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Research Ready covers the fundamentals of university research and academic sources. In this session you will get an overview of library services, academic sources, how to find them, and where to find help with citations. Event will be...
Research Ready covers the fundamentals of university research and academic sources. In this 50-minute session you will get an overview of library...
Join us to share in a remote screening of the environmental documentary This Changes Everything, based off of Canadian journalist Naomi Klein's book of the same name. This Changes Everything brings into sharp...
Can't find enough peer reviewed articles for your research topic? Unsure if what you've found is any good? This 50 minute session will get you moving from topic to peer reviewed articles and academic books in no time! Event...
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Can’t find enough peer reviewed articles for your research topic? Unsure if what you’ve found is any good? This 50-minute session will get you...
Are you a fourth-year student writing an undergraduate thesis this year? This workshop will take you through intermediate research skills necessary for completing a larger scale research project. Event will be hosted via Zoom and a...
An introduction to Zotero, Mendeley and EndNote. Learn what Citation Management Software is and why you should use it Event will be hosted via Zoom and a link will be sent out to participants.
Don’t know how to get started withZotero? This 50 minute session will covercore and advanced functions in Zotero. Event will be hosted via Zoom and a link will be sent out to participants.
Improve your Mendeley abilities! This 50 minute session will cover core and advanced functions in Mendeley Event will be hosted via Zoom and a link will be sent out to participants.
