We've got some seriously exciting stuff going on at the library in October! If you're interested in the issues that most effect faculty - attend our first ever Open Access Day. And here's a sneak peak into next week, register for our Savvy Researcher workshops covering "Your Research Rights: Ownership Awareness to Maximize the Impact" and "Practical Copyright: Considerations for Teaching and Research." Sign up early, seating is limited.http://www.library.uiuc.edu/calendar/public/
Interested in Open Access?
Join the University Library, SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), the Public Library of Science (PLoS),and Students for FreeCulture for the first international Open Access Day on October 14th from 6:00-7:15 in Grainger Commons in the Grainger Engineering Library.
Learn more about Open Access, including recent mandates and emerging policies, within the international higher education community and the general public! Hear from researchers, students, librarians, and others on the positive impact of Open Access.
Read more at: http://openaccessday.org/
InfoHacks
Is your academic pile of information overwhelming? Are you looking for new ways to get organized? Learn from the best! Librarians will give you the low-down on how they organize their own research materials using several different strategies including the GTD method (Getting Things Done), citation management, current awareness tools, social bookmarking and quick tips.
How To Be A Better RA/TA
Geared towards Research and Teaching Assistants, this library workshop will introduce several time-saving tips. Topics include the basics of working for others (e.g., proxy authorizations and departmental charge accounts), current awareness services, PapersInvited, how to locate dissertations, and how to use RefWorks, a personal citation database. Can't attend? Check out our online support.
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/