Library Lowdown: Randall Library Resources in a Nutshell

This workshop will introduce you to the resources and services available at Randall Library: the
library catalog, research databases, library programs and services, your “library record” and much more. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and get help! Especially helpful for freshmen, new faculty, new graduate students, non-traditional students and transfer students.

Tuesday, Jan. 15 1 - 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 16 11 a.m. - Noon

Thursday, Jan. 17 1 - 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 22 4 - 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 23 4 - 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 25 1 - 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 27 11 a.m. - Noon

Tuesday, March 25 4 - 5 p.m.

Wednesday, April 16 11 a.m. - Noon

Library Tours

Tours of Randall Library are provided at 11 a.m. the first Tuesday of every month and by appointment (contact Anne Pemberton to schedule a tour: pembertona@uncw.edu or 962-7810).

Tours last approximately 45 minutes. No advanced registration is required. Meet at Randall Library's Circulation/Customer Services Desk at 11 a.m. This desk is immediately on your left as you enter Randall Library.

Additional Tours:

Monday, January 7 – Friday, January 11: 11 a.m. daily

and

Monday, January 14 – Friday, January 18: 11 a.m. daily

Analyzing Publications for Tenure-Track Faculty

This workshop is designed especially for tenure-track faculty. It will assist and guide attendees in utilizing Randall Library resources to analyze the impact of their publications in preparation for annual and/or tenure review.

 

Wednesday, Jan. 16 4 – 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 30 2 - 3 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 14 10 – 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 19 1 – 2 p.m.

Wednesday, March 12 4 – 5 p.m.

Wednesday, March 26 2 – 3 p.m.

Thursday, April 10 10 – 11 a.m. - CANCELLED

Tuesday, April 15 1– 2 p.m.

Does Your Cite Have Bite? Tracking, Managing and Analyzing Publications for Promotion and Tenure

Refreshments provided!

Three-hour session includes four workshops:

Analyzing Publications for Tenure-Track Faculty (9 – 9:40 a.m.)

This workshop is designed especially for tenure-track faculty. It will assist and guide attendees in utilizing Randall Library resources to analyze the impact of their publications in preparation for annual and/or tenure review.

An Introduction to Endnote and Endnote Web (9:45 – 10:25 a.m.)

This workshop introduces Endnote and Endnote Web. These tools enable users to create easily searchable “libraries” of citations and format bibliographies in any format with only a couple clicks of the mouse.

Break (10:25 – 10:40 a.m.)

An Introduction to RSS and Alert Services (10:40 – 11:20 a.m.)

Automatically receive the latest table of contents from journals in your field by setting up RSS feeds and e-mail alert services. You can also pre-establish a search in a library database that will be run each time the database is updated and have new results automatically sent to your inbox.

Emerging Issues in Scholarly Communication: Ownership, Access and Publishing in the Digital Age (11:20 a.m. – Noon)

Electronic technologies and intellectual property issues have been changing the scholarly communication landscape throughout the last decade. Emerging models for publishing and communicating scholarly research include the Open Access Movement and Web 2.0 innovations. This workshop will provide a brief background of the history of these new models, current developments in the state of scholarly communication and a discussion with attendees on how they observe these changes within their disciplines at UNCW.

Friday, Jan. 25 9 a.m. - Noon

Friday, Feb. 1 9 a.m. - Noon

 

Multimedia Materials in the Classroom: Beyond DVDs and Youtube

Find streaming audio and video to use during lectures and facilitate interaction in your classroom.  A variety of multimedia resources will be covered on subjects including current events, the sciences, history and theater.

Thursday, Jan. 10 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 23 2 - 3 p.m.

OER Initiatives: Sharing Teaching & Learning Materials

Open educational resource initiatives support the sharing of teaching and learning materials among instructors around the world. These Internet repositories provide educational materials for any and all to use and re-use for free. Learn more about this effort and resources you can use to find or share teaching and learning materials.

Tuesday, Jan. 15 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 21 1 - 2 p.m.

Thursday, April 3 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Scholarly Communication in the Digital Age: Author's Rights

Join Randall Library and Rob Hoon, associate general counsel, at a workshop for faculty, researchers, graduate students and authors. Learn how to:

• Negotiate with publishers to retain ownership of your content
• Understand the difference between ‘licensed' content and a grant of ownership rights.
• Transfer only those rights necessary for publication
• Protect yourself, your students and your institution
• Participate in the UNCW institutional repository pilot

Thursday, Feb. 7 1 - 2 p.m.

Thursday, March 6 1 - 2 p.m.

Thursday, April 17 1 - 2 p.m.

All About Google

Get the most out of Google! Learn about Google's unique tools and advanced searching: Google Book, Google Scholar, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Uncle Sam, Google Images, Advanced Searching, Site Searching … and more!

Thursday, Jan. 31 10 – 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 13 11 a.m. – Noon

Tuesday, Feb. 26 1 – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, March 18 1 – 2 p.m.

Finding Stuff You'll Love: Films, Music & Books

You loved Hot Fuzz . What other films would you like?  The last good book you read was Harry Potter , and you haven't been able to find another one you've liked as much since.  You're in the mood for some quirky, fun music - what bands or albums fit your mood?  Using a variety of resources on the Internet, this workshop will help you find the stuff you'll love.

Tuesday, Feb. 12 3:30 – 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 3:30 – 4 p.m.

In the Public Domain: Finding Images (and More)

Finding materials that are not protected by copyright can be a challenge.  This workshop will help you understand the basics of copyright and suggest ways to find materials that are no longer, or have not been, protected by traditional copyright, with a focus on images and music.

Thursday, Jan. 24 10 - 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20 2 - 3 p.m.

Living in a Virtual World in Second Life

“Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since … 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 6,240,591 people from around the globe. Students and educators can work together in Second Life from anywhere in the world as part of a globally networked virtual classroom environment. Using Second Life as a supplement to traditional classroom environments also provides new opportunities for enriching an existing curriculum. Many universities and educational institutions are already using Second Life” (secondlife.com). This session will introduce you to Second Life and allow you to create your own Avatar and start exploring!

Wednesday, Jan. 30 11 a.m. – Noon

Monday, Feb. 11 2 - 3 p.m.

Thursday, March 27 4 - 5 p.m.

MySpace and Facebook: Students are Obsessed … But Why?

This workshop provides an overview of social networking tools such as MySpace and Facebook. Your students use these tools, but why? And what can YOU do with them?

Thursday, Jan. 24 1 - 2 p.m.

Wednesday, March 26 11 a.m. – Noon

North Carolina Digital Libraries:  Take a Virtual Tour

This session will take you on a tour of unique digital libraries created by North Carolina libraries and archives, starting local and fanning out across the state. Anyone with an interest in North Carolina history and literature will benefit from the session. The Eastern North Carolina Digital Library (ECU) has an approach especially useful for K-12 education. 

Thursday, Feb. 14 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Wikipedia 360: The Good, the Bad and the Anonymous

 

This workshop provides a holistic overview of Wikipedia, “the free encyclopedia anyone can edit.” Information for faculty and students will be provided to help you use Wikipedia effectively and
critically.

Thursday, Jan. 17 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 6 2 - 3 p.m.

Advanced Research Techniques for Graduate Students

Learn about selecting and searching the right databases for your research topics, advanced Web searching techniques and Randall Library's STAR (Student Thesis Assistance at Randall) Program.

Thursday, Jan. 24 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 28 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 13 10 – 11 a.m.

Wednesday, March 19 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Advanced Searching for Business Information

This workshop will help you get the most out of searching business databases. Learn about advanced searching techniques and tips to help you improve the quality of your search results.

Thursday, Jan. 31 4 – 5 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 28 4 – 5 p.m.

Heritage Quest:  Who Will You Find?

Heritage Quest provides a unique set of resources for genealogy and local history research. This workshop will introduce you to the database that provides the full-text of every U.S. Census from 1790 to 1930, 22,000 books of family and local history, an index to more than 6,000 genealogy and local history periodicals and more. 

Thursday, Feb. 28 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

ILL and Document Delivery

This workshop, designed primarily for faculty and graduate students, will offer best practices for utilizing interlibrary loan and document delivery at Randall Library effectively, efficiently and effortlessly.  Please join us in learning how to request and obtain must-have research, in a variety of formats, for all your scholarly and informational needs!

Tuesday, Jan. 29 1 - 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 27 2 - 3 p.m.

Wednesday, March 19 11 a.m. – Noon

Introduction to Business Databases

This workshop will provide an introduction to the databases that Randall Library subscribes to for research for business disciplines. Topics covered include database coverage, searching strategies and tips for best results.

Tuesday, Jan. 29 4 - 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 19 4 - 5 p.m.

R2 Library

Discover access to electronic books in nursing, medicine and allied health. The R2 Library was designed with health sciences users and their information needs in mind.  Aggregating all available information and allowing rapid, focused access to key topics sets R2 apart from other health science and academic eBook platforms. Randall Library has more than 50 titles, all viewable and searchable from your computer!

Tuesday, Feb. 19 10 - 11 a.m.

Thursday, March 27 9 - 10 a.m.

Searching for Company and Industry Information

This workshop will demonstrate how to locate information on companies and industries. Attendees will learn how to use Randall Library's online and print collections to find general information, financial statements and statistics and financial ratios.

Tuesday, Feb. 5 4 - 5 p.m.

Tuesday, March 11 4 - 5 p.m.

World Development Indicators (WDI)

Please join us at Randall Library for a workshop about the World Development Indicators database. This powerful, multi-disciplinary resource is a tremendous storehouse of data and other indicators for every nation. Do you have a need for organized, accurate statistics? The World Development Indicators database is the resource for you! Especially useful for faculty, graduate students and researchers in: sociology, criminal justice, public and international Affairs and women's studies.  

Thursday, Feb. 21 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

APA Citation Style

Learn the basics of the American Psychological Association (APA) citation format. UNCW Writing Center staff will be available to assist individuals with questions.

Endnote and Endnote Web

This workshop introduces Endnote (the software) and Endnote Web (available through the Web). These tools enable users to create easily searchable “libraries” of citations and format bibliographies in any format with only a couple clicks of the mouse.

EndNote Web

This workshop introduces EndNote Web. EndNote Web enables users to create easily searchable “libraries” of citations and format bibliographies in any format with only a couple clicks of the mouse.

MLA Citation Style Workshop

This workshop will provide an introduction to Modern Language Association (MLA) style, including guidelines on how to format papers, cite works in your bibliography and footnote or acknowledge contributions (either by direct quote or paraphrasing) from works consulted during your research. Will Wilkinson, associate director of the University Learning Center , will also be on hand to provide additional assistance. Feel free to bring working bibliographies or specific questions with you.

If you have other ideas for workshops or would like to attend a workshop but the time listed is inconvenient, please contact:

Anne Pemberton
Instructional Services Coordinator, Randall Library
pembertona@uncw.edu
910-962-7810