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About the workshops
Start the new school year off right! Join us for a day of workshops that will cover everything that you need to know about graduate research and writing. Register for the event and come for the whole thing, or drop in to hear the sessions that are of most interest to you!
9:00-9:10am
Welcome
9:10-9:30am
Building your research and thesis toolkit
Julie Jones, Research Commons Librarian
Being a grad student is challenging! Building a toolkit that will support your learning and help you thrive is important. And September is a great time to do it. This mini-workshop will outline key tools, services, and supports to be aware of (and use!) during your time at SFU.
9:30-10:00am
Scholarly publishing 101
Rebecca Dowson, Digital Scholarship Librarian
This mini-workshop will highlight the topic of open access, provide insight into publishing venues, and will help you choose a suitable journal for publishing your research.
10:00-10:05am
Screen break
10:05-10:55am
Research ethics and integrity
10:55-11:00am
Screen break
11:00-11:50am
Ten actions to take to build a sustainable academic writing practice
11:50-12:00pm
Brief discussion before lunch
12:00-12:40pm
Lunch break
12:40-12:45pm
Welcome back
12:45-1:15pm
An introduction to managing your research data: Strategies for data storage, sharing, and publishing
Keshav Mukunda, Research Data Librarian
1:15-1:20pm
Screen break
1:20-1:50pm
Bringing GIS and mapping into your research: An introduction GIS tools and resources at SFU
Sarah (Tong) Zhang, Librarian for Geography, GIS, & Maps
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) relies on a simple notion of organizing data into layers using geography as the organizing key. GIS has been applied across disciplines to understand what’s going on at all scales in the world. Beyond the analytical power of GIS, web map apps and story maps have become wonderful engagement and communication tools to reach wide audiences. Are you interested in exploring how you can bring GIS and mapping into your research? Attend this workshop to learn why spatial thinking matters and to become aware of a variety of GIS/mapping tools and library resources available to you as a grad student at SFU.
1:50-1:55pm
Screen break
1:55-2:25pm
Level Up! Tips and tricks for research productivity
Julie Jones, Research Commons Librarian
Learn how to keep up with research! In this workshop, we'll go over tips and tricks that will save you time and enhance your current awareness as a researcher, including setting search and citation alerts, citation searching, software tools to help with writing reference lists and literature reviews, and more.