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**DUE March 7th! Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Works

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**DUE March 7th! Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Works

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Know a student (or a couple) who have excelled on a research or creative project? Encourage them to apply for the Booth Library Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Works

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Encourage your students to join librarians, academic success advisors and writing center advisors on Mondays from 5-6pm. Each week we study in community and get something checked off our "to-do" list. Great way to start the week!

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Research and Communication Support Services

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Research and Communication Support Services

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Help keep students from reading their slides during a presentation and really engage with the audience! Students can stop at the 3rd Floor Research Help desk to work with Public Speaking and Writing Center Advisors...no appointment needed! This is a fabulous collaboration between Booth, The Writing Center and Public Speaking.

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Research and Communication Service (8.5 x 11 in)

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With springtime comes poster presentations! Todd Bruns, Head of Scholarly Communication, wants you to remember these materials can be hosted in The Keep since they are important to the scholarly conversation. Please reach out to Todd if you would like more information on how your students’ work can be hosted as a discoverable collection. tabruns@eiu.edu  Some examples include:

Political Science Capstone Posters, which are presented on the Digital Exhibits platform as well.

Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation's Exercise Physiology Posters, which are also presented on the Digital Exhibits platform.

Human Services Student & Faculty Research Posters, and presented as a digital exhibit.

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I hope to see you at this exciting new event for faculty! Please save the date for the Booth Library Collaboration Expo on Wednesday March 26th. Drop in anytime between 11 AM - 1 PM. Come and explore innovative tech, fresh collaboration opportunities, snacks and prizes!

Try out technology like podcasting and virtual reality headsets

See what a LibWizard is and how it can help your students engage with research

Try to "Stump the Librarian" through our NEW video chat

Network with colleagues while attending Five Minute Lightning Talks about new publishing opportunities through open access journals

And so much more!

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NEW** AI Sandbox 2.0 - March 11th from 4-5pm

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NEW** AI Sandbox 2.0 - March 11th from 4-5pm

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Booth Library and The FDIC invite faculty to explore the potential and the pitfalls of text-generative AI in higher education. Through demonstrations and discussion, we will examine some chatGPT-based tools as applied to academic work. Participants are encouraged to bring their own successful and unsuccessful attempts at research and pedagogical applications. Join us to shape the future of AI as a support for writing and teaching.

See dates & times here

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Thank you Claudia Janssen-Danyi for this wonderful open-source journal suggestion! Live on the library website now.

Both in Spanish and English.

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Booth Library’s new subscription to Feature Films for Education, a streaming video collection from Infobase, has almost 700 popular movies available to stream.  Included are recent blockbusters, classic cinema, dramas, musicals, science fiction, documentaries, animation studies, Academy Award winners, and more.  The films were chosen for their suitability for instructional purposes and can be linked within D2L.

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Research librarians are now available for questions and consultations via TEAMS when the library is open. Great for on campus and remote students. Thanks for spreading the word about our new service model!

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Need a film uploaded to Kaltura? It's an easy form to have the Library digitize a film you own or one we have available for checkout.

Video Services Here

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We tried to tell y'all: Black Twitter and the creation of digital counternarratives by Meredith Clark

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We tried to tell y'all: Black Twitter and the creation of digital counternarratives by Meredith Clark

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Click here to access

From the catalog..."Through interviews, news analysis, and personal observation, Meredith D. Clark presents the first book about how Black Twitter users carved out a vital space for fast-paced, incisive commentary on Black life in America not found in the mainstream press"

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Political persuasion: the use of values in communication by Thomas Nelson

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Political persuasion: the use of values in communication by Thomas Nelson

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from the catalog... "Political Persuasion' examines how partisan communicators recruit social and political values to persuade the public to support their positions on controversial issues, making it one weapon in the arsenal that communicators and political entrepreneurs deploy to shape public opinion."

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The Library has a new one-stop-shop page for all things technology! Take a look to see all the tech available for FREE checkout to students and faculty.

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Everyone needs a break! Let your students know about activities happening at Booth to de-stress. You should join us too!

On December 9-11 we will host:

Therapy dogs (2-4 PM, South lobby)

Retro Video Games (3-8 PM 4th floor)

Photo Booth (4-6 PM CSI landing)

Snack Break (12-9 only, 6-7:30 Atrium Bridge)

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Booth Library and all of EIU is now part of beta testing for how AI is enhancing searching for scholarly material in stalwart database JSTOR. All you need to do is make an account to access this new feature for yourself and your students. Ask me for more information.

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Many of you have asked about the Active Learning Classroom (ALC) in the Center for Student Innovation! Faculty are invited to request use of the space for up to four classes per semester. Department Chairs are also encouraged to request the space for a Department Meeting, giving everyone the opportunity to see the space and check out additional learning tools like 3D printing and podcasting. Learn more here.

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Back by popular demand! Empowered Researcher Workshops

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Back by popular demand! Empowered Researcher Workshops

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Students need additional research support? Librarians are hosting four different Empowered Researcher Workshops, October 21-24. Topics include using ZoteroBib, best practice for reading journal articles, using AI with a database and more. All topics not only support research here at school, but are skills employers are looking for out in the workforce!

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Please feel free to send library purchase requests any time throughout the semester. All requests must be submitted by the end of Fall finals week to ensure the request will be fulfilled this fiscal year. Requests that come in after fall finals will be purchased if funds are still available or will be held until next fiscal year.

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Looking forward to working with all of you this school year! As always, I am happy to collaborate with you in a variety of ways to serve and support our students.

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I can create custom research, resource, and course guides tailored to your specific class. See sample guides below and then let me know what I can make to help support your classes.

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We recommend use of the free citation management tool Zotero and its “lite” version ZoteroBib. ZoteroBib formats both in-text citations and complete bibliographies without the need to download software or create an account. Zotero allows you to curate your own personal library of sources and cite while you write in your word processor of choice (MS Word, Google Docs, or Libre Office).

ZoteroBib for instant citations: https://zbib.org/

Zotero for larger research projects: https://www.zotero.org/

Watch our short video tutorials and read more on our Citation Management Software guide: https://eiu.libguides.com/citation-management/videos

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Our Research Support Librarians provide professional assistance to students, staff, and faculty as they navigate complex resources online and in Booth Library. There are several ways to connect with us!

Virtual help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Chat with a librarian

By email: Submit this form or email me directly at (add your personal email address)

By phone: 217-581-6072

Face to face: Visit the Research Help desk on the main floor of the library

Schedule an appointment

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There is also a fresh new EBSCO interface this fall! Librarians are working to update our online EBSCO tutorials; ask us if you need an updated tutorial, like this quick tour.

Librarians are offering dozens of EBSCO interface workshops, both in person and online. Please share with your students and come with your colleagues to get up to date on the new look.

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Points of View Reference Source via EBSCO

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Points of View Reference Source via EBSCO

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From EBSCO..."Points of View Reference Source covers hundreds of topics, each with an Overview (objective background/description), Point (argument) and Counterpoint (opposing argument).

Each topic also features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic."

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Click HERE to access this LibGuide on the library website.

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Have you recently published a monograph or edited volume? Let me know so I can make sure it is part of our collection.

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So many topics in our society and culture can be examined via graphic novels. We have you covered with our NEW database Comics Plus. Don't let the landing page fool you; there are PLENTY of materials for adult sensibilities. Once you get to the database page, make a basic account for yourself.

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Digital public relations and marketing communication trends in Africa by Anne W. Njathi &  Brandi Watkins

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Digital public relations and marketing communication trends in Africa by Anne W. Njathi &  Brandi Watkins

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From the catalog... "Despite the increase in usage and adoption of the internet in Africa, there is limited information about digital marketing trends on the continent. This book is among the first to present an edited collection of chapters on digital and influencer marketing authored by many who are either from or have close ties to Africa."

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Critical autoethnography : intersecting cultural identities in everyday life by Robin Boylorn

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Critical autoethnography : intersecting cultural identities in everyday life by Robin Boylorn

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Click HERE to access this book.

From the catalog..."Contributors situate interpersonal and intercultural experiences of gender, race, ethnicity, ability, citizenship, sexuality, and spirituality within larger systems of power, oppression, and privilege. Approachable and accessible narratives highlight intersectional experiences of marginalization and interrogate social injustices"

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Critical autoethnography : intersecting cultural identities in everyday life

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Counterspeech: Multidisciplinary perspectives on countering dangerous speech by Stefanie Ullmann and Marcus Tomalin

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Counterspeech: Multidisciplinary perspectives on countering dangerous speech by Stefanie Ullmann and Marcus Tomalin

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from the catalog..."This volume looks at the forms and functions of counterspeech as well as what determines its effectiveness and success from multidisciplinary perspectives."

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Big brands are watching you: Marketing social justice and digital culture by Francesca Sobande

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Big brands are watching you: Marketing social justice and digital culture by Francesca Sobande

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From the catalog... "How is morality understood in the marketplace? Why do brands speak out about certain issues of injustice and not others? And what is influencer culture's role in social and political activism?"

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Big brands are watching you: Marketing social justice and digital culture

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The ethics of sustainable communication : overcoming the world of opposites by Ulrika Olausson

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The ethics of sustainable communication : overcoming the world of opposites by Ulrika Olausson

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From the catalog..."The Ethics of Sustainable Communication elegantly interweaves theoretical and empirical knowledge from the social sciences with wisdom traditions from various parts of the world."

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Wondering how Podcasting, 3D printing, Virtual Reality and Green screens could work  in your curriculum? Want to know how they work in general? The CSI hosts Discovery Hours every Monday - Thursday from  4:00- 5:30 pm. Drop by to learn more about these great learning tools.

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I never thought of it that way : how to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times by Monica Guzman

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I never thought of it that way : how to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times by Monica Guzman

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From the catalog..."When you think you have the answers, you need to be asking a lot more questions--and embracing fearless curiosity. In this timely, personal guide, journalist Mónica Guzmán shows why curiosity is our best policy and how you can put it to work for you immediately, sharing practical tips from the trenches of the social, political, and cultural divides..."

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Need a librarian-led instruction session? Please submit instruction requests using this form: https://www.eiu.edu/booth/requests/instruction.php

Or send me an email so we can create a tailored class session!

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Thinking about a flipped classroom approach? If you do not have time for me to meet synchronously with your classes, our RES team is happy to make tutorials for students to watch on their own time. We can create video tutorials or instruction tutorials that can be included in your D2L course space. See samples here and here.

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Please consider adding me as a librarian in your D2L course space. I can assist with adding library content to your course, add any videos or guides created by me, and be accessible to students in their virtual course environment. Want to know more? Just ask.

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The library continues to offer all students, faculty and staff FULL ACCESS to the digital NYT platform. Click the link above for directions on setting up your account.

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LibGuides: New York Times Digital Edition - Academic Site License Help: New York Times Digital Edition

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How to create an account and set up your access to NYTimes.com through EIU's academic site license

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The LAB team brings student voice to the library, assisting with social media, marketing, events and more. If you know a student leader you think would be interested in joining this robust team, please let me know!

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All students are invited to play the EIU Panther favorite, BINGO, while learning how they can use the library and get involved with the LAB. Prizes and snacks galore!

August 29th from 6-7pm.

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The LAB presents: Get Involved @ Booth BINGO

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Come on over to Booth with your friends and play BINGO! All while learning the different ways you can get involved at the Library. Snacks and GREAT prizes will be part of the fun!…

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Booth Library, Office 4411

217.581.6006

aodwarka@eiu.edu

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Booth Library and The FDIC invite faculty to explore the potential and the pitfalls of text-generative AI in higher education. Through demonstrations and discussion, we will examine some chatGPT-based tools as applied to academic work. Participants are encouraged to bring their own successful and unsuccessful attempts at research and pedagogical applications. Join us to shape the future of AI as a support for writing and teaching.

See dates & times here

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Looking for more support with AI in your teaching, research and personal workflows? Here are several places to start.

AI for Education

There’s an AI for that

FDIC Artificial Intelligence Toolkit

How to cite Generative LLM AI - Booth Library Libguide

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Cambridge University Press - for 2025

Booth Library’s Read & Publish agreement with Cambridge University Press lets EIU faculty and other campus affiliates publish articles, if accepted, Open Access (OA) in hundreds of Cambridge journals (those with an OA publishing option) without paying Article Processing Charges. Please see more details on our agreement at the Cambridge website, and visit their Eligibility Checker tool to see the specific list of journals available for free OA publishing.  In addition, articles by EIU authors which were previously accepted for non-OA publication in Cambridge OA journals in 2025 may be eligible for retroactive conversion to OA.  Cambridge’s step-by-step guide for authors provides additional assistance. As an added benefit of this agreement, EIU users have access to the Cambridge University Press 2025 full collection of over 400 journals.

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LibGuides: Open Access Arrangements with Publishers: Home

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How Booth Library is supporting scholarly publishers' Open Access (OA) initiatives.