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

Note: This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Please join us for Dr. Patrick Lenz's talk "Combining wood anatomy, dendroecology and genomics to improve the adaptive potential of reforestation seedlings".

Patrick Lenz is a research scientist in forest genetics at the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre of Natural Resources Canada. His current research focuses on the development of genomic tree breeding tools to speed up the selection of planting stock with improved growth, wood quality, and resilience in the context of climate change. Some of his top priorities include the research on resistance traits to climate anomalies to better understand their role in adaptation and breeding opportunities. 

Presentation will be by Zoom at https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/97532903824. The session will also be streamed in Braun Building room BB1054. 

Please join us for Dr. Doug Reid's presentation "Boreal silviculture research at the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research" in Braun Building room 1054.

Dr. Reid (BSc and PhD, University of Alberta) is the Science Coordinator and Boreal Silviculture Research Scientist at the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research in Thunder Bay. His research work has covered a broad range of topics from tree physiology to caribou habitat interactions, and currently focuses on remote sensing approaches to monitoring regeneration and silviculture. 

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

Note: This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

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:

• understand information resources that are available for researchers in Education.
• identify peer-reviewed and scholarly sources.
• learn to find Education search tools and develop search strategies using these search tools.
• locate APA 7 Citation resources to help you to cite.

Note: this session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

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:

• understand information resources that are available for researchers in Education.
• identify peer-reviewed and scholarly sources.
• learn to find Education search tools and develop search strategies using these search tools.
• locate APA 7 Citation resources to help you to cite.

Note: this session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

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:

• understand the importance of qualitative data
• get familiarized with NVivo interface and functionality
• upload recorded interviews, audio files, pdf, word documents and other file formats into NVivo
• get started with developing codes
• identify alternative (free) qualitative data analysis software.

Note: This workshop will be held in person at the Chancellor Paterson Library computer lab, and registration is required.

If you are already familiar with NVivo and its functionalities, but want to get more nuanced understanding of coding qualitative data and developing codes into themes, this two-hour in person workshop is for you. You will be introduced to a step-by-step practical hands-on approach on how to use NVivo software for qualitative data analysis, and how you can prepare and report/discuss your themes in qualitative research.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• develop qualitative data codes
• categorize codes into themes
• refine, group, and name themes
• develop analytical themes
• visualize qualitative data in NVivo (e.g., word tree, word cloud, thematic tables)
• export your codebook and visualized figures into MS Word

Note: This workshop will be held in person at the Chancellor Paterson Library computer lab, and registration is required. Participants will have opportunities for follow-up in person appointments with the facilitator to imrprove areas of weaknesses.

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

Note: This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Let’s explore connectedness and belonging through music! Join us for a song circle where we’ll share and explore songs that take us home. Attendees are welcome to bring or borrow an instrument, or share your song on your device. No registration required - drop-ins are encouraged!