Introduction to Library Resources
Two dates available:
February 3rd, 1-2pm
February 11th, 4:15-5:15pm
Room C196.05
Learn the basics of library resources from Professor Michael Adams. This overview of the Graduate Center Library will introduce: the library website, subject specific databases, resources beyond the GC library, sample search queries, citation management instruction overview, and archival and primary source subject-specific searching. A tour of the library and Q&A will be included.
Intro to Grants Resources and Grant Writing
Room 5200
Join us for a hands-on demonstration about accessing grant resources from Grants Liaison librarian, Shawn(ta) Smith and learn about best practices in grant-writing from Executive Director of Research & Sponsored Programs, Edith Gonzalez. Coordinated by Grid Rroji, a third-year PhD student in Political Science and an assistant to the Political Science Department’s acting Executive Officer, Prof. Alyson Cole. Open to all Graduate Center students. Refreshments provided.
Introduction to Zotero for Citation Management
Two dates available:
February 17th, 2-3:30pm
February 18th, 6:30-8pm
Room C196.05
Join us for a hands-on introduction to managing citations with Zotero, a free and open source research tool that makes organizing your research and creating bibliographies a breeze. Have a laptop? Bring it with you so our instructors can help you get started on your own device!
Queering the Map (Jen Jack Gieseking)
Theoretical Reflections on Spatial Methods for Action Research
Room 9204
In this talk on “Queering the Map,” Jack Gieseking investigates what can be gained for the study of queer lives and spaces by bringing together the isolated but overlapping stories of lesbians and queer women in maps, from the hand-drawn to the most technologically advanced and interactive.
Digital Tools for Managing Your Research
Library Concourse Level (room TBD)
Is your virtual desktop in need of some spring cleaning? Join us for a hands-on introduction to Digital Tools for Managing Your Research and take control of your workspace.
This workshop will provide an overview of (mostly) free and open source software that can help you streamline your research workflows and make sure you can find what you need when you need it. We’ll introduce tools like Evernote, Google Drive, Zotero, and in-browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox as we review best practices for organizing and tagging your information.
Introduction to SPSS
Library Concourse Level (room TBD)
This class will give a general overview of the SPSS statistical package: What is it? What can it do? What do you need to know to get started?