Join Us! Fall 2016 Library Workshops

New and returning GC students and faculty needing to orient themselves to the library are invited to workshops and events this September. Click links below to RSVP for opportunities to meet your librarians and learn about library resources.


August

Zotero-sq-logoIntro to Zotero for Citation Management

August 31 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

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 devices. No laptop? Then set up an appointment with your subject librarian.

Room C196.05
The Graduate Center Library
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
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September

3rd Annual Early Research and Scholarship Conference

September 2 @ 9:00 am3:00 pm

The Graduate Center’s Third Annual Early Research and Scholarship Conference (formerly the Archival Research Conference) features student recipients of one of several different fellowships funded by the Provost’s office: the Knickerbocker Award for Archival Research in American Studies, the Award for Archival Research in African American and African Diaspora Studies, and the Pre-Dissertation Summer Research Awards. Panels are moderated by Graduate Center faculty

Stay tuned for details as they are added, here.


originalResearch for MALS Students

September 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

In this workshop we will discuss research at a graduate level. Topics to be covered include: How to search for resources Choosing a topic Evaluating sources Avoiding plagiarism Paper formatting Attendees will come away with strategies for taking their research to the next level.
Room C196.05
The Graduate Center Library
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
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Zotero-sq-logoIntro to Zotero for Citation Management

September 13 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
September 15 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
September 19 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
September 27 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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 devices. No laptop? Then set up an appointment with your subject librarian.

Room C196.05
The Graduate Center Library
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
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Everything You Wanted to Know About the Library But Were Afraid to Ask

September 14 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pmchalk-sign-resources
September 20 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
September 26 @ 6:30 pm -8:30 pm

Join us for an introduction to the Graduate Center Library! Come with questions for your librarians, who will be presenting: an overview of the library website tips for navigating subject-specific databases and searching for archival and primary sources an introduction to citation management sample search queries how to access resources beyond the GC library Start off the year with everything you need to take full advantage of the library and its resources.

Room C196.05
The Graduate Center Library
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
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About the Author

Wanett Clyde is the Adjunct Reference and Digital Outreach Librarian. She is also a student in the MALS program.