Join us for a virtual lunch and learn hosted by Dr. Davut Akca, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies. This event is part of Lakehead University's ITSTARTS Community Champion Week. All campus and community members are welcome to join. Please register to receive Zoom login details.
This workshop will cover the importance of literature reviews in the research cycle. Learn more about:
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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. We will be exploring 19th and 20th Canadian and American history sources, though with advance notice the workshop can be modified to meet other particular interests. This workshop is for anyone interested in learning more about conducting archival research.
By attending this workshop you will:
A larger screen, rather than a phone or tablet, is recommended if possible.
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Bring your questions, frustrations, examples to this session on advanced search skills. We will share our tips for effective database searching. Whether you are wondering how you could have done it better, you are in the middle of an extensive literature search or you are planning to research an in-depth topic, this session can help. The focus will be on searching health sciences databases including CINAHL, PsycInfo, PubMed/Medline and Embase.
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Develop practical knowledge and search skills for library research in Education at the graduate level. This session is offered online via Zoom. During this session you will learn about the different types of information resources specific to Education, how they can be located, and how to develop search strategies to use with these search tools. You will also learn about resources available to assist you with APA 7 citation and you will be introduced to Zotero, a citation management tool.
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
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Develop practical knowledge and search skills for library research in Education at the graduate level. This session is offered online via Zoom. During this session you will learn about the different types of information resources specific to Education, how they can be located, and how to develop search strategies to use with these search tools. You will also learn about resources available to assist you with APA 7 citation and you will be introduced to Zotero, a citation management tool.
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
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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:
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Develop practical knowledge and search skills for library research in Education at the graduate level. This session is offered online via Zoom. During this session you will learn about the different types of information resources specific to Education, how they can be located, and how to develop search strategies to use with these search tools. You will also learn about resources available to assist you with APA 7 citation and you will be introduced to Zotero, a citation management tool.
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
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Developing a skill for analyzing qualitative data (e.g., interviews, texts, scraped web contents) is essential for researchers in social sciences and humanities who focus on data other than quantitative data. This workshop is for beginners as it will introduce the participants to the importance of qualitative data analysis, and how to get started with using NVivo software.
By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
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In this 2-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. We will be exploring early 20th century business documents at the Lakehead University Archives, though with advance notice the workshop can be modified to meet other particular interests. This workshop is for anyone interested in learning more about archival research.
By attending this workshop you will:
This workshop takes place in person on the 5th floor of the Chancellor Paterson Library.
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