Workshop Schedule
Spring 2005

The workshops offered by the Computing Services-Newark (RUCS-N) are available at http://edseries.ncs.rutgers.edu. The workshops offered by the Rutgers Law Library are available at http://law-library.rutgers.edu/services/workshops.html. The Rutgers-Newark Writing Center Workshop Calendar is at http://newark.rutgers.edu/~nwc/workshop_calendar.htm.

Departmental Workshops (Contact Person: Roberta Tipton)

Attention Department Chairs! A Dana Library subject specialist will deliver a tailored presentation to the faculty in your department upon request. Currently available selections include: Finding Full Text Journal Articles Online (Please see description above.), Fighting Plagiarism, and Why Information Literacy?. Ask us about other kinds of information workshops and presentations for the faculty in your department.

[Email Roberta Tipton, tipton@andromeda.rutgers.edu or call (973)353-5910.]

Graduate Research Workshop (Instructor: Roberta Tipton) [A part of the Graduate Research and Writing Workshops series, a collaborative project of the Graduate School-Newark, the Newark Writing Center, the Program in American Language Studies, and the Dana Library]

Learn about research process, finding full text articles online, and resources you can use immediately in your graduate studies. Bring your own questions and assignments.

[January 31, Monday, 4:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.]
[March 22, Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.]

Finding Full-Text Journal Articles Online (Instructor: Yoshiko Ishii)

Retrieve full-text articles in your field from the comfort of your home or office. Locate articles, then email, print, or download them from Rutgers University Libraries or Internet sources.

[February 23, Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.]
[March 21, Monday, 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m.]

When Google Isn't Enough... (Instructor: Roberta Tipton)

Improve online searching skills while learning about quality resources the Rutgers University Libraries system has to offer. Learn about Boolean, keywords, stop words, and Web search engines as well as over 180 Rutgers electronic indexes and databases.

[February 28, Monday, 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m.]
[March 30, Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.]

Science Direct (Instructor: from Elsevier) Multidisciplinary

ScienceDirect is a full text journal package and database that provides access by journal title or subject searching to more than 3 million articles in journals published by Elsevier Science, Academic Press, and other science publishers and societies. Non-science titles from these publishers, including business, economics, and humanities content, are also included.

[March 2, Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.]

Research Process (Instructor: Roberta Tipton)

Understand and improve your personal research process. Discover resources in your own field. For best results, bring your own questions and assignments to work through during the workshop.

[March 9, Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.]

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) (Instructor: from CSA) Multidisciplinary

Rutgers subscribes to over 20 CSA indexing and abstracting services, including: Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts, Water Resources Abstracts, Artbibliographies Modern, Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management, Health & Safety Sciences Abstracts, Human Population & Natural Resource Management, LLBA, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, and others. Save time and get better results by learning the techniques expert searchers use.

[March 23, Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.]

Finding Legal Materials Online When You're Not a Lawyer (Instructor: Rebecca Pressman)

Legal materials can be useful for research papers in business, sociology, public administration, and criminal justice. This workshop will describe different types of legal materials and then explain where and how to find them.

[April 6, Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.]

Students: Make Your Own Workshop

Find at least two friends to join you, and a librarian in your field of study will conduct a full training session just for you. Learn the easy way to research those papers and projects using high-quality resources! Groups of 3 to 30 are welcome. [Email Dana Library danalib@newark.rutgers.edu or call (973) 353-5901.]