RefWorks: the bibliography builder

Learn to use RefWorks, a Web-based tool that you can use to organize your references and full text documents, insert citations in your assignments and prepare bibliographies or reference lists quickly and effectively using various citation styles such as MLA, APA, Chicago and many more. (75 minutes)

Note: A RefWorks workshop for graduate students is also offered by the library via the GradProSkills program (registration required).

Using RefWorks for Graduates: Citations and Bibliographies Simplified

In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to use RefWorks, a web-based tool that you can use to organize the references you find in library catalogues and databases, insert citations in your papers, and prepare bibliographies or reference lists quickly and effectively, in a wide variety of citation styles (e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago, et cetera). We will also discuss how to integrate RefWorks with Microsoft Word using RefWorks' Write'n-Cite tool, and how to share your RefWorks folders and citations (e.g., for collaborative projects or to disseminate reading lists). No experience with RefWorks is necessary. Registration is required via the GradProSkills website.

Discover Engineering Village

This workshop will give the engineering student an alternative to Google for finding quality and timely publications. The Engineering Village platform includes three core technical databases, Compendex, Inspec and Geobase. Links to fulltext, export with RefWorks and RSS alerts feature make this platform essential for every engineering and computer science student. (75 minutes)

Note: This workshop is open to everyone. Graduate students wishing to take this workshop should register through the GradProSkills website if they would like to have their participation recorded.

Getting Published and Making an Impact

This workshop will explore the scholarly communications and publications processes, examining the routes to publication as well as the tools and strategies available to help you develop and inform your publication strategy, ensuring you target the most appropriate and high impact publications in your field. This session will also examine key models and metrics increasingly used to evaluate both your research and others. Registration is required via the GradProSkills website.

Increase Your Research Impact through Open Access (for graduate students)

In this workshop, participants will learn about strategies and resources to make their research publications available in open access venues. The workshop will explore how authors can retain their rights, how to identify open access publishing venues, and find out how Spectrum, Concordia's research repository, can be useful for archiving research publications. Registration is required via the GradProSkills website.