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  Events
  Guided Tours
  Library Classes
  Multimedia Classes
  Multiple Events
Wed - May 23
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  Writing a Literature Review: Where Research Starts
Location: Homer Rice Center

Whether writing a research paper for a class, preparing a conference presentation, or beginning a thesis or dissertation, a literature review plays a crucial part in the end product. So what is a literature review? This class answers that question and then demystifies the literature review process by carefully outlining it step-by-step. Tips will be included on identifying, evaluating, and organizing information.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact William Baer (Phone: 404-385-2211) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Wed - May 30
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  EndNote X5 Training Session: Citation Management
Location: Homer Rice Center
Are you frustrated with the time & effort required to prepare bibliographies and manage reference lists?

Instead of spending hours typing bibliographies, or using index cards to organize your references, do it the easy way—by using EndNote!

EndNote is a POWERFUL bibliographic management tool that will help with your research process.

Graduate students often say that they wish they had used a citation management strategy at the beginning of their research & studies - EndNote may be your winning strategy!

Attend a hands-on training session on using EndNote - the bibliographic management software available to the Georgia Tech community, as part of your Technology Fee!

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered

Please contact Lori Critz (Phone: 404-385-4392, Email: lori.critz@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. (‘Graduate Library User Education’) Workshop Series
Tue - Jun 05
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Essential Databases and Research Resources
Location: Homer Rice Center

This workshop is intended as the first of a series to introduce resources for doing research at the graduate level. Learn about essential databases for research in all disciplines, such as citation searching in Web of Science and finding dissertations in the Dissertations and Theses database. Discover the best databases, journals, blogs, and more for your academic field, and also how to obtain the articles, books, etc. that you need! Research guide for the class: http://libguides.gatech.edu/onmark.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Crystal Renfro (Phone: 404-894-1393) or Mary Axford (Phone: 404-894-1392) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Wed - Jun 06
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Using Poster Creation Software (InDesign)
Location: Homer Rice Center
This class covers the basics of preparing to visually represent your research at a conference. The class will cover layout, headings, working with text and graphics, preparing for large format printing, and getting familiar with software packages that could aid you in creating your poster, such as Adobe InDesign CS5. Guide for the class: http://libguides.gatech.edu/posterpresentation

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered. Register Now
Please contact Heidi Lowe if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series
Wed - Jun 06
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  Citation Searching: Using Articles You Know to Find Ones You Don't
Location: Homer Rice Center
Have you ever found a great article and wondered if someone else has used it in their research?  Citation searching is the tool you need.  It allows you to find articles that reference (or cite) a specific article.  This can be a very useful tool, especially if regular searching isn’t finding all you need.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact William Baer (Phone: 404-385-2211, Email: william.baer@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Tue - Jun 12
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  Communication Ethics: Avoiding Plagiarism
Location: Homer Rice Center

This workshop is geared toward the graduate researchers/students seeking information on plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Join us for this session, with hands-on exercises, to see how to avoid plagiarism, provide adequate credit notations indicating authorship, and how to locate your citation style and the supporting resources needed to properly cite your work.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered. Register Now

Please contact Lori Critz (Phone: 404-385-4392, Email: lori.critz@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Wed - Jun 13
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Basic Web Page Design: Dreamweaver CS5
Location: Homer Rice Center

This class will cover the basics of website creation using Adobe Dreamweaver CS5:

  • Set up a website and create multiple linked webpages
  • Modifying page properties - background, text color, link colors, etc.
  • Formatting text with html and basic CSS styles
  • Adding images/graphics and simple behaviors such as rollovers
  • Creating tables
  • Adding internal and external hyperlinks
  • Adding video and audio files
  • Uploading webpages and files to personal Prism/GT accounts

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Lori Critz (Phone: 404-385-4392) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Wed - Jun 13
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  Where to Get Your Article Published
Location: Homer Rice Center

This session covers finding journals in your research area, determining how to select the best one to submit your article to, and how to find that journal's author guidelines.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Mary Axford (Phone: 404-894-1392) for additional information or for schedule conflicts.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Tue - Jun 26
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  Writing a Literature Review: Where Research Starts
Location: Homer Rice Center

Whether writing a research paper for a class, preparing a conference presentation, or beginning a thesis or dissertation, a literature review plays a crucial part in the end product. So what is a literature review? This class answers that question and then demystifies the literature review process by carefully outlining it step-by-step. Tips will be included on identifying, evaluating, and organizing information.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact William Baer (Phone: 404-385-2211) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Wed - Jun 27
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  Data Visualization: Developing Effective Graphs & Charts
Location: Homer Rice Center
This session will examine various variable types, the best way to visually represent those types, and discuss best practices.  The Tecplot data visualization package (free to GT students) and MATLAB (not free to GT students) will be introduced.  Join us for this hands-on training on effective ways to visually present your data for articles, poster sessions and more.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Chris Doty (Phone: 404-894-4536) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Fri - Jun 29
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  EndNote X5 Training Session: Citation Management
Location: Homer Rice Center
Are you frustrated with the time & effort required to prepare bibliographies and manage reference lists?

Instead of spending hours typing bibliographies, or using index cards to organize your references, do it the easy way—by using EndNote!

EndNote is a POWERFUL bibliographic management tool that will help with your research process.

Graduate students often say that they wish they had used a citation management strategy at the beginning of their research & studies - EndNote may be your winning strategy!

Attend a hands-on training session on using EndNote - the bibliographic management software available to the Georgia Tech community, as part of your Technology Fee!

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered

Please contact Lori Critz (Phone: 404-385-4392, Email: lori.critz@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. (‘Graduate Library User Education’) Workshop Series
Sat - Jul 07
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  Using Presentation Creation Software (Powerpoint/Prezi)
Location: Homer Rice Center

Graduate students are often called on to present their research. In this class, we cover the basics of creating visuals to accompany an oral presentation. This class will help you outline and plan your visuals. We will explore different software packages that could help you in creating a presentation, such as Powerpoint and Prezi.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Heidi Lowe if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Tue - Jul 10
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  Using Poster Creation Software (InDesign)
Location: Homer Rice Center
This class covers the basics of preparing to visually represent your research at a conference. The class will cover layout, headings, working with text and graphics, preparing for large format printing, and getting familiar with software packages that could aid you in creating your poster, such as Adobe InDesign CS5. Guide for the class: http://libguides.gatech.edu/posterpresentation

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered. Register Now
Please contact Heidi Lowe if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series
Wed - Jul 11
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Essential Databases and Research Resources
Location: Homer Rice Center

This workshop is intended as the first of a series to introduce resources for doing research at the graduate level. Learn about essential databases for research in all disciplines, such as citation searching in Web of Science and finding dissertations in the Dissertations and Theses database. Discover the best databases, journals, blogs, and more for your academic field, and also how to obtain the articles, books, etc. that you need! Research guide for the class: http://libguides.gatech.edu/onmark.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Crystal Renfro (Phone: 404-894-1393) or Mary Axford (Phone: 404-894-1392) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Tue - Jul 17
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Finding Data
Location: Homer Rice Center

Finding data is becoming an essential research skill.  This workshop will introduce the basics in finding data in your academic discipline.  Sources covered include the LexisNexis Statistical databases, science and engineering databases, government agencies, and intergovernmental (IGO) and nongovernmental (NGO) agencies.  Research Guide for the class: http://libguides.gatech.edu/finddata.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Mary Axford (Phone: 404-894-1392) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Wed - Jul 18
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  Communication Ethics: Avoiding Plagiarism
Location: Homer Rice Center

This workshop is geared toward the graduate researchers/students seeking information on plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Join us for this session, with hands-on exercises, to see how to avoid plagiarism, provide adequate credit notations indicating authorship, and how to locate your citation style and the supporting resources needed to properly cite your work.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered. Register Now

Please contact Lori Critz (Phone: 404-385-4392, Email: lori.critz@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Thu - Jul 19
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  Writing a Literature Review: Where Research Starts
Location: Homer Rice Center

Whether writing a research paper for a class, preparing a conference presentation, or beginning a thesis or dissertation, a literature review plays a crucial part in the end product. So what is a literature review? This class answers that question and then demystifies the literature review process by carefully outlining it step-by-step. Tips will be included on identifying, evaluating, and organizing information.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact William Baer (Phone: 404-385-2211) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Thu - Jul 19
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  EndNote X5 Training Session: Citation Management
Location: Homer Rice Center
Are you frustrated with the time & effort required to prepare bibliographies and manage reference lists?

Instead of spending hours typing bibliographies, or using index cards to organize your references, do it the easy way—by using EndNote!

EndNote is a POWERFUL bibliographic management tool that will help with your research process.

Graduate students often say that they wish they had used a citation management strategy at the beginning of their research & studies - EndNote may be your winning strategy!

Attend a hands-on training session on using EndNote - the bibliographic management software available to the Georgia Tech community, as part of your Technology Fee!

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered

Please contact Lori Critz (Phone: 404-385-4392, Email: lori.critz@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. (‘Graduate Library User Education’) Workshop Series
Tue - Jul 31
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  Data Visualization: Developing Effective Graphs & Charts
Location: Homer Rice Center
This session will examine various variable types, the best way to visually represent those types, and discuss best practices.  The Tecplot data visualization package (free to GT students) and MATLAB (not free to GT students) will be introduced.  Join us for this hands-on training on effective ways to visually present your data for articles, poster sessions and more.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Chris Doty (Phone: 404-894-4536) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series