Wednesday Brown Bag Sessions for Spring 2015

There will be many Wednesday Brown Bag sessions this spring semester. The following is a list of the workshops that will take place over the next three months:

Academic Search Complete – February 4, 2015 – 12:30-1:00 p.m.

Summary: Discuss search strategies for locating articles in this database.

 

JSTOR – February 11, 2015 – 12:30-1:00 p.m.

Summary: Explains the basics of using this database which focuses on the humanities and social sciences.

 

Ebrary – February 18, 2015 – 12:30-1:00 p.m.

Summary: Demonstrates how to use this online collection of full-text ebooks.

 

Beyond the Library – February 25, 2015 – 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Summary: Discusses recognizing Open Access and Public Domain content and Creative Commons when searching for content on the web.

 

Education – March 18, 2015 – 5:00-5:30 p.m.

Summary: Demonstrates how to use ERIC Thesaurus and Education databases as well as search strategies.

 

Business – March 18, 2015 – 5:30-6:00 p.m.

Summary: Discusses using the EBSCO <em>Business Search Premier</em> and <em>Regional Business News</em>.

 

Psychology – March 25, 2015 – 12:30-1:00 p.m.

Summary: Explains the basics of using PsycInfo, PsycArticles, and PsycInfo Thesaurus.

 

Humanities – April 1, 2015 – 12:30-1:00 p.m.

Summary: Demonstrate use of the EBSCOhost interface and discusses using databases like Humanities Full Text and JSTOR.

 

Formatting a Research Paper – April 8, 2015 – 12:30-1:00 p.m.

Summary: Goes over using the features of Microsoft Word like citation management as well as formatting document to create a Table of Contents, Bibliography, and Footnotes.

 

Designing Effective Presentations – April 15, 2015 – 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Summary: Demonstrates using Microsoft PowerPoint, and Google Slide to create and share presentations.

 

Excel Introduction and Basic Commands – April 22, 2015 – 12:30-1:00 p.m.

Summary: Discuss the basics of Microsoft Excel to make charts and graphs on a spreadsheet.

 

As always, the librarians and librarian assistants are here and glad to assist you with your hunt for the right item.  Happy Hunting!