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MSU Libraries
Purpose: The Libraries promote equal access to information and spaces for all. We lead meaningful initiatives in accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion. We work in a culture of transparency, experimentation, and growth.What we do:

The Libraries are at the center of academic life at Michigan State University, providing expertise, collections, and infrastructure for discovery and creation. We facilitate connections that support research, teaching, and learning in our local and global communities.

Services Provided:

Subject liaisons
Instructional support
Information literacy courses and support
Resources for curriculum integration
Open Educational Resources
OA
Copyright, books, ebooks, journals, media, training and workshops

Website:  https://lib.msu.eduContact Us

517-353-8700
Subject liaisons: https://lib.msu.edu/contact/subjectlibrarian/
Ask a Librarian: https://lib.msu.edu/contact/askalib/

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Learning Objects and Resources
Research Basics Modules: libguides.lib.msu.edu/modules 
Topics include: deciding on a paper topic, evaluating information, dealing with uncertainty, learning when to cite, and more
 
Two Minute Tips: libguides.lib.msu.edu/twominutetips
Quick introductory videos about using different library systems. Can be helpful for students who are unfamiliar with how to use the library website. 
 
News Literacy: libguides.lib.msu.edu/newsliteracy
Resources and activities around evaluating news and other online information
 
Instruction Session Request: lib.msu.edu/about/libinstr/sessreq/
May be referred to the appropriate subject librarian. 
 
Subject Librarians
 
Course Guides: libguides.lib.msu.edu/courseguides
Guides created by subject librarians for specific courses, often in conjunction with one or more in-class sessions
 
Research Guides: libguides.lib.msu.edu/researchguides
Guides created by subject librarians that cover a specific topic or discipline. Often include where to find information, search strategies, etc. 
 
Contact a subject librarian: lib.msu.edu/contact/subjectlibrarian/
 
 

Title: MSU Libraries: Partners in Student SuccessPresenter: Andrea McMillan; Leah Morin (Libraries); Ben Oberdick (Libraries)Format: Welcome to My Classroom



Click here to view on MediaSpaceDescription:MSU Libraries strives to be both welcoming and inclusive in our physical spaces, as well as thoughtful, affirming and supportive of our students’ information literacy and research needs. To this end, the Information Literacy unit has been involved in hosting orientation workshops for a number of student success programs including TRIO, MRULE-ICA and SROP. The unit also regularly provides workshops for students in first-year writing classes or freshmen seminars. Join us, three librarians from the Information Literacy unit, as we share our impressions of student research anxiety and uncertainty and the importance of affirming their foundations of existing knowledge. Then participate in abbreviated versions of our workshops in “evaluating sources using the SIFT method” and “finding sources using the Libraries’ website.” Consider how your own students might benefit from similar instruction and a closer relationship with their MSU Libraries.

The MSU Libraries maintains a collection of books and information about community services that provides easy, centralized, unmediated,and judgement-free access to health information and other resources that support wellness and student physical, emotional, and social well-being. In response to the shooting on MSU campus on February 13, 2023, the below links highlight some of the resources, including books and ebooks, available through the MSU Libraries.MSU Libraries Student Wellness Resources: GriefMSU Libraries Student Wellness Resources: TraumaStudent Health and Wellness Collection
We have brought together books and materials (including local support services) on topics like: LGBTQI identity, nutrition, counselling, mental health, trauma, housing, legal aid, disabilities, healthcare, sexuality, grief, and more.
While on campus, come visit the Student Health & Wellness Information Center in the south lobby of the Main Library.The Student Health and Wellness Collection was created as part of a MSU Libraries Microgrant, and developed by Andrea Kepsel and Iris Kovar-Gough.Additional Library ResourcesTeaching on Days After: Educating for Equity in the Wake of Injustice, Alyssa Hadley DunnHumanizing Grief in Higher Education: Narratives for Allyship and Hope, edited by Nicole Sieben and Stephanie Anne SheltonTrauma-Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis and Inequality in Higher Education, edited by Phyllis Thomson and Janice Carello

You can find a full list of all workshops from the MSU Libraries here. SeptemberStable Links Workshop (Online)September 7, 2021, 10am -12pm

This workshop will take place on ZOOM, and registered attendees will receive an email the day before the scheduled workshop containing the meeting ID and password.  Questions can be emailed to leekrist@msu.edu.
Although many understand the value of sharing online library resources such as e-journal articles, e-book chapters, or streaming media in D2L or other course-related materials, the process for doing so is not intuitive or transparent. To complicate matters, copyright compliance and licensing agreements require the use of appropriate stable links for integration of proprietary content in a course. This Stable Links for Electronic Resources workshop will guide participants through the process of integrating journal articles, e-book chapters, or streaming media into their course(s). Instructions for creating stable links in various platforms will be provided and participants will gain hands-on experience in successfully integrating stable links into D2L and other course-related materials.

Stable Links Workshop (Online)September 15, 2021, 1pm-3pm

This workshop will take place on ZOOM, and registered attendees will receive an email the day before the scheduled workshop containing the meeting ID and password.  Questions can be emailed to leekrist@msu.edu.
Although many understand the value of sharing online library resources such as e-journal articles, e-book chapters, or streaming media in D2L or other course-related materials, the process for doing so is not intuitive or transparent. To complicate matters, copyright compliance and licensing agreements require the use of appropriate stable links for integration of proprietary content in a course. This Stable Links for Electronic Resources workshop will guide participants through the process of integrating journal articles, e-book chapters, or streaming media into their course(s). Instructions for creating stable links in various platforms will be provided and participants will gain hands-on experience in successfully integrating stable links into D2L and other course-related materials.EndNote and EndNote OnlineSeptember 21, 2021, 11am-1pm

A virtual version of our basic introduction to EndNote and EndNote Online.  Learn how to:
   * Import references from MSU's online catalog and article databases
   * Format citations and bibliographies in a Word document
   * Use EndNote Online to create groups and share references with other users
This workshop will be held over Zoom. After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with the workshop URL and password, and a reminder email the day before.
**It is recommended that you install the EndNote software prior to the workshop. For more information, visit http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/endnote or contact us at endnote@lib.msu.edu.Learn QGIS: Making a Color Shaded Map in QGIS (in person and online)September 22, 2021, 4pm-5pm

Learn the basics of QGIS, the free open source geospatial software—this workshop will demonstrate how to make a choropleth (color shaded) map and place graduated symbols representing data on it, load shape-files and .csv table files into QGIS, join data to spatial information and edit features.
This workshop will be held in person at the Digital Scholarship Lab computer lab (on the 2nd floor of the west wing of the library) and online via Zoom.OctoberEndNote Q&A SessionOctober 7 2021, 9am-11am

Have questions about using EndNote? Join one of our instructors for a virtual office hours-style session to get answers on how to do specific tasks using EndNote or EndNote Online.
*Note: this will not be an introduction to using EndNote. Please visit https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/endnote for available training opportunities.
This workshop will be held over Zoom. After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with the workshop URL and password, and a reminder email the day before.EndNote and EndNote OnlineOctober 18, 2021, 1pm-3pm


A basic introduction to EndNote and EndNote Online.  Learn how to:
   * Import references from MSU's online catalog and article databases
   * Format citations and bibliographies in a Word document
   * Use EndNote Online to create groups and share references with other users
For more information about this popular program, visit http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/endnote
*Previous experience searching article databases available from the MSU Libraries is highly recommended.
For more information, please contact us at endnote@lib.msu.edu.NovemberMSU GIS Research and Teaching Meet UpNovember 5, 2021, 2pm-4pmVisit with other MSU community members who are using GIS in their teaching, research and other work. We will be discussing any issues, projects and topics that community members want to bring to the meet up. Questions about new GIS products, GIS method questions, and strategies for teaching GIS are all possible topics of conversation. The goal of this event is to break through the usual disciplinary and departmental boundaries to have a lively conversation about GIS at MSU. EndNote Q&A SessionNovember 12, 2021, 1pm-2pm

Have questions about using EndNote? Join one of our instructors for a virtual office hours-style session to get answers on how to do specific tasks using EndNote or EndNote Online.
*Note: this will not be an introduction to using EndNote. Please visit https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/endnote for available training opportunities.
This workshop will be held over Zoom. After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with the workshop URL and password, and a reminder email the day before.

Title: Head of Information LiteracyDepartment: MSU LibrariesBio: 
Ben Oberdick is the Head of Information Literacy at the MSU Libraries. He has been at MSU for almost 16 years, and leads a team of librarians responsible for teaching information literacy workshops for Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures first-year writing classes, as well as for James Madison College and Integrative Studies classes. Ben also helps provide outreach and engagement for the Libraries, including library tours, campus orientations, and Finals Week programming.
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Project Title: Unlocking 360-degree video production for the MSU Library's 360-degree theaterElevator Pitch:The Digital Scholarship Lab needed a high-powered Mac for to use for editing 360-degree videos for the theater and students taking the JRN 360-degree video course that makes videos for the theater needed one, as well. There are plenty of PCs in the DSL, but no Apples that can render content in a reasonable amount of time. Also, we needed updated video documentation of how to create 360-degree content and then display it in the theater.Team Bios: Judy Walgren in the Associate Director of the School of Journalism and teaches the RJN course to make 360-degree videos for the 360-degree theater and Meghan Kudzia is the the Interim Director for the DSL.What are some of the successes?Getting the funding and getting the documentation and tutorials going. We just got the equipment, so the real successes will be in the Fall when students return to the Macs and have the tutorials to use to learn.



What are some of the challenges that you have experienced on this project?Getting the Spaces Team in CAS to give Judy a place to put the Mac for students to use. They are considering an office next to Judy's presently.Image attribution:EA Booth 360° Video — Sims 2 Petsby pyrogenic licensed by CC-By-2.0

What is Labster? 
Labster is a simulation library that provides over 150 virtual science labs. Instructors can choose specific simulations to download and install within their D2L course free of charge. Simulations consist of an interactive lab activity in which students learn and apply their understanding of important STEM topics within the context of a virtual lab. Quiz questions are interspersed throughout many of the simulations to help students link their understanding of theory to the lab activity they are performing. 
 
Who might consider using Labster? 
If you are a STEM instructor, Labster could be a useful tool to enhance teaching and learning within your science course. These virtual labs can be used as standalone units, or they can be used as supplemental activities to reinforce important concepts or lab techniques. The Labster simulation catalog includes lab experiences for 21 course packages such as Chemistry, Physics, Food Science and nutrition, Engineering, Biology, Safety, Biotechnology, and others. If you would like to try out Labster, please contact the MSU IT Service Desk at ithelp@msu.edu to get access to the Labster simulations.  
 
Why use Labster? 
Well-designed lab experiences are a key part of student learning within STEM fields. While virtual labs can never replicate real-world lab experiences, simulation-based labs can enhance student learning because they provide students important opportunities for them to put their knowledge to use and engage in important scientific practices (e.g. developing models, constructing explanations, and arguing using data and evidence). For example, simulation-based learning environments have been shown to improve student learning, motivation and, self-efficacy within medical education (Makransky et. al., 2016).  
 
How to use Labster? 
Simulations are uploaded onto D2L and students can access virtual labs directly through the simulation link within D2L. Instructors can impersonate the Demo Student within their D2L course and complete the simulation to get the same experience that their students would have when engaging in the virtual lab. To promote student exploration and engagement with the simulation (as opposed to students focusing their attention on the correctness of their answers to quiz questions), we recommend using the simulation quizzes as a low-stakes formative assessment. 
 
Where to find out more information on Labster? 
If you would like to find out more information about Labster, please see the links below: 

General information about Labster
List of available Labster simulations 
Labster resources page 
Labster help page 

Stories/Feedback 
We would love to hear from you about your experiences with Labster. How was the installation process? How are you using the Labster quizzes in your class? What are your students’ perceptions of Labster and their experiences with the simulations? If you would like to share some of your Labster stories (frustrations, joys, surprises) or need more information about Labster, contact the MSU IT Service Desk at ithelp@msu.edu. 
 
References 
Makransky, G., Bonde, M.T., Wulff, J.S. et al. Simulation based virtual learning environment in medical genetics counseling: an example of bridging the gap between theory and practice in medical education. BMC Med Educ 16, 98 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-016-0620-6