Like most of you, every time after logging in the computer in the library, I always close the Libraries page pop up window cuz it's so annoying. But I had no idea how useful it was until my Friday's meeting with Chanitra.
Whenever I need to write a research paper for my class or find some "reliable" resources (meaning not the info you find using Google or Wikipedia), it usually takes me 2-3 hours to find the perfectly match articles. For example, last semester I struggled hours and hours to find related articles from thousands of searching results for my W131 Composition class about a problem proposal paper. In fact, there is a very quick and easy way to find the "perfect" resource and databases for your classes (thanks to Chanitra!) --
You can just type your class number like "W131" in the search box on the main "Indiana University Libraries" page; and then under the "Library Web Pages" tab, there are several links to different W131 class sessions; by clicking different links, you will surprisingly find all the information you need, such as all the topics you need to talk about this semester, the best match databases selected according to each topic, and tips about how to find perfectly match resources in these databases.
Isn't that amazing? I suddenly realized that there are so many useful tools which we paid for but had no idea where they were or how to use them. And thanks to Chanitra, I found a lot useful info for my X204 and X104 class!
Well, next time when the Libraries page pops up, I will make full use of it first instead of just closing it.
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