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Wed - May 23
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  Writing a Literature Review: Where Research Starts
Location: Homer Rice Center

Whether writing a research paper for a class, preparing a conference presentation, or beginning a thesis or dissertation, a literature review plays a crucial part in the end product. So what is a literature review? This class answers that question and then demystifies the literature review process by carefully outlining it step-by-step. Tips will be included on identifying, evaluating, and organizing information.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
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Please contact William Baer (Phone: 404-385-2211) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Wed - May 30
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  EndNote X5 Training Session: Citation Management
Location: Homer Rice Center

Are you frustrated with the time & effort required to prepare bibliographies and manage reference lists?

Instead of spending hours typing bibliographies, or using index cards to organize your references, do it the easy way—by using EndNote!

EndNote is a POWERFUL bibliographic management tool that will help with your research process.

Graduate students often say that they wish they had used a citation management strategy at the beginning of their research & studies - EndNote may be your winning strategy!

Attend a hands-on training session on using EndNote - the bibliographic management software available to the Georgia Tech community, as part of your Technology Fee!

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered

Please contact Lori Critz (Phone: 404-385-4392, Email: lori.critz@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. (‘Graduate Library User Education’) Workshop Series
Tue - Jun 05
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Essential Databases and Research Resources
Location: Homer Rice Center

This workshop is intended as the first of a series to introduce resources for doing research at the graduate level. Learn about essential databases for research in all disciplines, such as citation searching in Web of Science and finding dissertations in the Dissertations and Theses database. Discover the best databases, journals, blogs, and more for your academic field, and also how to obtain the articles, books, etc. that you need! Research guide for the class: http://libguides.gatech.edu/onmark.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
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Please contact Crystal Renfro (Phone: 404-894-1393) or Mary Axford (Phone: 404-894-1392) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Wed - Jun 06
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Using Poster Creation Software (InDesign)
Location: Homer Rice Center

This class covers the basics of preparing to visually represent your research at a conference. The class will cover layout, headings, working with text and graphics, preparing for large format printing, and getting familiar with software packages that could aid you in creating your poster, such as Adobe InDesign CS5. Guide for the class: http://libguides.gatech.edu/posterpresentation

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered. Register Now
Please contact Heidi Lowe if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series
Wed - Jun 06
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  Citation Searching: Using Articles You Know to Find Ones You Don't
Location: Homer Rice Center

Have you ever found a great article and wondered if someone else has used it in their research?  Citation searching is the tool you need.  It allows you to find articles that reference (or cite) a specific article.  This can be a very useful tool, especially if regular searching isn’t finding all you need.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact William Baer (Phone: 404-385-2211, Email: william.baer@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series