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Fall 2018 Library Workshops

Wed, September 5, 2018 9:50 AM

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, 26, 27 & Oct. 31)
  • Find the Best Databases for Your Research (Sept. 24, 28 & Oct. 31)
  • Use Your First Library Database // Start Your Research Smart (Sept. 25, 27 & Oct. 30)
  • Master the Art of Search (Sept. 25, 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, 27 & Nov. 2)
  • Citing New Media: What to Pay Attention to (Sept. 25)
  • ORCID IDs (grad students, faculty, staff) (Sept. 28)
  • Find Credible Community Facts (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 & 2)
  • Finding Data Using ICPSR (Nov. 13)

Open Access (grad students, faculty & staff)

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