• ​Student Success Librarian at UTEP

• Playing Resident Evil 4 and Mario Kart

​​Present

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• ​Grew up in San Diego

• Went to Seattle for my BA in History

• Got my MLS at Texas Woman's University​

​​Past

• ​I am hoping to help you all succeed

• I am hoping to wash, fold, and put away laundry on the same day

​​Future

​Meet your Librarian

• Directing you to resources

  • Google

  • Library databases

  • ​Other trustworthy sites

• ​Guiding you through searches

  • Basic and advanced

• Evaluating information

​We do quite a bit actually!

​Librarians, what are they good for?

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• Learn about services offered

• Learn how to navigate website​

• Conduct a MinerQuest search

• Create an account with NYT

• Find a database for your major​

• Evaluate different types of information resources​

Lets get started!

Learning Objectives

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URL: utep . edu / library

​OR Google it

Check out

• Library Hours​​

• Chat/Ask Us​

• Subject Specialists

• MinerQuest Search

Library Website

Click on​ the link to get started

​Let's get to work

Assignment

​Make sure to enable editing so that you can edit the document

• ​Title/Creator

• Publication Date

• Location​

MinerQuest Search

• ​Summary

• Citation tool

• ​Filters

Lets set up your NYTaccount

​Need help taking a screenshot? Let me know!

​To find the database tab, check above the MinerQuest Search

​​Get to the Database tab​

​Pick a subject that matches your major. If you don't find a perfect match, pick the one that most closely relates to it.

​​Select a subject​

​Evaluating your sources 👀

​Remember: We are 100% student funded, so we are here to help you.