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Learn how to create bibliographies with Endnote in our LibGuide here.
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Oct 3: How to Publish Your Research: A Panel Discussion
Are you new to publishing your work? Do you have questions you need answered about the publishing process? This series provides University of Missouri authors with opportunities to hear from major academic publishers about their processes as well as learn from librarians and campus colleagues about important trends and issues related to academic publishing.
Sept 24: Publishing an Academic Book- What Authors Need to Know
Do you plan to publish a book some day? Do you have questions about the book publishing process? David Rosenbaum, Director of the University of Missouri Press, Andrew Davidson, Editor in Chief, and Carli Conklin, Associate Professor and author of Pursuit of Happiness in the Founding Era: An Intellectual History (2019), will share information and advice on the book publishing process with new and aspiring authors. Attendees will learn about how book publishers work with authors from first contact to putting a newly published work out into the world.
Sponsored by University of Missouri Libraries.
Sept 10: Choosing a Citation Manager
A citation manager helps organize PDFs and notes as well as format citations in thousands of styles. Unfortunately, there is no best citation manager. The three citation managers the library teaches--Zotero, EndNote, and Mendeley--all have different strengths and weaknesses. This class previews each citation manager and explains the differences between them.
Developed in coordination with the MU Graduate School and the MU Office of Undergraduate Research.
Sept 5: Demystifying the Literature Review
Explore the world of literature reviews through this hands-on workshop highlighting different types of reviews, the process involved in creating each one, and an overview of best practices. Interactive searching and writing activities will give you the practical skills and resources needed to structure literature reviews for your discipline, while saving you time and effort.
Developed in coordination with the MU Graduate School, the MU Office of Undergraduate Research, and the MU Campus Writing Program.
Sept 4: Services and Resources for Savvy Researchers
Whether you're new to MU or just in need of a refresher, this presentation will introduce you to the library services and resources you need to succeed as a student and researcher. Learn how to locate books and articles from in our local collection; utilize MERLIN, MOBIUS, Prospector, and interlibrary loan to obtain materials from other colleges and universities; receive research and instructional support from subject librarians; preserve and access your data, articles, theses, and dissertations through our online repository; and more.
Developed in coordination with the MU Graduate School, the MU Office of Undergraduate Research, and the MU Honors College.
Aug 30: Maximizing Your Research Identity and Impact
Learn how to effectively use researcher profiles and scholarly communications networks to develop and manage your online scholarly presence. Utilize ORCID, Google Scholar Profile, MOspace, h-index, impact factors and more to maximize your professional impact.
Developed in coordination with the MU Graduate School and the MU Office of Undergraduate Research.
Public Access Policies (or...Zen and the Art of Compliance)
Presented by Kate Anderson, Head of Zalk Veterinary Medical Library
Need to make your research publicly available? This session will provide an overview on complying with Public Access Policies from funding agencies such as NIH and NSF. Topics also include a brief overview of Open Access journals and how they relate to agency policies.
Do This, Not That! Stories of Poorly Managed Data
Presented by Christopher Eaker, Assistant Professor and Digital Librarian, University of Tennessee Libraries
This presentation will expose problems a researcher may encounter when research data is poorly managed, including examples of actual situations when poor data management led to serious problems with data loss, research integrity, and worse.
