: By appointment