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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This workshop on Wednesday, February 19, will cover more advanced topics in using Zotero to manage your references, including the use of Zotero’s notes field, manually adding records or attachments, editing records or citations, and sharing records in collaborative research settings.

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Join us as we celebrate Women’s History Month by working to improve the Wikipedia entries of women known for their work in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) fields. Wikipedia edit-a-thons are events where people come together to improve Wikipedia entries. We are hosting our event on Wednesday, March 12, from 2–4 p.m.

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Zotero is a citation manager that can save you a lot of time by collecting bibliographic information for your sources and inserting citations and references in your paper. You're invited to a workshop on Zotero at 12:45-1:30 p.. on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, online or in person at the Library Learning Center (Galvin Library lower floor).

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Celebrate National Engineers Week with Galvin Library! Come participate in our Paper Ball Run Challenge on February 18 from 3:30–4:30 p.m. Snacks will be provided, and prizes will also be provided to the winning team.

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Galvin Library will be giving guided tours on Thursday, January 16, from 1–1:30 p.m. and Wednesday, January 22, from 1–1:30 p.m. Stop by to learn more about resources and services available at the library and enjoy a tour of the building.

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Finals getting you down? Stop by Galvin Library for some fun, stress-relieving finals week activities! We have all the tools you need to succeed this finals season.

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