RefWorks: Citation Management and Bibliography Creation
Workshop: RefWorks: Citation Management and Bibliography Creation
Tuesday, October 7, 9:30am – 10:30am and 3:45pm – 4:45pm
Wednesday, October 8, 9:30am – 10:30am
Friday October 10, 3:45pm – 4:45pm
IC Room 120
Join us for an informative program on RefWorks, a web-based bibliographic software that enables you to organize your research, include in-text citations while you write your paper, build a bibliography in a variety of citation styles, and Import references from many data sources. Questions may be sent to Kristina Schwoebel at kschwoe@luc.edu
PsycINFO: Beyond the Basics
PsycINFO: Beyond the Basics
Thursday, October 2, 12:30pm – 1:00pm
Monday, October 20, 4:00pm – 4:30pm
IC Room 120
This workshop will focus on advanced features of the PsycINFO database, including Multi-Field Searching, establishing a Personal Account to save searches and projects, and creating AutoAlerts to receive regular updates on a research topic. This workshop will be of most interest to regular users of PsycINFO, though all are welcome. Questions may be sent to Stephen Macksey at smackse@luc.edu.
PsycINFO: Introduction to Effective Searching
Workshop: PsycINFO: Introduction to Effective Searching
Wednesday, October 1, 4:30 – 5:00
Monday, October 20, 3:00 – 3:30
IC Room 120
Are you writing a research paper on a topic in psychology? Come learn about PsycINFO, the premier database for psychology research. This session will provide a basic overview of PsycINFO search techniques. This workshop will be of most interest to those who are new to the PsycINFO database, but it may also provide a useful review for anyone wishing to update their PsycINFO search skills. Questions may be sent to Stephen Macksey at smackse@luc.edu.
JSTOR: Old and New
Workshop: JSTOR: Old and New
Wednesday, October 1st, 12:30pm – 1:00pm
Thursday, October 9th, 4:00PM – 4:30pm
IC Room 120
JSTOR remains an essential database for finding and accessing journal articles in many disciplines, but did you know that JSTOR has introduced new tools for searching and analyzing the JSTOR corpus? This workshop will teach you how to perform advanced searches in JSTOR and provide an introduction to Data for Research, JSTOR’s new platform for text analysis. Questions may be sent to Niamh McGuigan at nmcguigan@luc.edu
Social Explorer: Making Maps Fun and Easy
Workshop: Social Explorer: Making Maps Fun and Easy
Tuesday, September 30th, 12:30pm – 1:00pm
IC Room 120
Maps are one of the easiest ways of visualizing data. They liven up presentations, improve projects and make complicated data easier to understand. Social Explorer is one of several tools available that make map making easy. This workshop will demonstrate not only how to make a map out of the available data, but also how to make a map easier to interpret using color selection, transparency, and sensible selection of geographic details. We will also cover exporting maps for use in documents and presentations. Questions may be sent to Ben Aldred at baldred@luc.edu.
Citation Searching: Tracking Research over Time
Workshop: Citation Searching: Tracking Research over Time
Tuesday, September 30th, 3:30pm – 4:00pm
Thursday, October 2nd, 5:30pm – 6:00pm
IC Room 120
Citation searching allows you to identify references that cite or are cited by other scholarly sources. Citation searching helps find new research based on earlier research, and can identify how many times and where an article has been cited. Discover how citation searching can assist you in your research, and compare results using the Web of Science database and Google Scholar. Questions may be sent to Stephen Macksey at smackse@luc.edu.