Print the page
Add to a Calendar using iCal
Share page on Facebook
This link opens in a new window
Add to Google Calendar
This link opens in a new window
Share page on Twitter
This link opens in a new window
Unlocking the Digital Library: Essential Resources for Graduate Student Research In-Person / Online
Designed specifically for graduate students, this workshop will showcase essential databases that offer access to scholarly literature and data relevant for Kean University's graduate programs. Attendees will learn advanced search techniques to effectively find articles, books, ebooks, statistics, and more. The live session will also provide an opportunity for participants to ask questions about their own research projects.
Learning Objectives:
- The workshop will guide participants through the use of WorldCat Discovery to search for and access books, ebooks, articles, multimedia, Open Educational Resources, and more.
- The workshop will highlight key subject-focused resources accessible through the Databases A-Z page.
- The workshop will cover Periodicals A-Z as an entry point to the digital periodicals collection.
- The workshop will feature basic to advanced database searching strategies that will produce relevant search results for topics of interest.
- The workshop will introduce how members of the Kean community may use Google Scholar to access full-text articles for free through Kean's library databases.
- The workshop will feature key Learning Support and Research Support services for graduate students available through the Learning Commons.
Learning Outcomes:
- Participants will be aware of and able to access the search interfaces for WorldCat Discovery and more than 250 multidisciplinary and subject-focused databases to which Kean University subscribes.
- Participants will be able to develop and implement database search strategies that will help them access relevant books/ebooks, journal articles, data, and other relevant information sources.
- Participants will be able to revise Google Scholar settings in order to access "Full Text @ Kean University."
- Participants will be aware of and able to access research and learning support through LibChat as well as appointments with librarians and tutors/coaches from Writing Services, Tutoring, and the Public Speaking Lab.
Related LibGuide: Research Support for Doctoral and Master's Program Students by Kean University Featured Guides
- Date:
- Friday, September 20, 2024
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- L115 (Map )
- Campus:
- Kean Union
- Audience:
- Students
- Topic:
- Databases Graduate Student Support Information Literacy Library Resources Library Services Research Coaching Research Support Students
Registration has closed.