Library Boot Camp Takeaways

Welcome to theUSMA Library Boot Camp

STEP ONE: You will be working in pairs, so select a Battle BuddySTEP TWO: Come up with a team nameSTEP THREE: Everyone open your laptop and have it ready to use

USMA Library Boot Camplibrary.westpoint.edu

library.westpoint.edu/bootcamp

USMA Library Boot Camp

Instructions

• Work in pairs - 1 cadet in the Boot Camp, 1 cadet using their laptop to search and find the answers

• Use FULL SCREEN while completing the Boot Camp

• Please lower the volume on your laptop until you need to watch a video

• During Boot Camp, you will be moving around the library but your laptop stays in the classroom

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USMA Library Boot CampTopTakeaways

Takeaway 1

• We are here to help you with research

• We can help you find background information and other sources

• We can also help you evaluate sources that you have found

Takeaway 2

• Always start with the USMA Library website www.library.westpoint.edu

• SCOUT is the first stop when you want to look at our library holdings

Takeaway 3

• You can find help in many ways
• Chat through the USMA website
• Email a librarian
• Make a research appointment
• Visit the 2nd floor Help Desk

Takeaway 4

• Every Plebe has a COMPANY LIBRARIAN

Takeaway 5

• Don't forget about the Mounger Writing Center

• They can help you can express your ideas more clearly, forcefully, and effectively

Takeaway 6

• Go to the Front Desk on the 1st floor to check out materials or to check out a collab room (Remember! you will need a minimum of 3 cadets)

• Your CAC is your library card

Takeaway 7

Archives and Special Collections (ASC) is located on the 4th floor of Bartlett Hall.

Photo by Corey Flatt

Takeaway 7

• You do not need an appointment to visit ASC

• Having an appointment at ASC can save you time as the librarians will be able to have the materials you are interested in ready when you arrive

• Some items from ASC are digitized and can be accessed through SCOUT

Final Questions?