From: Royce Gildersleeve
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2018 4:22 PM
To: Royce Gildersleeve <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Gateway Library Spring Workshops
Hello,
The Gateway Library offers a variety of workshops every semester that may be of interest to students in your program. This semester our workshops include sessions on Zotero, Fake News, Research and Writing
Apps, finding statistics and many other informative topics. As a valued library partner, any help you can offer in alerting students to these offerings is greatly appreciated. I’ve attached our spring workshop flier and a list of dates and descriptions below.
Please distribute to any student list serve or class as you feel appropriate.
Thank you for your continued support of the library,
Royce Gildersleeve
Gateway Library
SPRING 2018 GATEWAY LIBRARY WORKSHOPS
https://library.gmu.edu/workshops
Zotero
Every Wednesday & Thursday
3-4pm
Gateway Library, Room 134G
Zotero is a free, easy to use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. Come and learn how to make organizing your research and writing your papers much, much easier.
Writing about Numbers
1-2pm, Thursday, February 8th
Gateway Library, Room 134G
Learn the basics of reading statistical tables, citing statically information, and best places to start looking for statistics.
Apps and Software for Studying and Research
3-4pm, Tuesday, February 13th
Gateway Library, Room 134G
Explore software and apps for research, reading, writing, note-taking, and other essential tools for studying.
Using Google Scholar: Tips and Tricks
2-3pm, Thursday, February 15th
Gateway Library, Room 134G
Google Scholar offers many tools that can help you advance your research. Learn how to leverage the power of Google in combination with Mason Libraries’ databases to find the materials you need.
Fake News Workshop
4-5pm, Wednesday, February 21st
Gateway Library, Room 134G
Beware Fake News!!! Check out this workshop to learn: Strategies for analyzing news sources, tips and tricks for finding credible news sources.
Research Made Easy
3-4pm, Tuesday, February 27th
Gateway Library, Room 134G
Not sure where to start with your research assignment? Want to make researching more efficient? In this workshop, you will explore: Strategies and tricks for databases and open web searching, as well as library
resources that help you quickly meet your research goals.
Writing about Numbers
1-2pm, Thursday, March 8th
Gateway Library, Room 134G
Learn the basics of reading statistical tables, citing statically information, and best places to start looking for statistics.
How to Do a Lit Review
4-5pm, Tuesday, March 20th
Gateway Library, Room 134G
Have to tackle a lit review assignment this semester? Come learn about literature reviews, how to start the process, how to find good sources and more.
Wikipedia Editing
3-4pm, Tuesday, March 27th
Gateway Library, Room 134G
Want to learn how to get started editing Wikipedia? In this hands-on workshop, you will learn: How Wikipedia works and why it matters. How to edit and/or contribute as users and scholars.
DIY Zines Workshop
3-4pm, Tuesday, April 3rd
Gateway Library, Room 134G
What’s a zine? Well it’s whatever you want it to be! In this hands-on workshop, you will learn about: zines and self-publishing and how to use and find copyright free art for you own designs.
Writing about Numbers
1-2pm, Thursday, April 5th
Gateway Library, Room 134G
This workshop will cover the basics of reading statistical tables, citing statistical information, and best places to start looking for statistics.
Fake News Workshop
4-5pm, Wednesday, April 18th
Gateway Library, Room 134G
Beware Fake News!!! Check out this workshop to learn strategies for analyzing news sources, tips, and tricks for finding credible news sources.
Library Resources for Career Research and Job Hunting
3-4pm, Monday, April 23rd
Gateway Library, 134G
Prepping for a big interview or just want to know where to start your career? In this workshop, you will explore accessing key information about companies, fields, and industries of interest.