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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

Five Minutes Left!USMA Library Boot Camp

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?