IM Subject Librarian

Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 from 3:00-4:30pm
Room 3089, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building

Learn how to cite better in APA! In this session, you will learn the basic principles of APA, practice creating citations, and hear the answers to some tricky FAQs related to this citation format. This session is mandatory for first-year students. 

*Attendance required for incoming students
*Limited space for interested returning students

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 from 12:00-1:30pm
Room 3089, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building

Evidence shows a link between group work and academic achievement, but many students cite negative experiences with group work due to a number of factors. In this session, we will look at both social and technological tools for facilitating group work. Students will gain an understanding of how groups work and why, as well as strategies for both repairing and preventing group conflict. Students in INFO 5530 can earn participation marks.

Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 from 12:00-1:30pm
Room 4001, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building

Citation management programs can help you store and organize your references, connect to full-text articles, and format your papers. They can really make your academic life easier! In this hands-on session, we will explore two programs: Zotero and Mendeley. Students will have the opportunity to try both programs and determine which best meets their needs.

Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 from 12:00-1:30pm
Room 3089, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building

Conferences are a great way to disseminate new insights, research, and approaches in the information profession. As a graduate student, you will probably have to present your work in class, and may also have the opportunity to present at a conference. In this workshop, students will gain tips on how to organize an awesome presentation, increase the strength of their presence, and create great slides. Students in INFO 5530 can earn participation marks.

Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 from 12:00-2:00pm
Room 4001, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building

Learn to beautifully format and print tables of data. Discuss some common fixes that can be applied to messy external data. Practice cleaning and analyzing data using Excel's built in tools. This workshop covers formatting, filtering, and conditional formatting. Prerequisite: be comfortable selecting cells and groups of cells in Excel.

Tuesday, January 14th, 2020 from 12:00-1:30pm
Room 4001, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building

This session will provide an overview of key concepts in information literacy and library instruction and address a few recent trends. This information is particularly important for those interested in academic library work.

Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 from 12:00-1:30pm
Room 4001, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building

What do academic librarians do? Medium-sized to larger institutions may have more than one library; some universities have dozens! Your work as an academic librarian might vary based on the type of academic library you work at, the size of that library, or your job description. A collections or resource management librarian’s work looks very different from that of a reference librarian. In this session, Dalhousie librarians with different roles will discuss their work and the type of courses and prior experience that helped them prepare for their roles.  

Date TBA, from 4:00-5:25pm
Room 1007, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building

Opinio is a complete survey software application that enables you to produce and publish surveys in minutes using a regular web browser. You may have to use Opinio to do qualitative research in some of your courses. In this workshop, we will walk through the basics of setting up and managing a survey, and adding branching. Students will work in pairs to create a basic survey.

*Embedded in INFO 5520: Research Methods but open to other SIM students

Date TBA, from 4:00-5:25pm
Room 1007, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building

Learn how to create effective posters for your projects, research and conference presentations. Participants will create a 4' x 6' poster (in theory). The workshop will include: setting backgrounds, inserting text (font styles and sizes), and working with images, graphs, and tables. Some previous experience with PowerPoint is an asset but not required.

*Embedded in INFO 5520: Research Methods but open to other SIM students

Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 from 12:00-1:30pm
Room 4001, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building

In this session, Lindsay will be joined by a public librarian for a discussion of career issues in the academic and public libraries. They will provide insight on their experiences and career trajectory and talk openly about some of the realities of academic and public library work.