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ID 201 Transition Success Online Programs: Week Four: Managing Your Resources

This guide is designed to help transfer students make a successful transition to Limestone University.

Financial Aid & Business Office

For families and single students, college is both crucial to success and challenging to fund. The Financial Aid Office at Limestone University is committed to serving the financial needs of our students. Once a student is accepted to Limestone, we begin working to build a financial aid package customized to each student's needs.  NOTE: Approximately four weeks after you complete and submit your FAFSA , your Limestone University financial aid package will be ready.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Financial Aid Office at 1-800-795-7151 or 864-488-8231 or by email financialaid@limestone.edu or fax 864-488-4596.

The Business Office is located on the second floor of the Curtis Administration Building in Offices 201 and 202. Regular Office hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.  The Business Office offers a variety of services to the faculty, staff and students of Limestone University such as: You can view your Account History by logging into the Halo, and check cashing up to $50.00 with proper identification during regular business hours.

Midterm

Midterm Exam due this week!

Time Management for College Students Video

Website Evaluation Basics

There are several similar ways to remember the criteria for evaluating websites. Click on the Title of each for more explanation and a PDF handout.

CRAAP Test for website evaluation (credit for the CRAAP test goes to the librarians who developed it at CSU Chico)

  • Currency
  • Relevance
  • Authority
  • Accuracy
  • Purpose

 

5 Questions (Univ. of California, Berkeley
Click here for a checklist.  

  • What can the URL tell you? (domain, publisher)
  • Answer these questions- scan perimeter of page (about us, philosophy, background, biography, currency, credentials, etc.)
  • Look for indicators of quality information (links, documentation/footnotes, credibility)
  • What do others say? (linking pages, listed in a reputable directory, what others say about the author)
  • Does it all add up? (why was page put on web, purpose, is this as reliable as resource as you would find in a library?)

 

 

Essay #1

Submit Essay #1 this week!

Ask A Librarian

This webpage has a list of Frequently Asked Questions students may find helpful: 

Ask A Librarian

If you are experiencing problems with our guides and databases, please contact ProfessorJanet S. Ward, jward@limestone.edu, Assistant Director of the Library and Web Services Librarian.