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	<title>Distance Education</title>
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	<description>Questions (and answers) for University of Iowa Distance Education students</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Plagiarism</title>
		<link>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/07/plagiarism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had a few questions lately from students who are unsure about plagiarism and want to know &#8220;the rules&#8221; to avoid it. The rules change slightly from college to college and the Center for Teaching&#8217;s FAQ has links to each college&#8217;s policies. The UIOWA libraries&#8217; What you should know about electronic resources (pdf) provides some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Standards for Distance Learning Library Services</title>
		<link>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/07/standards-for-distance-learning-library-services/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/07/standards-for-distance-learning-library-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[standards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On a practical level, most of you probably don&#8217;t think about the library as long as we provide the resources and services you need efficiently. You trust us to do our jobs well and we try to meet and exceed your expectations. That is as it should be, but you should know that we have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electronic Books</title>
		<link>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/06/electronic-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Find Books]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[delivery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ebooks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At first glance, it seems that electronic books would be a wonderful and convenient resource for distance ed students - if the book you want is available electronically. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of electronic books and a strategy to help you use them most effectively. 
Advantages:

No shipping - e-books, being electronic, are available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding articles online</title>
		<link>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/04/finding-articles-online/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/04/finding-articles-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Find Articles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Online articles are awfully convenient and certainly a timesaver for distance students, but finding online articles is not always as straightforward as we would like. That&#8217;s why the University of Iowa&#8217;s InfoLink system is so useful.
Each copyright holder needs to grant permission for different databases or providers to make their article available online and there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Database?</title>
		<link>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/03/which-database/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/03/which-database/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Find Articles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A student sent in this great question, which is so obvious I&#8217;m sorry I didn&#8217;t think to put something on the blog already.
Hello there,
I want to research portable classrooms. I am interested in severe weather risks to children in portable classrooms vs conventionally built classrooms, terrorist/shooter risks, exposure to noxious chemicals from the building materials/molds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I get this article?</title>
		<link>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/03/how-do-i-get-this-article/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/03/how-do-i-get-this-article/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Find Articles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[delivery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[public libraries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shipping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Students (and instructors) frequently call me for help finding a specific article they already know about. Often they mean, &#8220;How do I find this article online?&#8221; whther the article is online or not. Let me give you some stps to follow.
1. Try the Article Locator in the e-journals part of our webpage.
The Article Locator will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I take my exam off-campus?</title>
		<link>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/02/how-do-i-take-my-exam-off-campus/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/02/how-do-i-take-my-exam-off-campus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[exams]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[testing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the big problems for students taking self-paced, online or GIS courses is how to take an exam when their class never meets. I get this question a lot and I don&#8217;t have any direct help I can give. Let me make a couple suggestions. 

Ask your instructor Your instructor may have made some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Public Library vs. University of Iowa Libraries</title>
		<link>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/02/local-public-library-vs-university-of-iowa-libraries/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/02/local-public-library-vs-university-of-iowa-libraries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Share tips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Suggestions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[public libraries]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A student called a few weeks ago, frustrated that her local public library didn&#8217;t have a journal her instructor recommended. She&#8217;d always been able to get what she needed from her local library before. So, what is the advantage of using the University of Iowa Libraries when your local library is just down the street?
First, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Library Books from a Distance</title>
		<link>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/02/getting-library-books-from-a-distance/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/02/getting-library-books-from-a-distance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Find Books]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[delivery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shipping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are like most distance education students, you chose a distance education program for the convenience. Driving to Iowa City to use the library is not a convenient option. In the next couple of paragraphs, I’ll outline some strategies for getting books for your academic research.
Which book?
First, use the Libraries online catalog to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Searching Multiple databases</title>
		<link>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/02/searching-multiple-databases/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/disted/2008/02/searching-multiple-databases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Find Articles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Share tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As part of a follow up to another question, a student asked&#8230;
&#8220;Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. You have been very helpful.  One more.  Is there a way to search all of the data bases together for one subject?&#8221;
Yes, you can use the Smartsearch, linked from the main library webpage, [...]]]></description>
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