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Thesis research help offered
Posted on October 11th, 2017
Booth Faculty Librarians will offer thesis research instruction during three seminars in November.
Thesis Research 101, taught by faculty librarians Steve Brantley, Kirstin Duffin and Ellen Corrigan, consist of a series of three 50 minute seminars covering different aspects of researching and preparing your thesis.
Seminar 1: Researching the literature, presented by Steve Brantley will cover the following topics:
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- What are your options for online research destinations?
- How do you know when you have done enough research?
- How can you identify the key journals and most relevant databases in your field?
- What is controlled vocabulary and how can its effective use benefit my research?
- What is Open Access and Open Research?
Seminar 1 will take place Wednesday, November 1, 7:00-7:50 pm, and will be repeated on Thursday, November 2, 10:00-10:50 am. Both sessions will be in Booth Library rm. 4450 (4th floor).
Register here: booth.eiu.edu/thesisreg
Seminar 2: Organizing your references using citation management software presented by Kirstin Duffin will help you:
- Save your sources to one convenient location and access via the cloud
- Create formatted citations and your reference section in seconds (really!)
- Understand the software options and features in Mendeley and Zotero
- Export citation information using library databases
Seminar 2 will take place the following week on Wednesday, November 8, 7:00-7:50 pm and will be repeated Thursday, November 9, 10:00-10:50 am. Both sessions will be in Booth Library rm. 4450 (4th floor). (booth.eiu.edu/thesisreg)
Seminar 3: Presenting your thesis (to the world) presented by Ellen Corrigan will answer the questions:
- What happens to your thesis after you submit it?
- How can I avoid common pitfalls when preparing my thesis?
- How can I optimize discovery of my thesis with metadata?
Seminar three will take place on Wednesday, November 15, 7:00-7:50 pm in rm 4450 in Booth Library and then be repeated Thursday, November 16, 10:00-10:50 am in Booth Library rm. 4440.
Registration is required: booth.eiu.edu/thesisreg
