“The students in SOC 201: Social Science Research Methods, were fortunate enough to have a guest lecture by our expert librarian, April Manabat. Every year I teach this course, students say they get stuck and can't find the literature that they need to complete their research statement and literature review. I reached out to April to see if she could assist with this and show students how to be more effective in their searches. I explained these challenges and shared the syllabus and assessments with her in advance. She was able to create a helpful presentation that suited the needs of the course and my students. The slides were a mix of helpful information and humor, which kept the students attention. She also asked for examples of their research topics so that she could demonstrate how to find literature and other materials which would be useful for their work. She also offered some very helpful tips (even new to me!) to more effectively search for materials in databases. Overall, April did an excellent job of meeting the needs of the students and creating a skill-based informational session to assist them for this course and courses in the future!”

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I am very grateful for April specifically. She explains in such a way that she leaves the audience in awe. She shows everything she teaches in practice as well which makes it to do it again later much easier. Thank you so much."