MSL's Fall Workshop Series
By Marketing and Communications | 09-05-2019
Join us for our Fall 2019 Workshop Series!
Select a link from the list below to register.
Research Process Workshops
These workshops focus on various aspects of the research process.
Check http://tamu.libcal.com for even more offerings!
Creating a Data Management Plan
Data management plans (DMP) are now required by many funders. In this workshop, we will examine the why and how of DMPs by reverse engineering published data sets and DMPs.
- October 22, Tuesday (4:00pm – 5:00pm) MSL Education Center
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5727585 - October 25, Friday (12:00pm – 1:00pm) Online
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5727586
Getting the Most Out of Google Scholar
Discover the strengths and limitations of Google Scholar, and learn how to use it most effectively. Learn about search conventions, features, and settings to improve your research experience.
- September 24, Tuesday (11:00am – 11:45am) MSL Education Center
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5619033 - October 4, Friday (11:00am – 11:45am) Online
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5724168 - October 16, Wednesday (1:00pm – 1:45pm) MSL Education Center
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5724138 - October 30, Wednesday, (1:00pm – 1:45pm) Online
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5724181
Which Review is Right for You?
This 50-minute workshop will define different types of reviews (literature, systematic, scoping, and more) and demonstrate how to select the best review method for your topic.
- September 13, Friday, (10:00am – 11:00am) Annex 405B
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5719071 - September 20, Friday, (11:00am – Noon) Online
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5826108
Grants 101
In this workshop we will explore databases that allow faculty, students, and staff to easily search for available global funding opportunities, create notifications to keep up-to-date on available grants, and profile foundations’ funding priorities and interests to write targeted proposals.
- October 1, Tuesday (4:00pm – 5:00pm) MSL Education Center
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5727574 - October 4, Friday (12:00pm – 1:00pm) Online
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5727582
Staying out of Data Danger Zones
Highlights research data management practices to help avoid such data danger zones as article retractions, non-reproducibility, security losses and violation of funder mandates.
- October 30, Wednesday, (3:00pm – 4:00pm) MSL Education Center
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5696500
Database & Citation Management Workshops
These workshops focus on search tools and library databases.
Check http://tamu.libcal.com for even more offerings!
PubMed for Research
PubMed provides free access to MEDLINE, a premier life sciences/biomedical database. This workshop will help you learn how to use PubMed to find scientific literature and will cover features that allow you to search efficiently, such as filters, Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), and automating and saving searches.
- October 3, Thursday (2:00pm – 2:45pm) MSL Education Center
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5628481 - October 10, Thursday (11:00am – 11:45am) Online
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5724219
Searching the Agricultural Literature with CAB Abstracts
CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International) is the foremost resource for agriculture, veterinary medicine, and forestry in the world. This workshop will give you hands-on experience searching with this powerful database, saving your searches, and creating alerts and RSS feeds.
- September 17, Tuesday (4:00pm – 5:00pm) MSL Education Center
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5727571 - September 20, Friday (12:00pm – 1:00pm) Online
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5727572
Introduction to EndNote
EndNote is a reference management software that helps streamline the research process of searching, collecting, organizing, citing, and sharing your references. The software is freely available for Texas A&M University students, staff, & faculty.
- September 16, Monday, (2:00pm – 3:00pm) Online
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5723945 - October 14, Monday, (11:00am – Noon) MSL Education Center
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5723692 - October 24, Thursday, (12:00pm – 1:00pm) Online
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5723977
RefWorks 101
This 50-minute class will introduce the basics of this online tool for collecting, citing, and sharing sources, and managing pdfs (journals, books, and more).
- September 13, Friday, (11:00am – Noon) Annex 405B
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5719058 - September 20, Friday, (Noon – 1:00pm) Online
https://tamu.libcal.com/event/5826140