Next week (9/26 – 9/30), join us for the following workshops. Plan ahead for future weeks by exploring the Library Class Calendar(for online workshops) or the Engage (for in-person workshops).
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Keeping up with the News: Finding Newspapers in our collection
Do you want to keep up with the news? Read magazines from around the world? Find insightful essays and works of short fiction in magazines like The New Yorker? In this workshop, you’ll learn about resources in the library where you can read current issues of major US & international newspapers, and discover some of our most interesting magazines. After this workshop, you’ll be able to keep up with the news on your morning commute to campus every day!
This workshop will be held in person, please register in advance on Engage:
- Monday session | 1 – 2 PM | Shinmay 33A
- Systematic Reviews
How can a librarian support systematic reviews? Great for social sciences, especially health or psychology
This workshop will be held in person, please register in advance on Engage:
- Monday session | 3 – 4 PM | 400A
- Find it Fast: Research Tips for Students in a Hurry
Questions about when the library is open? How to find and download an ebook? How to contact the library for help? Come to this workshop, where you get to pick what you want to learn!
(You get dot stickers just for coming to this workshop! Stick them on the topics you’d like us to cover.)
This workshop will be held in person, please register in advance on Engage:
- Tuesday session | 3 – 4 PM | Shinmay 33A
- Industry Reports and Where to Find Them
What are the common elements of an industry report? What are the methods of conducting an industry analysis? What are Industry Classification Codes, and why are they important? Where can you find industry reports? How to compare companies to each other to evaluate the relative attractiveness in the same industry? How can you use those reports for your course assignment, research project, or career development? You will find answers to the questions after the workshop.
This workshop will be held in person, please register in advance on Engage:
- Tuesday session | 3:15 – 4:15 PM | 400A
- Company Profiles and Where to Find Them
This is the first workshop of the Business Information Series. No experience is required.
As an essential component of the economy, companies play a crucial role in attracting talent, offering jobs, and boosting economic development. What types of information do you need to know more about a company? What are the differences between public companies and private companies? Where can you find company profiles? How can you use company information for your course assignment, research project, or career development? You will find answers to the questions after the workshop.
This workshop will be held in person, please register in advance on Engage:
- Wednesday session | 3:15 – 4:15 PM | 400A
- Finding music: scores, streaming audio, and other recordings
This workshop is for our creative types!
Perhaps you are musician, looking for a new piece of music for an upcoming recital; or you are developing a video project, and you need some music for your soundtrack; or perhaps you’re just looking for some new tunes to listen to and enjoy while you study. In this workshop, we’ll explore library resources to meet all of your musical needs.
This workshop will be held in person, please register in advance on Engage:
- Thursday session | 3:15 – 4:15 PM | 400A