Events

Want to know how Wikipedia holds up in the academic world?

Sign up for Wikipedia Showdown on February 19 and find out who’s left standing as our librarians pit Wikipedia against the online reference resources available from UNB Libraries.

You’re invited to a session that will give you insights about how Google thinks, uses fuzzy logic and its various tools and shortcuts.  You’ll also discover how to eliminate useless hits from your Google searches plus ways of keeping track of what you find.

Ever wonder what law-related resources are available for UNB and STU students?  Sign up now for an introductory session on February 12 at 2:30pm.

For details and to register, go to the Cool Tools website at:
//www.lib.unb.ca/instruction/CoolTools.html

Sign up now for a “Finding Journal Articles” session and get hands-on assistance to help you find your way through the maze of research databases and journals available at UNB Libraries.

Register for sessions on either Feb. 9 or Feb. 10 at: //www.lib.unb.ca/instruction/CoolTools.html

You’re invited to a hands-on session that covers all the basics for searching the new web interface to SciFinder.

SciFinder’s cool new interface searches Chemical Abstracts plus other key chemistry databases. Faculty and students can also create personal accounts that will enable searching from any web-connected PC on or off-campus.

When should you cite something? Is paraphrasing OK? How about copy & paste? Just what are citation styles and when should you use them?

Students are invited to attend a free “Avoiding Plagiarism” workshop which includes general academic writing and citation tips, with a focus on how the APA citation style – the standard most often used in the social sciences.

UNB Libraries and the Department of English invite students, staff and faculty to their International Film History Series to be held on Thursday evenings during the Winter term.

Wish you had paid more attention BEFORE the end of term to plagiarism avoidance and proper citation methods?

Start next term right. Pre-register now for a PIZZA & PLAGIARISM session at:
//www.lib.unb.ca/instruction/PizzaPlagiarism.html

The pizza is free, and the workshop just might prove invaluable.

Did you know that many library databases will let you save a search so that you don’t have to reconstruct it later on?

To find out more, sign up for a MyDatabases workshop at the Harriet Irving Library on either Nov. 4 or 5.

The pizza is free and the workshop just might prove to be invaluable!

When: Either Oct. 29 or Oct. 30
Where: Harriet Irving Library – Seminar Room (Room 109)
Time: 7-9pm