Your Librarians are hosting a suite of workshops to help you expand your toolkit for success. There's something here for everyone, whether you're an undergrad writing their first research paper, or a grad student, faculty or staff member aiming to broaden your skill set.
Many workshops will be offered multiples times throughout the semester and range from 20 to 50 minutes. All workshops are created and instructed by your UC Merced Librarians.
Click on the date next to the workshop title for the workshop description and to register. View all Fall 2018 workshops here.
Research Starters Series (undergraduate)
| Become a Google Scholar Expert | Sept 24 | Sept 26 | Sept 27 | Oct 31 |
| Find the Best Databases for Your Research | Sept 24 | Sept 28 | Oct 31 |
| Use Your First Library Database // Start Your Research Smart | Sept 25 | Sept 27 | Oct 30 |
| Master the Art of Search | Sept 25 | Sept 27 | Oct 30 |
| Find Scholarly Research Articles for Your First Research Paper | Sept 26 |
| Breaking Down a Research Prompt | Sept 26 |
| Strategically Read a Scholarly Article | Sept 26 |
| Know Your Scholarly Sources | Nov 1 |
Citation Management Tools (grad students, faculty & staff)
| Manage Your Research with RefWorks | Sept 13 | Oct 19 |
| Manage Your Research with Mendeley | Sept 18 | Oct 29 |
| Manage Your Research with Zotero | Sept 20 | Oct 19 |
File Management (campus community)
| Cut the Clutter | Sept 21 | Nov 8 |
Special Research Topics
| Use NewsBank to Access News | Sept 25 | Sept 27 | Nov 2 |
| Citing New Media: What to Pay Attention to | Sept 25 |
| Find Credible Community Facts | Sept 28 |
| ORCID IDs (grad students, faculty, staff) | Oct 23 |
| EZID, DOIs, and Persistent Identifiers (grad students, faculty, staff) | Oct 29 |
| Keep Tabs on Your Health | Nov 1 |
| Use PubMed for Biomedical Research | Nov 2 |
Research Data (grad students, faculty & staff)
| Creating Effective Data Management Plans | Sept 25 | Oct 30 |
| Sharing Your Data with DASH | Oct 2 | Nov 6 |
| Popper Hands-on Tutorial | Oct 18 |
| Data Carpentry (2-day workshop, staff welcome) | Nov 1 | Nov 2 |
| Finding Data Using ICPSR | Nov 13 |
Open Access (grad students, faculty & staff)
| eScholarship & Open Access Publishing | Sept 5 | Oct 23 |
| The UC Open Access Policies | Sept 13 | Oct 22 | Oct 25 |
| Creative Commons | Oct 24 |
For workshop descriptions and to register, click here.
