Magrath Library Workshops
Library Liaison with FSoS
Scott Marsalis is available in the Student
Computing Center (376 McNeal) on Wednesdays from 1:00-2:00 p.m. You can also set up
an individual appointment with him by contacting him at 612-624-2219 or by
e-mail.
Here's a list of upcoming classes you might find of interest. If you see a class that's intriguing, but the time doesn't work, please let Scott Marsalis know.
Advanced
RefWorks
For RefWorks users who would like to learn more about linking to full text
documents, editing styles, and other specialized tasks. Attendees are encouraged
to bring their RefWorks questions to the session. A list of advanced features
may be found at the
workshop's homepage.
Citation
Research (Advanced)
Whether you are preparing your dossier, a grant proposal or just wanting to see
how some of your own works have been considered by your peers, this workshop is
intended to help you better understand the core databases, web sites and tools
available to you for advanced citation research. The first part of the session
is presentation style and the last part will allow you time for hands-on work in
the databases or using some of the tools develop to help you manipulate citation
data from different sources.
Create your
Poster in PowerPoint
Getting ready to do a poster at an upcoming conference? Learn pointers about
using PowerPoint to create the poster as one giant slide, and send it to a
large-scale printer.
Designing
Effective Library Research Assignments
Do your students have trouble selecting appropriate sources? Do they too often
rely on Google and Wikipedia? Learn strategies to design engaging library
research assignments. Discuss assumptions faculty make about students skills and
challenges students face when using the library.