Library Skills Workbook

The Workbook is an online tutorial designed to help UB undergraduates develop their library research skills.

This is a General Education requirement for undergraduate students who enrolled at UB prior to Fall 2016. If you are a new freshman or transfer student as of Fall 2016, YOU DO NOT NEED TO TAKE THE LIBRARY SKILLS WORKBOOK.

The workbook requirement will remain in effect at the SIM-UB campus in Singapore for students who enroll from Fall 2016 to Summer 2017.

You may access your Workbook score at any time by logging into the Library Skills Workbook on UBLearns and clicking on "My Scores" from the main left navigational menu. Within 5 business days of completing and passing the Workbook, your HUB Academic Advising Report will be updated to indicate that you successfully completed it. See below for instructions on printing your HUB Academic Advising Report.

We do advise that you use your personal computer or tablet to complete the Workbook, rather than your mobile phone, since directions within the questions will not apply to the Libraries' mobile web site.

Periodically, the Workbook is redesigned, and at that time incomplete attempts are cleared. If you had begun but not completed the Workbook before that date, you will need to re-enroll and begin again.

How to enroll in the Library Skills Workbook:

  1. Go to UBlearns to get started.
  2. Click on User Login. Enter your UBITName and Password.
  3. Click on the Courses option on the left.
  4. Click on Course Catalog in the upper right corner of the screen.
  5. Enter Library Skills Workbook in the Search Catalog box and then click Go.
  6. Hover your cursor over the Course ID, and a small drop-down arrow will appear to the right of it. Click the arrow, and then Enroll.
  7. Click Submit and then click OK. This completes the enrollment process.

The Library Skills Workbook Learning Outcomes

After completing the Library Skills Workbook, students will be able to:

  • …formulate a topic that is neither too narrow nor too broad in order to adequately address that topic in an undergraduate-level research paper.
  • …construct a search strategy in order to effectively search library databases.
  • …locate both print and electronic books via searching by keyword, title and author in order to retrieve books that are relevant to their research topic.
  • …identify Library of Congress subject headings in order to locate additional material relevant to their research topic.
  • …navigate the Library of Congress call number system in order to locate print books and other materials in the Libraries.
  • …locate library databases in order to retrieve relevant, scholarly articles within a particular discipline.
  • …locate a particular journal title in print or online in order to retrieve specific articles.
  • …evaluate different types of periodicals in order to retrieve appropriate articles for a given assignment.
  • …implement Google Advanced Search techniques in order to efficiently and productively search the free web.
  • …evaluate free web sites in order to retrieve credible, updated information from trustworthy sources.
  • …recognize the difference between subscription databases and the free web in order to consult appropriate sources for a given assignment.
  • …recognize the library website as a place to find information about library services.
  • …identify the meaning of academic integrity in order to avoid plagiarism.
  • …identify a specific style of citation in order to correctly and appropriately give credit to consulted sources.

Printing your HUB Academic Advising Report

You may print your HUB Academic Advising Report to demonstrate to your instructor that you have passed the Workbook (access HUB via MyUB. On your Academic Advising Report, in the General Education section, you will see Library Skills Workbook with an indication of “ Satisfied” or “Not Satisfied.” Your Academic Advising Report will reflect that you have satisfied the requirement within 48 business hours of completion.

To print your Academic Advising Report:

  1. Go into MYUB; click the link HUB Student Center.
  2. Under the wide, blue bar at the top labeled Academics, click on the link My Academics.
  3. On the next page, click the link View My Advisement Report
  4. Up at the top of your report, select view report as PDF. This will open a new box with a PDF version of your report. Select the Print icon in the new box to print your report.
  5. Look in the General Education section to see Library Skills Workbook, and the "Satisfied" indication.