Build your scholarly toolkit with workshops on peer review, citation management with EndNote, AI-powered literature discovery, and research data management.
Sponsors: Lichtenberger Engineering Library and Sciences Library
All workshops will be hybrid events with the Zoom Link sent out prior to the event.
Peer Review Process and Journal Expectations
Thursday, Sept. 10 from Noon to 1 p.m.
Engineering Library, Creative Space (2001C SC) and Virtual
The peer review process is an important component of scholarly publication and one which brings a host of new expectations, jargon, and acronyms which researchers are often expected to pick up entirely on their own. This workshop will focus on what expectations journals will have of their authors and will provide clarity as to what the peer review process actually looks like, so that you can avoid common pitfalls and pain points for an often opaque process.
Presented by Fatima Toor, PhD, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Chair-UI Faculty Research Council.
This event is free to attend but registration is required. Click here to sign up.
Creating Citations with EndNote
Thursday, Sept. 24 from Noon to 1 p.m.
Engineering Library, Creative Space (2001C SC) and Virtual
An introduction to the desktop version of EndNote will be covered in this workshop. The software is freely available to graduate students, faculty, and staff. EndNote is a citation management tool that assists with importing, organizing, sharing, and managing citations and documents, as well as creating correctly formatted in-text citations and bibliographies in almost any style in seconds.
Presented by Carol Hollier, Reference and Outreach Librarian-Sciences Library.
This event is free to attend but registration is required. Click here to sign up.
AI and Literature Discovery
Thursday, Oct. 15 from Noon to 1 p.m.
Engineering Library, Creative Space (2001C SC) and Virtual
This workshop will introduce you to AI-powered tools for literature discovery (e.g., ResearchRabbit, Consensus and Elicit). You will learn about their data source, unique features, and limitations. You will also explore an AI-powered tool assessment framework and use it to evaluate those AI-powered tools.
Presented by Marina Zhang, Engineering and Informatics Librarian-Lichtenberger Engineering Library.
This event is free to attend but registration is required. Click here to sign up.
Data Management
Thursday, Nov. 5 from Noon to 1 p.m.
Engineering Library, Creative Space (2001C SC) and Virtual
Small changes to your data management practices can make a big difference to the impact of your research. In this workshop, we will cover four data management practices: storage, naming convention, organization, and documentation. This workshop is for anyone who wants to improve their data management skills.
Presented by Carol Hollier, Reference and Outreach Librarian-Sciences Library, and Marina Zhang, Engineering and Informatics Librarian-Lichtenberger Engineering Library.
This event is free to attend but registration is required. Click here to sign up.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kari Kozak, at lib-engineering@uiowa.edu in advance of the event.