This is a great week for workshops at the library! We are offering a week-long series, "Improving Your Library Research Skills." If you're a graduate student and having trouble figuring out how to find books and articles, then this is the place for you! Register for any day this week from 11am-12pm - and don't forget to bring your questions.
Improving Your Library Research Skills
Are you struggling with your research? Having trouble figuring out how to locate books? Peer reviewed articles? We'll go over how to locate items in the library system, including how to find online resources through library databases and when to use Interlibrary Loan. Bring your research paper with you -- time will be set aside to answer individual questions. Can't attend? Check out our online support.
Monday, September 22nd 11-12pm
Tuesday, September 23rd 11-12pm
Wednesday, September 24th 11-12pm
Thursday, September 25th 11-12pm
Friday, September 26th 11-12pm
Where's the Money? Finding and Securing Grant Funding
Are you trying to find grant funding for a fellowship or scholarship? A research project? We can help you find private and federal funding by searching and setting up alerts in the the Illinois Researcher Information Service, IRIS. We'll also cover the top ten tips of how NOT to get your funding approved.
Tuesday, September 23rd 10-11am
Drowning in Data? RefWorks can Help
Learn how to use RefWorks, a citation management software program subscribed to by the University of Illinois Library and CITES that is free to faculty, staff, and students of the University of Illinois. This workshop will cover the basics: how to access RefWorks, search catalogs, import references from library databases, retrieve and manage citations, create bibliographies according to various citation styles (e.g., MLA or APA), and use Write N Cite to add parenthetical references to your work. For more information about RefWorks see: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/refworks
Thursday, September 25th 3-4pm
A Library Introduction to GIS
Curious about how Geographic Information Science (GIS) can enhance your research? Learn about GIS data types like tabular, vector, raster, and geodatabases; and GIS tools such as buffering, overlays, spatial analysis, geocoding, and modeling. GIS is one of the fasting growing research methodologies employed in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.