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FEB 6 Grad Workshop: Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis

By epederso on February 4, 2013

Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean a Lot!

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 at 4:30PM – 6:30PM
Type: Workshop
Series: Koerner Library Research Commons Series
Thesis Formatting Workshop
Graduate Student Workshop Series
Location: RM217
Koerner Building-Event Facilities & Labs
Point Grey Campus
Description: Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about the nuts and bolts of formatting: page layout, numbering, headings, front matter, and more! As well, find out more about the resources that are available to help you in writing your thesis/dissertation. Graduate students at any stage of the writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.

By epederso on February 1, 2013

By epederso on February 1, 2013

Citation Management Using RefWorks

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 at 10:00AM – 12:00PM
Type: Workshop
Series: Koerner Library Research Commons Series
Thesis Formatting Workshop
Graduate Student Workshop Series
Location: RM217
Koerner Building-Event Facilities & Labs
Point Grey Campus
Description: If you need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work, citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.
This hands-on workshop introduces briefly the main concepts of citation management and gives detailed instruction for using RefWorks, a popular citation management tool licensed by UBC Library.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3863

By epederso on February 1, 2013

Citation Management Using Zotero

Monday, February 4th, 2013 at 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Type: Workshop
Series: Koerner Library Research Commons Series
Graduate Student Workshop Series
Citation Management
Location: RM217
Koerner Building-Event Facilities & Labs
Point Grey Campus
Description: If you need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work, citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.
This hands-on workshop introduces briefly the main concepts of citation management and gives detailed instruction for installing and using Zotero, one of the most popular citation management tools.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3866

By epederso on February 1, 2013

Stay Alert! Keeping Current with Research
Friday, February 1st, 2013 at 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Type: Workshop
Series: Humanities and Social Sciences Workshops
Graduate Student Workshop Series
Koerner Library Research Commons Series
Sciences Workshop Series
Location: RM216
Koerner Building-Event Facilities & Labs
Point Grey Campus
Description: Keeping current with new research in your field can be a challenge. In this workshop, you’ll learn strategies and tools to help you stay up-to-date with the published literature. We’ll cover:
– How to create saved search alerts for new articles and dissertations on your topic
– How to set up Table of Contents alerts for your favourite journals
– How to find out when a key article has been cited by someone else
– How to use social media tools such as blogs and Twitter to hear the buzz around new research

Note: This session is not held in a computer lab – please bring your own laptop to participate in this hands-on session. Laptops are also available for borrowing at Koerner Library circulation desk (subject to availability).
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/13c88f81942105a7