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Upcoming highlights
Confirm rules around copyright
Unsure if your thesis complies with copyright rules? Need clarity on laws around the works you are citing? Join expert Copyright Librarian Stephanie Savage for answers to these questions.
Copyright for graduate students
Monday, July 19 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Digital Humanities scholars, learn about Compute Canada
Discover what Compute Canada has to improve your research in the Digital Humanities.
Intro to Compute Canada for Humanities and Social Sciences researchers
Wednesday, July 21 from 2 to 3 p.m.
Increase your core skills in Digital Scholarship
Learn Unix and Docker this month.
Introduction to the Unix Shell
Monday, July 19 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Introduction to Docker
Wednesday, July 28 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Learn how easy it is to track your citations
From easily citing articles you find online to automatically citing in Word, let us show you how.
Using Zotero for citation management
Thursday, July 15 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Choose the right citation management tool for your research
Thursday, July 29 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Learn why NVivo is a cornerstone in research
Part 1 and 2 both coming up!
NVivo part 2: classification and datasets
Thursday, July 15 from 12 to 2 p.m. or Wednesday, July 28 from 4 to 6 p.m.
NVivo part 1: getting started with NVivo
Monday, July 26 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Learn the secrets of good systematic and scoping reviews
Check out this series of workshops led by Librarian experts.
Getting started and structured searching
Wednesday, July 14 from 1 to 2:45 p.m.
Translating database searches and finding grey literature
Wednesday, July 21 from 1 to 2:45 p.m.
Tools, screening criteria, and appraisal
Wednesday, July 28 from 1 to 2:45 p.m.
Data mean nothing, until understood by others
Learn how to visualize your data, so others will more easily understand your research.
Basics of data visualization
Friday, July 23 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Visualization with R
Friday, July 30 from 12 to 2 p.m.
Literature reviews, but better
Why struggle on your own with your Literature Reviews when this hour spent with Librarian experts can turn things around.
Literature reviews for Engineering, Forestry, Health Science, Land & Food Systems, and Science
Wednesday, July 21 from 10 to 11 a.m.
View the full calendar
Browse all our offerings, to help optimize your research, by following the link below.
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Special topics in Digital Scholarship
Introduction to blockchain research skills
Monday, July 26 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Writing (Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication)
▸ Upcoming writing workshops for graduate students
Book a one-on-one consultation
For subjects such as:
▸ NVivo, R
▸ GitHub, Docker, Unix
▸ GIS, APIs, OSF
▸ Citation management
…+ lots more
Workshop materials
Self-directed learning resources for:
▸ Core skills – such as APIs and GitHub
▸ Data analysis and management
▸ Geographic information systems (GIS)
▸ Thesis formatting
…just to name a few