It’s paper-writing and midterms time! Buff up your research skills and learn more about what the UArts Libraries have to offer. Bring your laptop if you like.
Open to all UArts students, faculty and staff. No sign-up, just show up.
Bring your lunch to a quick 30-minute workshop.
We’ll supply coffee and cookies.
All workshops are in Anderson Hall/333 S Broad St, Room M-4 (mezzanine floor), 12:00pm-12:30pm.
Workshops will start on time so we can end on time and you can get to class.
Can’t make it to a workshop? We’d be happy to come to your class, your office, or make an appointment with you in the library.
Monday, October 24, 2011
BUILD A BETTER SEARCH: UNDERSTANDING LIBRARY DATABASES
Whether you’re looking for articles, images, or media – if it’s organized in a database, you’ll understand how to search it better by attending this workshop.
What you’ll learn: The information concepts of: databases/records/fields; Boolean logic; controlled vocabulary. Sounds fancy but is easy to understand.
Who’s giving the workshop: Sara MacDonald is the UArts Libraries Public Services Librarian and loves talking about this more than anything.
Tuesday, October 25 AND Friday, October 28, 2011
FINDING ARTICLES: WilsonWeb, LexisNexis, and JSTOR
Books are great, but magazine, journal and newspaper articles are where you need to go for up-to-date information and news. Articles will give your paper some up-to-date pizzazz.
What you’ll learn: The differences (and similarities) between WilsonWeb, LexisNexis and JSTOR; how to put together a good search that retrieves relevant results.
Who’s giving the workshop: Sara MacDonald is the UArts Libraries Public Services Librarian and has loved looking things up all her life.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
WHAT GOOGLE KNOWS ABOUT YOU, HOW THAT AFFECTS WHAT YOU SEE ON THE WEB, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
We all love Google, but does Google love us? How private is Web searching?
What you’ll learn: How Google works, what it tracks, and why you’re not Google’s customer—you’re its product.
Who’s giving the workshop: Josh Roberts is the UArts Libraries Digital Initiatives & Systems Librarian and has undergraduate degrees in computer science and electrical engineering.
Monday, October 31, 2011
ORGANIZING YOUR INFO: ZOTERO
Looking for a system that will help you track your research? Zotero is a free Firefox add-on that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
What you’ll learn: Installing and using Zotero.
Who’s giving the workshop: Josh Roberts is the UArts Libraries Digital Initiatives & Systems Librarian and has undergraduate degrees in computer science and electrical engineering.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING: ORGANIZING YOUR RESEARCH ONE LINK AT A TIME
Social bookmarking sites let you save, organize, annotate, and share your favorites of the Internet right there in cyberspace – accessible anywhere, anytime from any web-enabled device.
What you’ll learn: Learn about the best social bookmarking sites and how to use their services to keep your research and inspirational resources labeled and organized. Discover how to share resources for group projects and find people with interests similar to your own.
Who’s giving the workshop: Shannon Marie Robinson, Access Services Librarian, has an MFA in Fibers and earned her master’s degree in information science online. She digs Diigo and has always wanted her own label-maker.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
INTERLIBRARY LOAN AND WORLDCAT: ALL AROUND THE WORLD
The UArts Libraries may not own everything you need, but they can get it for you from another library.
What you’ll learn: How to search for and request books, articles, videos.
Who’s giving the workshop: Mary Louise Castaldi is the UArts Libraries Reference & Interlibrary Loan Librarian and has been requesting materials for UArts patrons from all over the country and the world for 12 years.
Friday, November 4, 2011
IT’S A DIGITAL VISUAL WORLD: ARTSTOR AND AP IMAGES
Looking for something better than a thumbnail? You’re in luck! The UArts Libraries subscribe to two great image databases, ARTstor and AP Images.
What you’ll learn: The difference between ARTstor and AP Images; how to search, download and use images from these sources.
Who’s giving the workshop: Laura Grutzeck is the UArts Libraries Visual Resources Librarian.
