Researcher Workshop Series for winter 2018

UM Libraries offers a Researcher Workshop series each term at the Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses focusing on the bibliographic tools and resources needed by researchers, faculty members and graduate students.

The sessions cover topics such as using journal metrics, using citation managers for better organization of research, as well as in-depth Scopus training.

An Open Access (OA) Funder Requirements session highlights OA options to help you comply with the funder requirements

Attending one or even several of the sessions offered through this series can help you discover the best tools, techniques and strategies to benefit your work, and remain on track with current goals and projects.  

Sessions typically run for an hour at time over lunch, from 12 to 1pm. Researcher Workshops are held at both the Fort Garry and Bannatyne Campuses, as well as online via webinar.

A list of seminars can be found below. All run from 12 to 1pm unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, January 18 – Using Scopus for Research

Gold Lab, Elizabeth Dafoe Library (Fort Garry Campus)

Scopus is a multidisciplinary database that indexes journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities and has powerful citation analysis and visualization tool. In this session you will learn how to construct and refine keyword search strategies, save searches and set up alerts to keep up with literature or researchers in your field, find the highly cited work in a field, and use author tools to analyze research output.
Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/3434022

Tuesday, January 23 – Introduction to Scopus

Rm. 232 – Dr. R.T. Ross Computer Lab, NJMHS Library (Bannatyne Campus)

Explore the possibilities of the SCOPUS database. SCOPUS is the largest peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary database in the sciences and is a must when researching interdisciplinary topics. We’ll show you how to search SCOPUS and take advantage of all it has to offer including the ability to search citations.

Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/3440511

Thursday, January 25, 2018 – Advanced Mendeley

Online webinar

A workshop for those who already use Mendeley at a basic level. Learn more about what you can do with Mendeley form annotating and tagging your documents to collaboration and sharing.

Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/3440512

Tuesday, February 6 – Open Access: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Rm. 232 – Dr. R.T. Ross Computer Lab, NJMHS Library (Bannatyne Campus)

A workshop that looks at the ins and outs of Open Access journals: how to find OA journals for publishing your articles, what does it cost, where can I get help with costs, and avoiding predatory publishers.
Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/3440513

Wednesday, February 15 – Introduction to Data Management Planning

Archives Classroom, Elizabeth Dafoe Library (Fort Garry Campus)

Canada’s funding agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) are proposing to require that researchers submit data management plans and share their data in a publicly accessible repository. This session will review the key components of a data management plan, existing data policies, and possible solutions for sharing data. Categories: Researcher Workshop Series, Data Management

Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/3434038

Tuesday, February 20 – EndNote Advanced

Rm. 232 – Dr. R.T. Ross Computer Lab, NJMHS Library (Bannatyne Campus)

Learn more about Endnote from working with PDFs, using smart groups, global editing, journal term lists, syncing with your online account, and more. This class assumes that you already have the basics for using Endnote, first time Endnote users should take the Basics course prior to this session.

Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/3440514

Tuesday, March 6 – Searching with Ovid

Rm. 232 – Dr. R.T. Ross Computer Lab, NJMHS Library (Bannatyne Campus)

Learn how to use the Ovid search features to search numerous databases. You will be able to create sophisticated searches, how to save searches, and edit saved searches upon the completion of this session.

Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/3440514

Thursday, March 8 –  Metrics: What Researchers Need to Know

Rm. 229 – Computer Lab, Sciences and Technology Library (Fort Garry Campus)

Journal metrics are more important than ever for research, grant application, and promotion. This presentation will familiarize researchers with the basics of journal metrics and demonstrate how to maximize your research exposure and engagement.
Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/3434063

Tuesday, March 6 – Medline: Ovid vs. PubMed

Rm. 232 – Dr. R.T. Ross Computer Lab, NJMHS Library (Bannatyne Campus)

MEDLINE is a database that can be searched with both OVID and PubMed. In this session we’ll look at the difference of these two databases and examine the strengths that both interfaces have when searching MEDLINE.

Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/34405146 

Thursday, April 5 – EndNote Advanced

Online (Webinar)

Learn more about Endnote from working with PDFs, using smart groups, global editing, journal term lists, syncing with your online account, and more. This class assumes that you already have the basics for using Endnote, first time Endnote users should take the Basics course prior to this session.

Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/3441536
 

Thursday, April 26 – Open Access and Funder Requirements

Archives Classroom; Elizabeth Dafoe Library (Fort Garry Campus)

Canada’s funding agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) require that peer-reviewed articles resulting from funded research must be made Open Access (accessible freely to the general public) within 12 months after the original publication date. This workshop will review Open Access options to help you comply with the funder requirements.

Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/3434065

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