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FYS 1 • First Year Seminar [Meyer]: Welcome

Library database AI tools and resources for Professor Meyer's FYS class.
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Welcome to Archer Library

QR CODE MEYER FYSThis library guide supports Professor Meyer's FYS • First Year Seminar library instruction session. In addition to being a starting point for Archer Library resources and information, it provides an overview of AI tools currently available in library databases.
 

This library guide includes:

  • Welcome & Introduction (this page);
  • Archer Library Website & Library Faculty & Staff Directory;
  • Library OneSearch, Databases, eBook Collections, & Getting Started with Research (PDF);
  • AI tools in library databases: OneSearch (Research Assistant), O'Reilly Learning (Ask O'Reilly Answers), and JSTOR (AI Research Tool);
  • Library Study Room & Wellness Space reservation links; and
  • Help resources for library research appointments, WCC appointments, and tutoring.

Using this Library Guide


Navigate this guide using the tabs located at the top of the page; several tabs include drop-down menu options with additional information. Select a tab to review page contents and use the arrow to locate corresponding topics. Feel free to download, print, and save any handouts provided.

Resources are updated frequently, take time to bookmark this resource guide for later use. Archer Library guides are available online, 24/7.


Questions? We can help


Guide Resources: If you have questions about any of the Archer Library resources presented in this guide, or need help using them, feel free to contact me via email at dschreck@ashland.edu.

Online Help: Ask a Librarian chat is available for help during reference hours; a chat widget is located on this page. You may also email a member of the reference team at library@ashland.edu.

Interested in scheduling an appointment? We are here to help you craft and manage effective search strategies, locate articles in library databases, use OhioLINK and Interlibrary loan, and more.

Curriculum Librarian

 

Diane Schrecker, MLIS, M.Ed.
Curriculum & Instruction Librarian

Office: 302 Archer Library
✉ dschreck@ashland.edu

 

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