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HACC Class Guides Style Cheat Sheet

Example Using Images with Slide Title and Description (unlinked)

Stop

  • Do you know the website?
  • What is its reputation?
  • What is your purpose?
  • How do you feel?
  • Consider cognitive biases.

Investigate the Source

  • What exactly is the source?
  • What can you find out about the website?
  • What about the author?
  • Is it worth your time?

Find Other Coverage

  • Is other coverage similar?
  • Can you find a better source?
  • One more trusted?
  • More in-depth?
  • What do expert sources agree on with coverage?

Trace to the Original Source

  • Can you find the original source?
  • What is the original context?
  • Has it been accurately presented?

Example Using Linked Images and Descriptions, No Slide Title

Chat

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meet

Schedule time with a librarian for in-depth research help.

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Get a response within 48 hours

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Text us at 717-722-0009

Example Using Books, Hidden Descriptions and 2 rows

MLA Handbook, 8th edition
MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature
A Short Guide to Writing about Literature
Student Guide to Research in the Digital Age
The Misinformation Age
Misinformation and Fake News in Education

Example Using Databases, shows slide title and description

Opposing Viewpoints

Opposing Viewpoints

Topic overviews, contrasting viewpoints, articles, primary source documents, statistics, videos, and recommended websites.

CQ Researcher

CQ Researcher

Analytical reports on controversial issues from 1991 to the present. Includes background, chronology, tables and maps, and pro/con statements.

Guide Links

"Fake News"

Guide developed by HACC Librarians with input from HACC Communications and English Faculty

Guide Thumbnails & Descriptions

The LibGuide gallery slides pull the thumbnail and description from the description and thumbnail you create on that guide. It's not in an intuitive location for the thumbnail, so I've included Springshare's directions. The guide description is edited directly under the title. 

Borrowing Information

Equipment

Available in the Learning Commons for same day use or short term and semester loan. Ask at the main desk for more information.

  • Laptops and iPads
  • Calculators and Cameras
  • Charging cables for select devices
  • Anatomical models and other scientific equipment

Books

Books can be borrowed for the following lengths of time:

  • General and Leisure Reading
    • Student/Alumni - 14 Days
    • Faculty/Staff - Semester (Leisure- 14 Days)
  • eBooks
    • Loan period determined by publisher. 

Textbooks can be purchased at the HACC Bookstore

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Media

The library has educational and popular media available to borrow.

Print Serials

Current issues are in library use only. Back issues can be borrowed for the following lengths of time:

  • Journals and Magazines
    • Students - 14 Days, 3 item max. 
    • Faculty/Staff - 14 Days, 3 item max. 
  • Newspapers
    • In library use only.

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