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Discovery Park Library Workshops
Library workshops and tours help students find what they need, both efficiently and quickly, saving time and stress as deadlines encroach. Please feel free to bring your lunch and join us in this series of workshops offered by the Discovery Park Library. Best of all, they are free!
Can't make it to a workshop? You can watch them conveniently at your desk through Blackboard or schedule an individual research consultation with your library liaison.
Spring 2012 Schedule
Use the workshop registration form to sign up for your preferred date and time. All workshops held in Discovery Park Library Room B112 unless otherwise specified.
| Title | Description | Date | Time | Location |
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| In this workshop, we cover a series of modules that present the basics of the APA, 6th edition, citation style, with practical emphasis given to citing electronic resources and understanding how to use the required DOI system. | 1/26 2/1 |
5-6pm - part 1 5-6pm - part 2 |
B112 | |
| Have an author whose work you want to follow? Need to find out who is citing an article? Must know who is citing you? Attend this workshop and all the tools available to help you examine and analyze the citations found in scholarly works. |
2/28 3/4 |
6-7pm 7-8pm |
Online |
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| Interested in taking your presentations to the next level? Come learn about Prezi, a free software that lets you create visually appealing, professional slideshows for your next college or work presentation. | 2/1 2/22 3/23 4/5 4/18 |
12-1pm 1-2pm 2:30-3:30pm 12:30-1:30pm 11:00-12:00am |
B112 |
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| Come discover how to maximize the impact of your CV or resume using core lists, journal impact factors, citation analysis and more! | 2/7 2/7 2/20 |
6-7pm 7-8pm 7-8pm |
Online |
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Want to learn advanced usages for one of the leading Engineering databases? Swing by and learn all about it! Come discover the power of Inspec and Compendex—the best journal article databases for engineers. Experience some of the many methods available to focus your search. |
2/1 2/16 2/22 3/8 3/14 4/15 4/18 |
6-7pm;7-8pm 11:30-12:30pm 11-12pm 11:30-12:30 1-2pm 6-7, 7-8pm 12-1, 1-2pm |
Online B112 B112 B112 B112 Online B112 |
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| Interested in learning how to search multiple databases simultaneously? Want to learn how to search multiple library catalogs simultaneously? Attend this workshop and discover the power of federated searching and Worldcat. | TBA |
TBA | TBA | |
| Tired of outdated, boring documents? Come discover tips and tricks to transform your documents using Microsoft Publisher! Let us help you develop visually appealing brochures, business cards, bookmarks, and more. | 1/25 3/1 4/12 |
12-1pm 11:30-12:30pm 10:30-11:30am |
B112 |
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| Do you like Google Scholar, but hate wading through the results to find the ones that UNT has full-text access to? Attend this workshop and learn how you can optimize your search results in Google Scholar. Come learn how to set up your preferences and effectively search Google Scholar. | 2/8 4/18 |
11-12pm 2-3pm |
B112 |
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| Have a paper coming up and don’t know where to begin? Let us help you! This workshop introduces you to the library catalog, electronic resources, and other essential resources for your studies provided by UNT libraries. |
3/5 | 5-6pm | B112 | |
| Review tips and tricks for researching and writing literature reviews in the sciences and engineering. Save time and plan ahead. Learn how to keep your information organized and available to you. |
3/11 3/13 |
7-8pm 8-9pm |
Online Online |
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| Interested in learning advanced features in RefWorks? Attend this workshop! Come discover the more advanced tools and capabilities of RefWorks are taught, including RefGrab-It and Write-N-Cite. | 1/31 | 5-6pm | B112 | |
| Tired of keeping track of those pesky citations and articles for all your classes and research? Attend this workshop and let us help you get organized for the semester! We will discover how to set up an account, import citations and create a bibliography. |
1/24 |
5-6pm | B112 |
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Tired of keeping track of those pesky citations and articles for all your classes and research? Attend this workshop and let us help you get organized for the semester! Learn how to incorporate RefWorks into your research, organize your citations for easy reference, and share your citations with others. Discover the different ways to import citations using the major science and engineering databases. |
2/1 2/8 2/9 2/16 3/13 3/14 4/12 4/26 |
2-3pm 12-1pm 6-7,7-8pm 10:30-11:30pm 7-8pm 1-2pm 11:30-12:30pm 8-9pm |
B112 B112 Online B112 Online B112 B112 Online |
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LIS Literature Review |
Review tips and tricks for researching and writing literature reviews in Library and Information Science. Save time and plan ahead. Learn how to keep your information organized and available to you. | 3/1 |
5-6pm |
B112 |
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Rediscover tips and tricks for using the most valuable library resources for engineering students. We'll save you research time! Learn time-saving techniques for finding, accessing, and evaluating information. |
1/17 1/18 1/19 1/19 1/30 1/31 2/1 2/12 2/22 2/23 3/8 4/5 4/26 |
12:30-1:30pm 12-1pm 10:30-11:30am 12:30-1:30pm 6-7pm 7-8pm 1-2pm 6-7pm; 7-8pm 12-1pm 1:30-2:30pm 7-8,8-9pm 1:30-2:30pm 7-8pm |
B112 B112 B112 B112 Online Online B112 Online B112 B112 B112 B112 Online |
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| Discover tips and tricks of integrating Microsoft Excel into your professional or college research! |
1/26 2/8 3/1 3/8 4/26 |
12:30-1:30pm 1-2pm 1:30-2:30pm 12:30-1:30pm 12:30-1:30pm |
B112 |
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| Do you want to transform your slideshow into a captivating presentation? Do you want to showcase your research in an organized, one of a kind research poster? Come discover tips and tricks to help you do all of this in more using Microsoft PowerPoint. |
1/26 2/16 3/8 3/14 3/28 |
11:30-12:30pm 12:30-1:30pm 10:30-11:30am 11-12 12-1pm |
B112 |
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| Want to learn how to share your diagrams and flowcharts with your peers online? Need a platform to record all of your ideas for a particular project? Attend this workshop to learn how to use Visio for all of your brainstorming and diagramming needs. |
1/25 2/23 3/27 4/12 4/26 |
1-2pm 12:30-1:30pm 11-12pm 12:30-1:30pm 2:30-3:30pm |
B112 |
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| What are core journals? What is an impact factor? Which journals are more meritorious? How can I get an article published soon? In this workshop, we will discuss tools and methods for scholarly publishing. Discover how to locate core lists of journals in your field and how to find acceptance rates for journals. Learn about Journal Citation Reports and what they can do for you. |
2/28 3/25 |
7-8pm 6-7pm; 7-8pm |
Online |
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Become a power user! Learn how to maximize search time and set alerts for IEEE publications. Find the best literature in the least amount of time. |
2/8 3/1 3/28 4/5 4/9 4/18 4/26 |
7-8pm 12:30-1:30pm 12-1pm 11:30-12:30pm 6-7,7-8pm 6-7,7-8pm 1:30-2:30pm |
Online B112 B112 B112 Online Online B112 |
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| Save time! Learn about search alerts to keep current on new articles. Use RefWorks to organize articles and citations. Did we mention save time?! | 1/30 2/8 2/20 |
7-8pm 8-9pm 8-9pm |
Online |
