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Posted on Monday, May 13th, 2019 at 16:16 PM by Monica Fitzpatrick in e-Resources, Featured, Greetings, Instruction, Physical Spaces.
This audio tour introduces you to the services, spaces, and collections at the Harriet Irving Library. The audio tour includes floor plans and a transcript.
We encourage you to explore the HIL while listening to the tour on your mobile device with headphones.
Posted on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 at 8:00 AM by Monica Fitzpatrick in Events, Graduate Students, Instruction.
Graduate students & Faculty you’re invited to this free 8-session workshop series. It will teach you everything you need to know to write a high-quality, publishable systematic review by the end of the summer.
Sessions will be from 9:00 AM – Noon (1/2 instruction, and 1/2 hands-on application).
May 15: Getting started with your systematic review
May 22: Developing a search strategy (Part 1)
May 29: Developing a search strategy (Part 2)
June 5: Unstructured*
June 12: Article screening and grey literature
June 26: Unstructured*
July 17: Critical appraisals and their tools
July 31: Data extraction and synthesis
*Unstructured sessions will allow for additional in-person guidance and/or time to expand on any topics of interest.
If there is a session that you are unable to attend, we will record our lectures and make them available on D2L. Classes will not be live-streamed.
Please Register: Eventbrite √
(Course offer is based on a minimum number of registrants.)
Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2019 at 14:46 PM by Monica Fitzpatrick in Announcement, Events, Featured, General, Graduate Students, Instruction.
All graduate students are welcome to attend GEAR [Graduate Essentials for Academic Research] a series of free workshops hosted by UNB Libraries. Sessions will take place in the Learning Lab (Room #112), in the Harriet Irving Library.
| Date | Time | Session |
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| January 28 | 10:00am – 11:30am | Zotero |
| February 7 | 10:00am – 11:30am | Mendeley |
| February 28 | 10:00am – 11:30am | Image Use and Copyright |
| March 14 | 10:00am – 11:30am | Theses and Dissertation |
| March 21 | 10:00am – 11:30am | Market Research |
Zotero: An intro to Zotero, which is a free, easy-to-use citation management tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
Instructor: Richelle Witherspoon
Mendeley: Learn how to optimize Mendeley for your research projects. By the end of this session, you will be able to create your first bibliography, network with colleagues and peers, and discover new research in your field! You’re encouraged to bring your own laptop.
Please RSVP
Instructor: Tatiana Zaraiskaya
Image Use and Copyright: Images are playing an increasingly prevalent role in every facet of our digital expression. This session will explore the effectiveness, sourcing and evaluation of images for personal and professional use. In celebration of Fair Dealing Week in Canada, we will practice the skills presented in the session for a few rousing rounds of the Canadian Copyright Card Game!
Please RSVP
Instructors: Josh Dickison, Marc Bragdon, and Kim Vose Jones
Theses and Dissertation: A primer on how you can make your life easier by utilizing thesis/dissertation templates provided by UNB Libraries and the School of Graduate Studies.
Please RSVP
Instructors: Mike Nason and Rob Glencross
Market Research: Discover UNB Libraries market research databases. Learn how they can help validate a business idea, lead you to competitors, provide information on emerging technologies, and more.
Please RSVP
Instructor: Sally Armstrong
Posted on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 at 11:29 AM by UNB Libraries in Instruction.
This graduate student workshop, hosted and led by UNB Libraries, features Instruction sessions that include how to:
* Optimize citation management tools, including Mendeley and Zotero, and how to leverage them to discover new research
* Manage and share your research data, including information on the new Tri-Agency requirements
* Navigate the world of scholarly publishing, from accessing content from peers to publishing your own work
Date: Thursday, October 11th
Time: 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
Location: Harriet Irving Library, Milham Room (Rm 100)
RSVP: bit.ly/2xRvKyZ
Light lunch provided.
Please contact Jeannie Bail, jbail@unb.ca or Jamie MacKenzie, jmackenz@unb.ca for further information.
Posted on Friday, August 24th, 2018 at 11:41 AM by Monica Fitzpatrick in Featured, General, Instruction.
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• UNB Libraries’ services and spaces, including course reserves • UNB WorldCat, including how to locate items on the shelves • Subject Guides, including discipline-specific databases and other eresources • Academic research vocabulary, including peer review |
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• Academic publication cycle from idea to published findings • Research tools, including how to choose the most effective ones • Academic integrity, including the mechanics of citing and paraphrasing • Strategies for shaping research topics and evaluating sources |
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Searching UNB Libraries’ databases • Keywords, phrase searching, and synonyms • Boolean operators • Subject headings • Citation management via Zotero |
| Benefits for Instructors: | Benefits for Students: |
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| • incorporate content relevant to course requirements • assign modules for course marks • focus on subject specific instruction with your librarian |
• learn effective use of UNB Libraries’ resources • recognize markers of quality for academic sources • discover library services and spaces |
For more information contact us:
askus@unb.ca
(506) 453-3546