Get ahead on your research skills! These workshops are designed for graduate students and faculty but also open to undergraduates.
Reading scientific articles
Thursday, Feb. 26, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Sciences Library Classroom (SL 102) and virtual
- Learning to efficiently read and understand scientific literature can be a time-consuming process. In this workshop, you’ll develop the skills to quickly and thoroughly understand scientific literature in both your field and others. Presented by Laurie Neuerburg, head engagement librarian at the Sciences Library.
- This event is free to attend but registration is required. Click here to sign up.
Creating citations with Endnote
Tuesday, Mar. 3, Noon – 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 Marina Zhang, engineering and informatics librarian at the Lichtenberger Engineering Library.
- This event is free to attend but registration is required. Click here to sign up.
OrcID
Thursday, Mar. 26, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Sciences Library Classroom (SL 102) and virtual
- ORCiD (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a persistent digital identifier to resolve the researcher’s name ambiguity problem. Researchers are required to provide their ORCiD iD when applying for a grant or submitting an article for publication. Learn more about creating an ORCiD iD at https://iam.uiowa.edu/planter/ , and linking your ORCiD iD to University of Iowa, and adding your publication records from data sources (Scopus, CrossRef, etc.,) to your ORCiD. Led by Carol Hollier, Sciences Reference & Outreach Librarian.
- This event is free to attend but registration is required. Click here to sign up.
A Guide to scholarly publishing from journals to Open Access
Wednesday, Apr. 15, Noon – 1 p.m., Engineering Library Creative Space (2001C SC) and virtual
- Are you unsure which journal to publish in? Have you ever wondered how to identify and avoid predatory publishers? What is the difference between traditional publishing and open access? This workshop will provide answers to these questions and more, and you’ll learn strategies for navigating the jungle of scholarly publishing. Bring your own questions too! Presented by Kari Kozak, director, Sciences and Engineering Libraries.
- 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.