Autumn leaves, photo by A. LaVertu, 2021
Chilly nights and pumpkin spice have nothing on Fall Workshops@Hirsh! Now is the time to start pulling out those sweaters – and – to sharpen your research skills for the Fall semester! We can’t wait to see you!
Workshops will be held on Tuesdays from 12noon-1pm via Zoom. Registration for workshops is required. A Zoom link and password will be sent to registrants one hour prior to the start time of the Workshop. Please note that workshops are open to only Tufts-affiliated individuals.
Title: Approaching the Lit Review
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Registration: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8156281?hs=a
Description:
In this workshop, students will learn how to approach the literature review. Topics covered include database selection, devising effective search techniques, limiting articles to relevant study-types, and tools for keeping track of results.
Title: Plagiarism, Citing Information, Turnitin – Oh my!
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Registration: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8156285?hs=a
Description:
Questions about plagiarism, citing references and accessing Turnitin are the most frequently asked at Hirsh Library! Perhaps you have nagging questions about how to avoid accidental plagiarism or how to cite that weird reference? Come to this open workshop to get some answers, and make your research life, a little easier (or at least, a little less scary!).
Title: JumboSearch
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Registration: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8156354?hs=a
Description:
In this workshop, you will learn how to use JumboSearch, Tufts Libraries’ discovery tool. JumboSearch is your gateway to full-text articles, books, theses and dissertations, videos, music, images, and more!
Title: PubMed: An Introduction
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Registration: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8156265?hs=a
Description:
This workshop will introduce you to PubMed, the world’s premiere biomedical literature database. We will review the content of this database, planning and executing a search strategy, narrowing search results, finding full-text, and exporting results to a citation management program.
Title: Beyond PubMed
Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Registration: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8156419?hs=a
Description:
Have you tried out your search on PubMed and are wondering if there’s something more? Did you get the advice you need to try another database in addition to PubMed and aren’t sure where to go next? Are you curious about what the most cited article is for your question? Do you want to know who has cited the articles you’ve selected so far?
While PubMed covers the biomedical sciences thoroughly, there are many other databases that cover all of the Sciences and Social Sciences broadly. This workshop will introduce you to resources beyond PubMed that will enrich your research.
Title: EndNote: the Basics
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Registration: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8156273?hs=a
Description:
This one-hour session will introduce you to the basics of using the citation management program EndNote. EndNote allows you to create a library of references, attach and read PDFs, and generate in-text citations and bibliographies in Word documents. This session is for beginners – no previous experience required!
Title: Open Access Week: Where to Publish Open Access
Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Registration: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8156376?hs=a
Description:
October 25-31 will be Open Access Week. In celebration, participate in our workshop to learn more about finding open access journals to publish your work in. We’ll talk about some general tips for finding suitable journals, as well as specifically how to find appropriate open access publishing opportunities.
Title: Zotero: the Basics
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Registration: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8156311?hs=a
Description:
This session will introduce you to Zotero, a free citation management tool. With Zotero, you can:
- collect references from web sites via your browser of choice
- drag and drop PDFs to create references
- generate in-text citations and bibliographies in Word documents
This session is for beginners – no previous experience required!
Title: Essentials of Data Management
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Registration: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8156301?hs=a
Description:
In this workshop, we will review best practices for naming, organizing, storing, depositing your research data, and creating a Data Management Plan. Managing your data before you begin your research and throughout its life cycle is essential to ensure its current usability and long-run preservation and access. A Zoom link and password will be sent to registrants one hour prior to the start time of the Workshop.
Title: Research Metrics
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Registration: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8156421?hs=a
Description:
In this workshop, we will show you how to find the number of times an article has been cited, create a citation report for a set of articles or an author, and compare citation statistics for authors, journals or articles in a particular field. We will also discuss emerging metrics (‘altmetrics’), such as the number of times an article has been viewed or downloaded. Finally, we will show you how to choose the right journal for your manuscript.
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