The example announcements below are from a specific course. Each announcement can be customized for your course, just let us know what you'd like covered.
In addition you can choose how many announcements you'd like for your students to receive:
Here are some great resources for your course that can make your research and citations easier.
Just so you know, we have several online resources to help you with your course. The Business Guide has librarian selected books, articles, websites, videos and more to help with your assignments. You can access this and all our resources online 24/7. Here are a few examples of what you can find in the guide:
You may also be interested in the Business Ethics, Social Responsibility & Law, Marketing, or the Social Media & Digital Marketing guide. You can see all our Business guides here.
We have some great business databases! If you are off campus login with your COM account.
All of our business databases offer great information but here are a few highlights:
ABI/INFORM
Scholarly and trade journal articles, dissertations, market reports, industry reports, business cases and global and trade news on business, management and trade. The international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
Covers all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through business and trade publications, complemented by a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications.
O'Reilly Business
O'Reilly is a unique resource that offers eBooks, audiobooks and videos. Get more on How to Use O'Reilly for Higher Education.
I can help you with grabbing citations, finding sources, doing research, or other library questions. You can ask your questions on the Ask the Virtual Librarian page via live chat, call, or get face-to-face help in the library during our open hours. When we are closed, you can still use our live chat, find answers in our Knowledge Base or send an email. Here is some contact info:
~Your Virtual Librarian
Here are some tips for citations and presentations.
Did you know? You can grab APA style citations for your sources right from these and our other databases! We have a Cite APA Style guide that shows you how to grab citations from our databases, how to tweak them and even gives formatting tips like how to create a hanging indent in Word (it's easy when you know the tricks!)
If you are citing a website, zoterbib is free and very quick. Just type in your URL to get a citation in the style of your choice.
COM students have full access to Academic Writer online! You can Browse Lessons & Samples, to get citation examples for just about everything, and see sample papers. The APA Sample Papers can be especially helpful. Want more? How to Use Academic Writer (APA).
The best ways to get help with PowerPoint are to come to the Library Lab to get one on one help, use one of our great how to eBooks on PowerPoint, or go to Microsoft's tutorials on using PowerPoint. You can go to Tips for PowerPoint & Presentations to learn more about these great resources that are all free for you to access. You'll find:
I can help you with grabbing citations, finding sources, doing research, or other library questions. You can ask your questions on the Ask the Virtual Librarian page via live chat, call, or get face-to-face help in the library during our open hours. When we are closed, you can still use our live chat, find answers in our Knowledge Base or send an email. Here is some contact info:
~Your Virtual Librarian
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