Spring 2013 Schedule - now over
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Please contact your subject librarian or Ask a Librarian if you have any questions!
The Library is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. Please contact us in advance if you have any particular accommodations requirements (two weeks preferred), (libinstruct@library.uwaterloo.ca or call Leeanne Romane 519-888-4567 ext. 36860).
This session provides an overview of the Library’s key services & resources, with specific focus on you as a new faculty member or graduate student. It covers borrowing policies, requesting local & interlibrary loan document delivery, key resources by discipline, accessing articles from databases, remote access to library’s online resources, getting help, and more.
By the end of the workshop, you will know:
Held in the FLEX Lab, 3rd floor, Dana Porter Library.
These workshops are now over.
Stay current in your field of research! Learn how to automate your searches for new and relevant research by having search results and journal tables of contents sent to you on a regular basis. Find out about the alerting services available in Web of Science and CSA databases, RSS feeds, and the Library’s search tool, Primo.
By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
Held in FLEX Lab, 3rd floor, Dana Porter Library.
Keep Current with Research Alerts is now over.
This workshop is your starting point for conducting research at the Library. Learn how to find books, journals, electronic resources and more. Discover hands-on how to locate resources, access course reserves, manage your library account, collect and export references, and set up alerts for search results.
By the end of the workshop you will be able to:
Held in FLEX Lab, 3rd floor, Dana Porter Library.
Find Books and More is now over.
Make smart use of your time: better searching can lead to better marks. Learn to construct searches that provide the information you need, rather than a million useless hits. In this hands-on session learn advanced techniques to locate books, journal articles, and web resources.
By the end of the workshop you will be able to:
This workshop is now over.
Hear briefly from the Office of Academic Integrity about why you need to reference your sources. Then learn how to manage your references, create bibliographies, and format your papers in a variety of citation styles from a Liaison Librarian using RefWorks, a web-based citation software freely available to all Waterloo students, faculty, and staff.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Co-sponsored by the Library and the Office of Academic Integrity.
Held in CPH 1346, Carl Pollock Hall.
Would you like to learn how to use other sources of information besides Google? Come prepared with 3 – 5 research questions and learn how to match up the information you need with the library’s resources.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Held in FLEX Lab, 3rd floor, Dana Porter Library.
Research Competencies is now over.Would you like to create a map for your course assignment or research project but don’t know where to start? This workshop will teach you the basics with the popular Esri ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 program. You will learn how to add GIS data, how to create simple maps, and where to find GIS data and resources.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Held in LIB428, Dana Porter Library.
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