Category: Resources

Public Sources for Health Data
Thurs. March 27, 10:25am
IC Room 120
Looking for free resources about health and health statistics? There are several national and international organizations that provide free data about public health. This session will cover where to find them and demonstrate some applications for the data. For more information please email Will Kent at wkent@luc.edu.

Hacking the Internet for Research
Tuesday, March 18, 10:25am
IC Room 120
Looking to streamline your internet research process? Want to learn how to take advantage of RSS feeds, Readers, and App Connectors? Check out this class to see how you can take advantage of some simple tricks to get the internet to do the research for you! Questions may be sent to Will Kent @wkent@luc.edu.

Philosophy for Non-Philosophers
Monday, March 17th 3:45pm
IC Room 120

Philosophy is a foundation for study in ethics, theology, history, literature, political science, and other disciplines. Our library’s print and online collections contain succinct sources you can use to extend your knowledge. Discover which sources are best suited for your purposes, where to find them, and how to continue your reading as your studies advance by attending this workshop. Questions may be sent to Jane Currie at jcurrie@luc.edu.

Zotero Thursday, March 13, 2:45pm
Monday, March 24, 2:45pm
IC Room 120
Do you have many citations to manage? Working in a group with citations? Interested in a new way of keeping track of resources? Curious about Zotero? Come check out this class! Questions may be sent to Will Kent at wkent@luc.edu.

Rap Genius: lyrics and collaborative interpretation
Wednesday, March 12th 3:30pm
Thursday, April 10th 7:00pm
IC Room 120

Rap Genius is a guide to the meaning of hip hop lyrics, and the “the definitive online community of rap aficionados.” The site contains accurate lyrics, verse specific pop-up annotations providing critical interpretation, and notes regarding a song’s historical context, sampling, and hyperlinks to relevant references. This workshop will discuss and explore the Rap Genius collaborative text-annotation platform, and future directions. Questions may be sent to Stephen Macksey at smackse@luc.edu.

RefWorks: Citation Management and Bibliography Creation
Tuesday, March 11th 4:00pm
Thursday, March 13th 9:00am
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. This intro workshop will cover how to set up your account, add your citations, importing and exporting references, and creating bibliographies. Questions may be sent to Kristina Schwoebel at kschwoe@luc.edu.