Got a question? Text RDC Library!

Got a research question? Need directions? Wonder when we’re open? Now you can text us your question!

If you’re ever sitting in your PJs and need last-minute help citing an article, have a great spot in the Library and don’t want to leave your stuff, or are in your office and can’t remember how to find RefWorks,  RDC Library has a solution just for you.

Starting this Fall, you can Text RDC Library @ 403.800.8945.   Text us your questions during Library hours and we will text you right back!

Longer question? No cell phone?  RDC Library is available by phone @ 403.342.3152, by email @ rdclibrary@gmail.com, and by chat.

And, of course, you are more than welcome to come to the Library and see us in person!

Ask Us… By Appointment

Do you know students who want some extra help with their research? Send them to the library!

In addition to answering research questions at the library’s Information Desk as they come up, we are relaunching our Ask Us… By Appointment service on October 25, 2010.

This service allows students to make appointments for in-depth, 30-minute research consultations with library staff throughout the academic year.

Appointments might involve helping a student to:

• Narrow a research topic and get started finding sources
• Search databases, the library catalogue and/or the Web
• Distinguish between popular and scholarly sources
• Properly cite sources

Students can make appointments by phone (403-342-3152), email (rdclibrary@gmail.com) or in person at the Information Desk.

For more information, please visit the Ask Us! section of the library website.

Please let your students know about this great service!

Help your students tap into their critical thinking skills

“Information literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use, and communicate it in an ethical manner ¹.”

Are your students feeling frustrated and overwhelmed by their research assignments?  Why not bring them to the library for an introductory or refresher class this semester?

Do your students need help with citations?

If you have students who need help with citations, let them know about these free workshops, coming up at the Library.