Love (and learning) is in the air! February Workshops@Hirsh
Nothing says “I love you” more than chocolates and…improving your research skills! Sure, it’s not romantic – but – it will make getting that lit review done a much sweeter experience! So, we invite you to ‘make a date’ with one of the workshops offered this February!
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.
Approaching the Lit Review
Register: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8751835?hs=a
Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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.
Searching Basics: Strategic Searching using Concepts, Terms, & Boolean Operators
Register: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8751861?hs=a
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Description: With strategic searching, you can rapidly set yourself up to either find more articles and other resources that might potentially be useful or to narrow down a search that has an overwhelming number of results. Yes, basic search strategies can meet either need! Get your intro to search logic with this workshop.
Beyond PubMed
Register: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8751867?hs=a
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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.
Zotero: the Basics
Register: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/8751886?hs=a
Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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!