Galvin Library is partnering with the Chicago Public Library's Bee Branch to host a library card drive on Thursday, April 10, from 1–3 p.m. Register for your free public library card on the library's upper level, right by the stairs. Bring state ID or driver's license with your current address (or a recently postmarked piece of mail or bill with your current address).

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Did you know that the Galvin Library Media Studio (GLaMS) has basic tools for video production, sound recording and editing, and streaming. GLaMS is your place for content creation at Illinois Tech!

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Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are being widely used, but often falsify information (a process known as “hallucinating”). For this reason, many publishers and funders restrict the use of AI. This workshop on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 12:45–1:30 p.m. at the Library Learning Center (Galvin Library lower level) will discuss publisher and funder restrictions, and demonstrate different AI tools and techniques that can be used by researchers.

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This workshop on Friday, March 7, 2025, at 12:45–1:30 p.m. at the Library Learning Center (Galvin Library lower level) will demonstrate the use of research databases (like Web of Science) and the GrantForward funding database to identify potential funding sources for your research.

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Struggling to spot fake news? Want to learn more about mis/disinformation? Our research guide on misinformation can help you navigate facts vs. fiction, and help you identify and avoid misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.

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Learn about critical ethical considerations including plagiarism and self-plagiarism, authorship attribution and contributor roles, and ethical practices in open access publishing at this workshop on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 12:45–1:30 p.m. We'll explore how to maintain research integrity while complying with funders' public access mandates.

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This workshop from 12:45–1:30 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2025, will cover patent terminology and demonstrate effective tools to search for patents, as patents are often the only descriptions of corporate research.

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This workshop from 12:45-1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, covers the mechanics of citing sources, including examples of paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting. The use of style guides and citation management tools like Zotero will also be covered.

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This workshop at 12:45–1:30 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2025, will discuss how to source high quality documents to contextualize your research, demonstrate the need for your research, and in general back up claims you make in your papers. Topics will include more effective search strategies and how to appraise documents for fitness.

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This workshop on Thursday, February 20, will cover a framework for structuring academic papers known as “Creating A Research Space" or CARS. This framework was developed by analyzing successful, highly cited research articles and applies most specifically to the introductory sections of original research papers (like literature reviews) or proposals.

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