Graduate-level research requires more than basic searching. At this workshop you will how to use GRACE, the GTU library's online catalog, to find books and other resources. You will learn:
This workshop will teach you how to use some of the most important
tools for finding journal articles, the ATLA Religion Database, Religious and Theological Abstracts, and Infotrac Religion and Philosophy. We will
also discuss concepts that distinguish searching for journal articles
from searching for books, and walk you through the entire process from
idea to having the article in hand. You will learn:
The UC Berkeley Library is one of the largest libraries in the country and it's just the beginning of resources available to you. Plus it is free for GTU students! Find out:
Choosing and Focusing Your Topic
This is a workshop for people who have to write a term paper and don't know to get started. We will use different techniques to brainstorm for topic ideas and how to get your topics to a more manageable size. We will cover:
- Four brainstorming techniques to find a paper topic
- How to develop a framework to evaluate your topic
- Tips for getting your topic to a manageable size
Wednesday, February 13 @ 1:30 to 3:00 pm
Turabian 101: Creating a Bibliography
Ever wondered how to put a bibliography together? Just what is a
style manual and how does it work? Puzzled by who or what is Turabian?
What is the GTU's way of doing a bibliography? This workshop will
decode the mysteries of creating a bibliography using the Turabian
style, the GTU's accepted bibliographic method.
You will learn:
- The difference between footnotes, endnotes and bibliographies
- How to write a bibliographic entry for a journal article and for a book
- How to use the various citation forms of the Turabian style manual to write a bibliography
- When to use what format in preparing a bibliography
- How to cite Electronic Resources
Choose from:
Friday, February 22 @ 1:30 to 3:00 pm
Monday, March 10 @ 12:40 to 2:00 pm
EndNote, The Software for Bibliographies
EndNote is a software program you can buy which is designed to help you manage and format bibliographies and search databases on the Internet. EndNote is also a valuable software tool you can use instead of spending hours typing bibliographies, or using index cards to organize the references for your papers. Because EndNote is a valuable all-inone tool, it integrates the following tasks into one program:
- Searching bibliographic databases on the Internet
- Organizing references, images and PDFs
- Constructing your paper with built-in manuscript templates
- Watching the bibliography and figure list appear as you write
To take these classes, you do not need to buy or own the EndNote software before you come to class. The Library's Teaching Lab is equipped with the latest edition of the software for you to work with. However it is very helpful if you are comfortable experimenting with new computer software and can follow directions.
These classes are taught by Donna Kirking from Thomson ResearchSoft, the makers of EndNote.
Choose from either of these classes:
Setting Preferences and Entering Data in EndNote
Monday, February 25 @ 9:00 to 10:30 pm
EndNote and Microsoft Word
Monday, February 25 @ 11:00 to 12:30 pm
Make it Snappy
Give Us Thirty Minutes and Walk out with a New Skill!
Searching Dissertation Abstracts
Learn how to search Dissertation Abstracts for a specific dissertation or topic and find out who else is writing on the topic you might be interested in.
Monday, February 11 @ 1:00-1:30 pm
Searching WorldCat and Beyond
WorldCat is a database with the combined holdings of thousands of libraries around the world. Because it has more than just books, it can be very useful to locate hard to find items or something from an obscure footnote. Also there are other databases that can be searched using the same search engine. Learn to search WorldCat and databases like it to help you find what else an author may have written or who holds that book you need on Inter Library Loan.
Tuesday, March 4 @ 1:00-1:30 pm
How to Find Book Reviews
Book reviews can be tricky to find. You will learn new searching techniques and expand your range of resources for finding ways to locate book reviews.
Thursday, February 21 @ 1:00 to 1:30 pm
Spaces limited at some workshops. Sign up for workshops today!
call 510-649-2501
or email us at library@gtu.edu
Last updated January 18, 2008
