September 2011 Archives

Wed, 10/05/2011 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
310 Walter Library

In this workshop you will learn how to compute an individual's h-index using Web of Science and Google Scholar and how to find a journal's impact factor. We will discuss how these numbers are tabulated to better understand what they really tell you about impact.

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Wed, 10/05/2011 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Location: 310 Walter Library

Learn how these two databases offer unique ways to retrieve and analyze academic research. Explore their broad subject coverage to do effective interdisciplinary research.

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Take advantage of Walter Library's free workshop offerings for graduate students:

• Grant Funding for Graduate Students Wed, 09/21/2011 - 3:15pm - 4:30pm
• Formatting Your Dissertation or Thesis in *Word 2007* Mon, 09/26/2011 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
• Google: Advanced Searching for Researchers Wed, 09/28/2011 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm (all college audiences)
• Grant Funding for Graduate Students Tue, 10/04/2011 - 3:00pm - 4:15pm
• Google Scholar and Web of Science: Complementary Tools for Finding Academic Content Wed, 10/05/2011 - 10:30am - 11:30am
• Gauging Impact: How to Determine Impact Factors And What They Really Tell You Wed, 10/05/2011 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
• Creating Posters Using PowerPoint Wed, 10/05/2011 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm (all college audiences)
• Engineering: Find Better Information Faster Wed, 10/12/2011 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
• Engineering: Find Better Information Faster Wed, 11/09/2011 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

New to the library? Take our free workshop which will introduce you to using catalogs, databases, and search strategies to find the most relevant research for your topics. Offered in two parts.

• Intro to Library Research Part 1 Fri, 09/09/2011 - 1:00pm - 2:15pm
• Intro to Library Research Part 1 Tue, 09/13/2011 - 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Find more Intro to Library Research offerings

Before you dive into your first research project of the semester, take a free workshop on citation management. Our librarians will show you how to keep your paper citations organized with tools like Zotero, EndNote and RefWorks.

• Introduction to Citation Managers Fri, 09/09/2011 - 10:30am - 11:30am


• RefWorks: Basics Mon, 09/12/2011 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm


• Zotero: Basics Wed, 09/14/2011 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm


• EndNote: Basics Thu, 09/22/2011 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm