If a workshop is scheduled at an inconvenient time for you, it is possible to schedule a one-on-one session or group session using our Workshops on Demand feature. Select from the workshops we currently offer from the list below and complete the request form. We will do our best to accommodate your request.
Patent family information and foreign patent research databases will be covered in the advanced workshop. Knowledge of basic patent research required.
Improve your APA citation skills! Learn how to identify different kinds of resources by looking at the citation. Use style manuals and online tools to create your own citations. Find out which resources have citation helpers. Work with other students to figure out how to cite your sources. This workshop is designed for students in the LEAP program at Wright State.
Did you know that you have access to over 1 million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences? They're all in a database called ARTstor. Come to this workshop to learn how to search, save, and view these images so that you can use them in your papers, teaching, or just for fun.
Designed for the beginning inventor/entrepreneur, the workshop offers basic intellectual property information and search techniques for using the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) web site and databases. Literature from the USPTO will also be distributed during the workshop.
Designed for the beginning inventor/entrepreneur, the workshop offers basic patent research information and search techniques for using the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) web site and databases. Literature from the USPTO will also be distributed during the workshop.
Designed for those with little to no knowledge about intellectual property marks, the workshop will review trademark basics, including the difference between federal registration, state registration and common law marks. The mechanics of searching will be demonstrated using the USPTO web site and the USPTO trademark database TESS.
Learn how to make the most of your searches in CINAHL®, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and the most comprehensive resource for nursing and allied health literature.
Use business students' tools to learn about your potential employer and their industry. Learn how to find a corporation's financial statistics, research interests, and business news. Impress your interviewer. (A few Internet tricks round out the tool set.)
*Target audience: graduating engineering students.
Have you ever wished you could make materials available online, but just didn't have the storage space or time to do so? The WSU Libraries encourage you to take advantage of our free outlet to digitally preserve and make available your department's scholarly output for worldwide, searchable access.
CORE (the Campus Online Repository), supported through the OhioLINK Digital Resource Commons, is a singular opportunity to provide a permanent online record of your department's many faculty & student accomplishments including:
The WSU Libraries invite you and/or another departmental representative to a workshop demonstrating how CORE can benefit your faculty & students.
Get the desktop advantage of digital engineering books. Learn the most efficient ways to search, browse, and print from the WSU Libraries' growing collection of electronic handbooks, lecture note series, annual reviews, software code manuals, etc. Featured eBook platforms include: the Electronic Book Center, Safari Online Books, eBrary, and NetLibary.
*Target audiences: engineering students and faculty.
This session provides methods and practical tips for how to better organize and manage your email accounts. It includes instructions for how to determine what messages need to be kept and how to properly archive email for long term storage and access. Session will also provide simple to follow "e-mail rules" which will help protect you and the university from potential problems.
Learn how to co-ordinate web based search tools with high-end search engines. Knowledgeable searchers use both. Sections of this workshop may include specific tools: ACM Digital Library, Compendex, IEEE Xplore, Science Direct, SpringerLink, etc. Search engine surveys by discipline are also available: BIE, COS, EE, or ME. Specify your interest when scheduling the workshop. (Note: this workshop may be adapted to the research needs of specific courses).
*Target audiences: faculty and students new to WSU, students working on senior projects, students beginning thesis or dissertation work.
Learn commonly used measures of publication productivity and how they apply to your own works. This workshop examines the reputations of publication types, journal impact factors, and the H-index.
*Target audiences: professional engineers, tenure seeking faculty, and tenured faculty who must document research outputs.
Learn to use the libraries' databases to find all the company information you need.
Compare the strengths and weaknesses of Google, Google Scholar, and other search tools accessible on the open web and the libraries’ web site.
The Wright State University Libraries is again helping beginning inventors, small businesses, creators, and entrepreneurs learn the basics of intellectual property and how they can go about protecting their products, creations, and ideas in the marketplace. The presentation will cover copyrights, patents, trade secrets and trademarks. You will learn what resources and researching tools are available on the internet, IP web sites, and the general requirements for applying for patent, copyright, or trademark protection.
Wright State University Libraries is a U.S. Patent and Trademark Resource Center.
The Cochrane Library provides reviews of research on the effects of health care interventions. Its primary section, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, contains regularly updated full-text reviews mainly of randomized controlled trials. Learn more about the scope and use of Cochrane in this interactive workshop
This training session is designed specifically for WSU staff and will cover all the major aspects and requirements of the University Records Management Program. The session will provide step by step instructions on the use of records retention schedules, proper management of paper and electronic files, file weeding, archiving, and records disposal. This session is highly recommended for all new WSU employees as well as all office managers on campus.
ISI's Science Citation Index is the tool to use when you are looking for articles that cite a known author or work. It is also useful for expanding the comprehensiveness of a literature review.
Need to find the impact factor of a journal or the number of times an author has been cited? Journal Citation Reports and Web of Science are the resources to use. This workshop will cover impact factors, journal rankings, citation searching, multidisciplinary subject searches, and much more.
Many of today’s information resources include current awareness features that make it easy to keep up with the latest research in your field. Learn how to establish email alerts from PubMed, the ISI Citation Indexes, and the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC) and how to run saved searches from your favorite databases. Current awareness through RSS feeds will also be addressed.
How do I find books or DVD’s or journals at the library? How do I search databases and which databases should I use anyway? What can the library do to help me with my research? Learn how to make the most out of the library’s resources and services at this workshop.
Taking an upper-level English literature course? Learn time-saving tips for finding book chapters and scholarly journal articles of literature criticism.
MDConsult is a fulltext resource featuring 39 medical texts and reference books, 59 medical journals, clinical practice guidelines, drug information, patient education handouts, medical news updates and a link to FIRSTConsult.
Improve your MLA citation skills! Learn how to identify different kinds of resources by looking at the citation. Use style manuals and online tools to create your own citations. Find out which resources have citation helpers. Work with other students to figure out how to cite your sources. This workshop is designed for students in the LEAP program at Wright State.
A hands-on workshop created for students who want to add flair to their class projects with video production or teachers who want to create compelling classroom assignments using the newest multimedia technology. Topics will include creating copyright-compliant narrative films in iMovie as well as utilizing YouTube to distribute visual media.
A workshop designed for students who want to record and distribute their own podcasts or teachers who want to assign creative audio projects in lieu of another stale powerpoint presentation. Topics will include recording voice and creating copyright-compliant music tracks in Garageband as well as utilizing iTunes to share podcasts.
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's comprehensive index to the biomedical literature. Learn tips and tricks for making your PubMed (Medline) searches more productive and more efficient.
Need help keeping your references organized? Looking for an easier way to create bibliographies and footnotes? Try RefWorks, a web-based citation management program. With RefWorks, users can create a personal database of resources and keep them easily organized. RefWorks is available to all Wright State University faculty, staff, and students.
RefWorks is a bibliographic citation management tool. You will learn the magic of effortlessly drafted bibliographies. You will master import filters (okay that takes effort). But ... after learning a few basic skills, you will be able to manage reading lists, organize your bibliographic references by project or topic, and link to online content. (Unlike Zotero and MS Word References your RefWorks account is web-accessible; there where you need it, when you need it.) An advanced RefWorks for Engineers workshop discusses Write-n-cite, RefShare, and RefGrabIt. (Note: these workshops may be adapted to the research needs of specific courses).
*Target audiences: engineering students and faculty.
Engineers will learn how to automate the answers to the following questions: Competing with another researcher? Track the person's publication output. What's new on topic X? Schedule article review lists by topic. Tired of anticipating journal issue releases? Generate table-of-contents notices.
*Target audiences: engineering graduate students and faculty.
Hands-on introduction to finding chemical information using online Chemical Abstracts.
This workshop covers using Scopus for research, creating a graph of an institution’s scholarly output, tracking your own work or that of others
Get the most from the library's music databases by learning how to set up playlists and download Apps for your iPod or iPhone.
Did you get an eReader for the holidays? Are you thinking of purchasing an eReader? In this workshop, you'll get an overview of the content available for eReader devices, explore free eBook collections, and discuss the WSUL eBook collections and eReader loan program. Tips and techniques for using eReaders will also be shared. Feel free to bring your devices!
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