The Engineering & Computer Science Library is located in the Sandford Fleming building on U of T's beautiful St. George campus. This channel will provide helpful information on conducting research and accessing resources at the library and beyond!
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm Location: E.J. Pratt Library Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus
Primary sources are the raw materials that historians use to interpret the past, but history students often find it challenging to locate and incorporate primary documents into assignments. In this two-hour workshop we will clarify the meaning of primary sources and survey the variety of primary source types available in the University of Toronto Libraries. Emphasis is placed on practical strategies for finding primary sources, both in print and electronically.
Through short lectures, interactive class discussions and hands-on exercises, you will learn:
To define and identify primary sources and to distinguish them from secondary and tertiary sources
How primary sources are defined differently in different disciplines
About the variety of primary source types, both published and unpublished
The difference between libraries and archives as repositories of primary source materials
Techniques for searching the library catalogue to find primary sources
To identify and search digital collections of primary sources at the University of Toronto Libraries and beyond.
Location: E.J. Pratt Library, E-Classroom (room 306, third floor).
Instructors: Agatha Barc and Colin Deinhardt are Reader Services & Instruction Librarians at the E.J. Pratt Library.
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Presenter: Kelly Schultz Location: Map & Data Library Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus
In this workshop, attendees will learn the basics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Topics covered include loading, manipulating, and visualizing geospatial datasets using Esri's ArcGIS software package. Basic database and cartographic skills will also be introduced.
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Time: 4:10pm - 5:30pm Location: Robarts Library Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus
Essential Research Skills workshop series
Set yourself up for academic success by learning essential research skills that can help you save time, get better grades, deepen your engagement with your subject, and boost your confidence. Participants learn how to develop successful research questions; how to effectively search for quality resources; how to choose and critically evaluate the best sources; and how to use information responsibly. These are also skills that employers look for in potential employees
Take these workshops individually or take all four for credit in the Co-Curricular Record. Each workshop will be offered several times over the year - check back for more dates.
Essential Research Skills: Finding Scholarly Sources
Description: Engaging with the research literature on a topic is essential to your own research, whether you’re writing a paper for an undergraduate assignment or doing original research for your Ph.D. dissertation. Through lecture, discussion and hands-on exercises, this workshop will help you:
recognize the characteristics of a scholarly article
find scholarly sources more efficiently and effectively
select the best places to search for scholarly sources on your topic
design an effective search strategy for your topic
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017 Time: 4:10pm - 5:30pm Location: Robarts Library Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus
Essential Research Skills workshop series
Set yourself up for academic success by learning essential research skills that can help you save time, get better grades, deepen your engagement with your subject, and boost your confidence. Participants learn how to develop successful research questions; how to effectively search for quality resources; how to choose and critically evaluate the best sources; and how to use information responsibly. These are also skills that employers look for in potential employees
Take these workshops individually or take all four for credit in the Co-Curricular Record. Each workshop will be offered several times over the year - check back for more dates.
Description: Did you know that most cases of plagiarism at U of T are unintentional? You may want to use information responsibly, but be unsure how to go about it.Through lecture, discussion and hands-on exercises, this workshop will help you:
Articulate the importance of giving proper credit
Identify examples and causes of plagiarism
Recognize the common parts of a citation
Discover software and apps that can help you get your sources organized and create bibliographies
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017 Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus
Zotero is a free citation management tool that allows you to collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It's easy to use, and it lives in your web browser where you do your work.
By the end of the session, you will be able to:
Import references from the library catalogue, databases, websites, and Google Scholar
Organize and share references
Generate a bibliography in APA, MLA, Chicago, or other citation styles
Note: In advance of the workshop, please sign-up for a free Zotero account at www.zotero.org. Personal laptops are also encouraged so that you can download and interact with the software.
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