Back to the Future: the 1976 Copyright Act and the Internet It's been 40 years since the 1976 Copyright Act passed and while the way we create, display, distribute, perform, repurpose, and share scholarly and creative content has changed dramatically, the basic tenants of the […]
What is a literature search, and why is it so important? When should one do a literature search? Once one has downloaded electronic articles/chapters/books, what do you with them? Where do you store them, how do you retrieve them? These and other questions will be […]
This workshop will overview the multiple facets to consider when researching journals to submit scholarship. An overview of sites, directories, and databases such as Cabell’s directory, Springer, DOAJ, and others, will reveal criteria considerations such as metrics, copyright licensing, article processing charges, peer review, acceptance […]
This workshop will be conducted in Spanish. (Can’t attend this one, but still need help with Zotero? Contact your subject librarian.) This workshop will provide a hands-on introduction to citation management with Zotero. Topics covered will include installing Zotero, saving citations, managing references and creating bibliographies. […]
You’re probably familiar with using Google Scholar to search for scholarly literature. But did you know Google Scholar also includes researcher profiles, which researchers themselves can edit and enhance? Come learn how to claim your researcher profile, make your entries as correct and complete as […]
Image by Tax Credits (CC BY) You’ve started writing a grant proposal and discovered you can make the pitch, but when you get to the budget form you freeze. Budgeting is an essential piece of grant-writing that is often ignored or left to the last […]
Katherine Pradt is the Adjunct Reference and Digital Outreach Librarian at the Graduate Center.
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