Doing field research and need to make a map of your research site? Unsure where to find digital base maps or data to use with your research data. This session will provide you with everything you need to know to begin making professional looking maps for research purposes.
No longer are traditional publishing avenues the sole way to disseminate your research ideas and outputs. Beyond books and journal articles, academics are now bringing their ideas to blogging, microblogging, and social media. Attend this session to learn about blogging in academia, open access publishing, metrics, and the ethical use of websites like Research Gate and Academia.edu, all through the lens of benefitting your research impact.
No longer are traditional publishing avenues the sole way to disseminate your research ideas and outputs. Beyond books and journal articles, academics are now bringing their ideas to blogging, microblogging, and social media. Attend this session to learn about blogging in academia, open access publishing, metrics, and the ethical use of websites like Research Gate and Academia.edu, all through the lens of benefitting your research impact.
This session will welcome students to searching with the analytical insight of a true subject specialist. We will start in Web of Science to learn about the analytical and citation metrics. Next, we will move into the OVID family of databases to learn how to structure powerful searches using the modular approach favoured by that environment. This part of the workshop will involve harnessing the power of thesauri to make searches reproducible and exhaustive.
Looking for research data for your assignments? Don't know what to do when you have some research data? We will cover effective strategies for finding research data and the best ways to save and visualize your data. Data citation tips will also be discussed in the workshop.
This session will provide you with the tools to critically evaluate social media and mainstream news sources.
Learn about the amazing resources in the Library and the services available to impact your grades and enrich your academic career!
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