How to Reserve a Group Study Room
Finals are just around the corner, and that means group study rooms will be in high demand. Below is some useful information regarding group study room reservations, including a new website available for students who wish to reserve a group study room at the Information Commons and Lewis Library: Cudahy Library – Group study rooms […]
Internet as Research-Online Notetaking, Readers, Feeds, and Sharing Information Habits
Internet as Research-Online Notetaking, Readers, Feeds, and Sharing Information Habits
Tuesday October 8th-3:00 p.m. Wednesday October 16th-3:00 p.m
IC 120
Are you looking to take advantage of free resources the internet has to offer? Do you wish there was a better way to find what you are looking for online, to keep track of your favorite topics, and to share these resources with friends or colleagues? This class offers this and more.
Research after Graduation
Wednesday, April 24th 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. IC Room 120 Graduating? Worried you won’t have access to research databases and journals? This workshop will cover what you need to know about how your library access changes upon graduation, how to access scholarly resources after you leave the university, and how to make sure you preserve the […]
Journal Impact Assessment: Theory and Sources
Tuesday, April 16th 1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m. IC Room 120 Impact factor and citation rates are widely discussed, but how are they determined? This workshop will include an overview of the widely recognized Journal Impact Factor, as well as the Eigenfactor score and the Google Scholar journal metrics, two alternative methods for measuring the relative impact […]
Scholarly Metrics: Assessing Research Impact
Thursday, April 11th 2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. IC Room 120 Scholarly metrics are quantitative methods used to judge or rank the research impact of individual journals, individual journal articles, and an individual researcher’s scholarly impact. The core parameter on which many of these scholarly metrics are based on citation tracking. This workshop provides an overview of […]
Citation Searching: Tracking Research Over Time
Wednesday, April 3rd 2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. IC Room 120 Citation searching techniques may be used to expand research, using a network of shared citations to identify new scholarly works related to a known source. Citation searching can also identify how many times and where an article has been cited. Discover how citation searching can be […]