Category: Resources

Research after Graduation
Tuesday, April 22nd at 4:00 pm
Wednesday, April 23rd at 10:00 am
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 data you need to keep. Questions may be sent to Kristina Schwoebel at kschwoe@luc.edu.

Managing Your Life Online
Wednesday, April 9, 3:00pm
Damen Student Center, 214

If you were to Google yourself, do you know what you would find? Learn ways to present yourself in a positive light online, and learn how to use online tools, from social media networks to cloud storage, to your advantage. This class introduces tips and tricks to help you manage your personal information and stay organized, efficient, and in control of your identity online. Questions may be sent to Sarah Morris at smorris4@luc.edu.

Scholarly Metrics: Objective Measures of Research Impact
Monday, April 7th at 3:30pm
Wednesday, April 9th at 3:30pm
IC Room 120

Scholarly metrics are quantitative methods used to judge or rank the research impact of individual journals, individual journal articles, and a researcher’s scholarly impact. The most widely recognized scholarly metrics are based on citation tracking. This workshop provides an overview of commonly used metrics, and strengths and limitations of application of these metrics. Altmetrics will also be discussed. Questions may be sent to Stephen Macksey at smackse@luc.edu.

Digital Archive Collections: Access Primary Sources Online
Thursday, April 3, 3:00pm
Monday, April 7, 1:30pm
IC Room 120

The University Libraries provides access to digital collections that contain digitized copies of a variety of materials, from the earliest books printed in English to the complete run of Vogue magazine. Discover which collections are best suited to your research and learn advanced search techniques for finding and using information. Questions may be sent to Niamh McGuigan at nmcguigan@luc.edu.

Citation Searching: Tracking Research over Time (workshop).
Monday, March 31st, at 3:30pm. IC Rm 120
Citation searching allows you to identify references that cite or are cited by other scholarly sources. Discover how citation searching can assist you in your research, and compare results using the Web of Science database and Google Scholar. All classes are approximately 45 minutes and will take place in the Klarchek Information Commons IC120 unless otherwise noted. All classes are free and open to students, staff and faculty.

CINAHL for Experts
Thursday, March 20th at 10:25am
Thursday, March 27th at 2:45pm
IC Room 120

Are you interested in getting more out of CINAHL? Eager to learn how to take advantage of sidebars, alerts, subject-thesaurus terms, and automatic citations? If you want to dig deep into CINAHL, come check out this class! Questions may be sent to Will Kent at wkent@luc.edu.