Session Listing
In addition to the in-person sessions listed below, you may also be interested in the IT4U Webinars offered by ITS. You can either attend the live webinar or review it later at your convenience.
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How to Read a Scholarly ArticleSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: AAEL Date: 03-05-2024 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Status: Past Description: Do you ever feel stuck while reading scholarly articles? Do you have a seemingly endless pile of articles to read but don’t know how to start? Attend this workshop to learn tips on how to read scholarly articles effectively and efficiently. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to: Develop a personalized method for reading scholarly articles Set up the ideal reading environment for you Organize … Continue reading How to Read a Scholarly Article |
GIS Basics: ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Online?Sponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: GIS Date: 03-05-2024 Time: 4:00 pm-4:30 pm Status: Past Description: This 20-minute session will go over the differences in features between ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro, and discuss scenarios for using each one. We will go over importing data versus viewing data from ESRI’s Living Atlas. |
Qualitative Data VisualizationSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: N/A Date: 03-13-2024 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Status: Past Description: Over the course of the workshop you will: (1) Learn best practices for designing data visualizations, including how to make visualizations compelling, meaningful and understandable (2) Appreciate the differences between visualizing quantitative and qualitative data as well as learn methods for using quantitative visualization techniques for qualitative data (3) Consider the role that bias plays in our data and how that can translate into visualization … Continue reading Qualitative Data Visualization |
From Dissertation to a Book: The Scholarly Monograph ProcessSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: N/A Date: 03-14-2024 Time: 4:00 pm-5:00 pm Status: Past Description: Two Acquisitions Editors from the University of Michigan Press will discuss common publishing questions: how to convert a dissertation to a book manuscript; the markers of a tenure-acceptable press in your field; how to identify and approach appropriate publishers; working with a series; what resources exist to help with these steps. Followed by Q&A. This session is Hybrid. In Person and Via Zoom. The URL … Continue reading From Dissertation to a Book: The Scholarly Monograph Process |
Using AI for Library ResearchSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: AAEL Date: 03-19-2024 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Status: Past Description: AI tools are proliferating at an astounding rate and you may be wondering how some of them can support your library research process. |
Take Command Of Your Dissertation With Microsoft WordSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: dissertation, dissertations Date: 03-21-2024 Time: 11:00 am-11:50 pm Status: Past Description: You are an expert in your field, but you may not be an expert in Rackham’s rules around properly formatting your dissertation or thesis. In this online workshop, the experts from ScholarSpace will introduce you to lesser-known features of Microsoft Word that will help you ensure consistent formatting through the document, as well as manage margin size, insert captions, and create an automatic Table of … Continue reading Take Command Of Your Dissertation With Microsoft Word |
Introduction to Covidence: A Systematic Review Software ToolSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: N/A Date: 03-27-2024 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Status: Past Description: Are you working on a systematic review, meta-analysis, scoping review, or other literature review project? Learn to use the software Covidence, which is free for U-M faculty, staff, and students (and any project collaborators from other institutions). Covidence can help you: –Deduplicate your literature search results set –Share your literature search results with your collaborators –Keep track of your inclusion decisions while screening –Identify decision … Continue reading Introduction to Covidence: A Systematic Review Software Tool |
Take Command Of Your Dissertation With Microsoft WordSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: dissertation, dissertations Date: 04-08-2024 Time: 11:00 am-11:50 pm Status: Open Description: You are an expert in your field, but you may not be an expert in Rackham’s rules around properly formatting your dissertation or thesis. In this online workshop, the experts from ScholarSpace will introduce you to lesser-known features of Microsoft Word that will help you ensure consistent formatting through the document, as well as manage margin size, insert captions, and create an automatic Table of … Continue reading Take Command Of Your Dissertation With Microsoft Word |
Introduction to Engineering Resources at the U-M LibrarySponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: N/A Date: 04-16-2024 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Status: Open Description: Are you new to the literature research process? Do you need a refresher on accessing engineering resources? Have you wondered how a librarian could help you with your research? Attend this session and come with any questions you may have about using the U-M library system. In this workshop, you will learn how to: – Locate engineering resources, such as scholarly articles, patents, and standards … Continue reading Introduction to Engineering Resources at the U-M Library |
Satellite Imagery and Remote SensingSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: GIS Date: 04-16-2024 Time: 4:00 pm-4:30 pm Status: Open Description: Broadly, remote sensing is the detection of objects and data about them without making contact with the object, particularly by means of satellite imagery, aerial photography, or drone imagery. This half hour session will define introductory terms and discuss best practices in the field. |
Take Command Of Your Dissertation With Microsoft WordSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: dissertation, dissertations Date: 04-24-2024 Time: 12:00 pm-12:50 pm Status: Open Description: You are an expert in your field, but you may not be an expert in Rackham’s rules around properly formatting your dissertation or thesis. In this online workshop, the experts from ScholarSpace will introduce you to lesser-known features of Microsoft Word that will help you ensure consistent formatting through the document, as well as manage margin size, insert captions, and create an automatic Table of … Continue reading Take Command Of Your Dissertation With Microsoft Word |