Are you interested in becoming a cyber security professional? The Government of Ontario’s Cyber Security Division is partnering with the University of Toronto to bring you Securing our Future: Bridging the Cyber Security Talent Gap. This free event is open to any post-secondary student in Ontario and you do not need prior cyber security knowledge to attend.

Join us in-person or virtually on September 28th at 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm to hear from cyber security experts from different backgrounds. Learn how you can enter the industry with technical and non-technical skills. Ask any questions you have about co-op opportunities, career advice, working in cyber security and networking.

In Person: 89 Chestnut Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1R1

Virtual: Microsoft Teams Live

Who: Any post-secondary student in Ontario

When: September 28, 2022, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Registration: Eventbrite Page (https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/securing-our-future-bridging-the-cyber-secur...)

If you have any questions please contact the Government of Ontario Cyber Security Team at cybersecurity@ontario.ca.

Join the Office of Sustainability as we make signs and walk over together to the disco-themed Global Climate Strike at MP Patty Hadju's Office at 705 Red River Road.

Drop into the Office of Sustainability between 10:30 and 11 am for sign-making (bring cardboard or posterboard if you have any). We will depart at 11:20 to walk over together to the climate strike. Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather!

For anyone new to researching with primary sources. We’ll explore the nature of archival and primary source collections, how to locate sources online and in the physical world, and how to read and evaluate historical documents.

To register: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3682325

For anyone interested in learning more about archival research. In this two-hour workshop we will explore collections of original documents in person. We will discuss the creation, selection, and preservation of archival records, and how you can read, ask questions of, and understand them in context.

This session takes place on the 5th floor of the Chancellor Paterson Library in Thunder Bay.

To register: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3682327

Zotero is a free and convenient tool that can be used to help you manage information for your research, insert citations into your writing and easily create bibliographies. This session will provide an overview of how Zotero can support your work throughout the research process, with hands-on opportunities to practice using the tool.

After attending this workshop, you will have learned how to use Zotero to:

- save time with the research process
- create better citations and bibliographies
- organise all the books / articles you find during the research process

- use advanced features in Zotero

To register: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3690911

This workshop will introduce you to the OMNI search system, which enables you to find the books, articles, documentaries, and other resources which you need for your essays and assignments.

After attending this workshop, you will be able to use OMNI to:

- find books on your topic, and how to request books from other Ontario universities

- how to find peer reviewed scholarly articles

- how to follow "citation trails"

- how to request that a small section of a print item be scanned and emailed to you

- how to login to OMNI, and create lists of favourite items

To register: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3690352

This session will be an introduction to conducting research on Indigenous topics. We will look at research strategies that help identify useful books and journal articles, as well as a review of pertinent primary source material. This workshop can be beneficial to all Lakehead University students regardless of academic discipline, in recognition of the university’s Indigenous Content Requirement (ICR). It will also be of great benefit to those majoring in Indigenous curriculum.

All are welcome!

To register: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3683729

This introduction to the library is open to anyone who needs an introduction, or a reintroduction, to the resources and services available from the library. In this session we will:

• Learn how to find & navigate the Lakehead Library Website
• Learn how to use the OMNI search system
• Learn about Subject Specific Databases, how to find them and how to search them
• Know where to get help

To register: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3686013

For anyone interested in learning more about archival research. In this 2-hour workshop we will explore digital collections of original documents. We will discuss the creation, selection, and preservation of archival records, and how you can read, ask questions of, and understand them in context. (A larger screen, rather than a phone or tablet, is recommended if possible.)

To register: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3682326

How to find scholarly books and articles using OMNI: The Library's new discovery tool

This workshop will introduce you to the OMNI search system, which enables you to find the books, articles, documentaries, and other resources which you need for your essays and assignments.

After attending this workshop, you will be able to use OMNI to:

- find books on your topic, and how to request books from other Ontario universities

- how to find peer reviewed scholarly articles

- how to follow "citation trails"

- how to request that a small section of a print item be scanned and emailed to you

- how to login to OMNI, and create lists of favourite items

To register: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3690353