The Library is pleased to offer the following workshops in March and April. Students, in groups of ten or more, can also request library courses to suit their own information needs and schedules. Program 1: Finding Scholarly Articles
Demonstrates finding journal articles for your study and research using databases and various academic search engines.
| 10 March 2015 (Tuesday) | 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. |
| 23 March 2015 (Monday) | 2:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Program 2: Finding Theses and Dissertations
Learn how to locate theses and dissertations by students from universities in Hong Kong, China and other countries.
| 7 March 2015 (Saturday) | 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
| 16 March 2015 (Monday) | 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Program 3: Internet and Research
Demonstrates how to find quality information on the Internet for your study and research.
| 14 March 2015 (Saturday) | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| 31 March 2015 (Tuesday) | 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Program 4: Electronic Resources for Job Hunting and Further Studies
Introduces and demonstrates related web resources and databases for users who aspire to enhance their career prospects or are contemplating further studies in Hong Kong and abroad.
| 11 March 2015 (Wednesday) | 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. |
| 1 April 2015 (Wednesday) | 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Program 5: Creating Bibliography and Managing Citations with RefWorks Flow
Introduces RefWorks Flow, the new cloud-based platform for citation and full-text article management. This hands-on workshop demonstrates how to create in-text citations and bibliography in a variety of citation styles (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) while writing your assignments using MS Word and Google Docs.
| 7 March 2015 (Saturday) | 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| 16 March 2015 (Monday) | 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. |
| 2 April 2015 (Thursday) | 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Program 6: Measuring and Showcasing Your Research Impact
This workshop introduces publication citation counting features and metrics of Web of Science Citation Databases and Scopus. How to generate the h-index which attempts to measure both the productivity and impact of the published work of an author in these databases will also be covered. How to find citation metrics of a researcher in the ResearcherID website will be introduced.
| 14 March 2015 (Saturday) | 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
| 24 March 2015 (Tuesday) | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
| 13 April 2015 (Monday) | 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Program 7: Information Security Awareness
Learn how to use and share information safely by increasing your awareness of phishing, social networking, web browsing, computer security, mobile security, cloud security, and more. Attend the workshop and make sure you are secure in the cyber world!
| 17 March 2015 (Tuesday) | 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Speaker: Ms. Dianna Man, Computer Officer, ITSC |
| Venue: | Program 1-6 | User Education Room 2, G/F, University Library |
| Program 7 | User Education Room 1, G/F, University Library |
| Registration: | Complete the Online Registration Form |
| Medium of Instruction: | Cantonese, but will change to English when there is any student who does not know Cantonese. |
