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Graduate Student Activities 2013
The GSAS Gerstenzang Series
February 4th at 5:00pm
ENDNOTE Beginner's Workshop
This workshop will teach beginners to create a citation library, to import citations from databases, to apply footnotes in a Word document, and to build a bibliography in correct citation formatting. It will also teach citation and research management using EndNote as a strategic tool.
Instructions:
Before coming, participants must follow the directions on http://brandeis.libguides.com/citations
and download EndNote 6X onto their laptop from: http://software.brandeis.edu
Sign up for this workshop online http://tinyurl.com/aft78dp
February 13th at 5:00pm
Research Strategies Workshop
Learn to develop planned strategies for graduate level research using the Brandeis Library resources. In this workshop you will turn your topics into effective search strategies and learn how to customize Brandeis Scholar. Learn best practices for using library resources efficiently: to use Brandeis research guides and databases for finding articles; to extract data; to use library book assets and e-book collections; and to follow citations in Web of Knowledge . . . and more.
Instructions: Bring your laptop.
Sign up for this workshop online http://tinyurl.com/aft78dp
February 14th at 5:00pm
Powerpoint & Presentation Skills
Learn the basics of Powerpoint in regard to live presentations and how to use Powerpoint judiciously. Learn what academic information will display well, how to choose images, how to judge for size of room and audience, how to match best colors, how to enliven your presentation, how to know how much to create for your given time frames. We will also look at creating effective posters for conferences and what to be sure to include.
Instructions: Make sure you bring a laptop with Powerpoint
Sign up for this workshop online http://tinyurl.com/aft78dp
February 25 at 5:00pm
Citing Gray Literature
This class will focus on Gray Literature, an important resource for many graduate students. It will explain what this is, how to identify the types of literature, and how to cite information from it, such as government documents, NGOs, the United Nations (and other quasi-governmental agencies), think tanks, and non-profit organizations. This workshop will use samples using APA style, but students will learn to apply their knowledge to other citation formats using EndNote.
Instructions: Bring your laptop.
Sign up for this workshop online http://tinyurl.com/aft78dp
Other Workshops
February 5, 6 and 11 (time to be determined)
Vershbow Training Room, Mezzanine Level, Goldfarb Library
Limited to 10.
Instructions:
Before coming, participants must follow the directions on http://brandeis.libguides.com/citations
and ddownload EndNote 6X onto their laptop from: http://software.brandeis.edu