Introduction to Zotero

Description: 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. In preparation for this session, please ensure that you have downloaded Zotero to your computer.

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Research data management : an introduction

This session will introduce participants to services offered by the Library to support researchers who need to manage datasets.  We will look at the components of a data management plan (DMP); online tools to create DMPs; considerations for sharing datasets such as metadata creation, privacy and intellectual property issues; and, preservation and storage options for datasets.

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Where to publish your Journal Article

Looking to publish your article? This session will help you find the best journal to submit your article.

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Advanced Search Strategies for Mastering the Literature Search

The foundation for your thesis or major paper is a good literature review, which includes finding the key literature for your topic. In this session, you will learn advanced search strategies to use with the library's databases and search tools. Be a Master Searcher!   

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Copyright

Copyright questions and Concerns? Please come and join us in our drop-in session with your questions about fair dealing, what you can copy and anything else!

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Advanced Search Strategies for Mastering the Literature Search

The foundation for your thesis or major paper is a good literature review, which includes finding the key literature for your topic. In this session, you will learn advanced search strategies to use with the library's databases and search tools. Be a Master Searcher!   

Register Here: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3582473

Finding Primary Sources for Research  -  Wednesday, October 21st at  10:00 am.

For graduate students and others who are new to primary source research. How do you locate, identify, and evaluate publications, archival records, photographs, and other primary sources which are held in libraries, archives, and museums around the world? What are some strategies to read, contextualize, and use documents produced in other eras? What's available digitally to you, and how has this type of research changed during the pandemic? 

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This session will provide an overview of the learning environment and how to use the various tools in mycourselink/D2L to effectively structure your online site to simplify class management and enrich course experiences for students.

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In this session, participants will be introduced to the Course Blueprint site. Based on best practices, the Blueprint template offers a modular structure to help you get started with the efficient and effective design of your course, whether it be fully online, blended, or face-to-face.

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Within the context of the Backward Design model, this session helps instructors re-think their courses for online delivery and introduces some best practices and easy-to-use tools to make these courses effective and engaging.

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