Created Fall 2016 by Virginia Pannabecker, Health Sciences Research Support Coordinator at Virginia Tech, University Libraries. Licensed for reuse: CC BY 4.0:
HNFE Internship - Workshop - Health Literacy and Library Research
Library Research Pre-Session Activity
Hello! This is Ginny (Virginia) Pannabecker, your liaison librarian from VT University Libraries. It’s nice to meet all of you! I’m looking forward to talking with you on Friday.
Before we meet on Friday, please go through the following pre-session activity to get to know (or to get a refresher on) major library services and resources for HNFE Graduate Students at VT.
- Review the ‘Getting Started’ page on the HNFE Internship - Nutrition & Dietetics library guide:
- Note down 1 question you still have about library research.
- Note down 1 favorite resource or service, or 1 recommendation you have for your classmates related to library research
- If you were wanting to find scholarly or research literature on food waste in hospitals:
- Where would you search for literature on this topic?
- What search keywords or phrases would you type in when you searched?
HNFE Graduate Student update:
You may have seen the following update via an HNFE listserv, but if not, here are a few library support options for HNFE Graduates students’ research and teaching this Fall:
Contact Ginny Pannabecker, your liaison librarian, anytime ( / 540-231-7980) to find out what's available for your research projects or teaching
Sign up for GRAD 5124 – Library Research Skills - Fall 2016: A one-credit, elective, pass/fail course designed to increase successful completion of comprehensive literature reviews and project proposals. Identify key information sources, use advanced searching skills and citation management tools, and explore important research planning topics such as: building professional identity, evidence-based practice, data management, sharing research results, and authorship.
Health Sciences section - CRN 84366 (I'm the instructor for this one.)
Agriculture and Life Sciences section - CRN 84367 (This is taught by my wonderful library colleague, KiriDeBose)
Social Sciences section - CRN 84367 (Lisa Becksford, another wonderful library colleague is the instructor for this one.)
Get Teaching Support:
●Course Reserves are one option to make course materials available for students and stay within copyright guidelines - Instructors can place departmental or personal items on reserve, have library materials placed on reserve, or include links to online items (articles, ebooks, videos).
●Need new materials purchased? Contact Ginny ()with your requests.
●Course-specific workshops and library guides- Contact Ginny () to arrange a customized workshop or library guide.