Writing & Rhetoric

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Leslie L. Morgan and Elizabeth Van Jacob are available to meet with you for Research Consultation that will:

• Introduce you to the Hesburgh Libraries' information resources (in print, online, CD,microfiche, etc). Many First Year Students have found assistance in finding print sources by "Wandering the Stacks" helpful during a Research Consultation appointment.

• Help you develop a Research Strategy (Concept Mapping) that will maximize your use of various resources available. You will learn how to create and refine an effective search strategy using controlled vocabulary and Boolean Search operators.

• Feel free to email either of us to arrange a Research Consultation appointment. We are happy to meet with you in the following campus locations:
  • Rooms 112 & 111: 1st Floor - Hesburgh Library (located in the Current Periodicals area)
  • The First Year of Studies - Coleman-Morse Bldg: Room 229
  • The University Writing Program Loft: 3rd Floor - O'Shaughnessy Hall
  • The Information Desk @ the Hesburgh Library : 1st Floor of the Hesburgh Library

• Feel free to use the Ask A Librarian Services (http://asklib.nd.edu/) when the First Year Librarians are not available to meet with you.