The University Library is pleased to offer library workshops and information literacy courses in November.Programme 1. Citation Databases for Researchers
Introduces various citation tracking databases including ISI Web of Science and Scopus, and demonstrates how to use the citation analyzing tools these sources provide.
November 8, 2010 (Monday) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
November 16, 2010 (Tuesday) 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Venue: User Education Room 1, G/F University Library
Programme 2. Alexander Street Press
Advanced searching with Alexander Street Press for online full text collections
in Literature, Drama, and Film. Highlighting content and ways to use
Alexander Street Literature with Drama, and American Film Scripts Online,
for research and study.
November 17, 2010 (Wednesday) 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Guest speaker: Dan Hamid, Manager of Alexander Street Press
Venue: User Education Room 1, G/F University Library
Programme 3. Document Information Sources with RefWorks
Demonstrates how to use RefWorks, a web-based bibliography and database management system, to produce bibliographies and in-text references in a variety of citation styles (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.). Topics covered include setting up a RefWorks Account, creating folders, importing references from databases, creating a bibliography in a variety of formats/styles, and using Write-N-Cite to create in-text references.
November 11, 2010 (Thursday) 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
November 15, 2010 (Monday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Venue: User Education Room 2, G/F University Library
Programme 4. Information Literacy Courses
The course is to assist students in preparing for the Information Literacy Section of the Student IT Proficiency Test. It provides not only an overview of the Web-based Information Literacy Tutorial, but also includes exercises and practice tests in (1) formulating search strategies, (2) finding information using the Library Catalogue, research databases and the Internet, and (3) evaluating information sources.
November 13, 2010 (Saturday) 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
November 20, 2010 (Saturday) 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
November 23, 2010 (Tuesday) 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Venue: User Education Room 2, G/F University Library
Detailed information is available at the Library's Instruction Webpage.
