Workshops

The library offers regular workshops to further develop your research skills, the learning skills focusing on academic reading/writing, citing and referencing skills, searching strategy and the use of EndNote software.

The library will send you an invitation link one day prior to the date preferred.
The workshop will only be conducted when there are 5 registered participants or more. Alternatively, we will suggest another date and time.

For Undergraduates
	Date & Day	Time	Registration Link	Method of delivery
Find and search library e-resources (Session takes approximately 45 mins to 1 hour) What to expect: Introduction to library’s electronic resources Find the right database(s) for your subject areas Find articles through library’s search engine Tips and techniques for better search results Access to full-text Guideline to access to e-book Search of eBooks by disciplines Advance search /features	Tuesday, May 10, 2022	12:00pm – 1:00pm	Or click here for e-form	MS Teams
	Thursday, May 19, 2022	12:00pm – 1:00pm	Or click here for e-form	MS Teams
Reference and Cite Information Sources (Session takes approximately 60 to 90 mins) What to expect: Introduction to the Swinburne Harvard Style How to avoid plagiarism How to reference different types of resources	Thursday, May 12, 2022	12:00pm – 1:00pm	Or click here for e-form	MS Teams
	Friday, May 20, 2022	12:00pm – 1:00pm	Or click here for e-form	MS Teams

For Undergraduates
	Date & Day	Time	Registration Link	Method of delivery
Developing effective strategies for undergraduate research. (Session takes approximately 45 mins to 1 hour) What to expect: Develop complex search strategies, locating relevant information for your research topics and make the best of specialized scholarly databases.	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Using Endnote for Harvard Referencing (Session takes approximately 60 to 90 mins) What to expect: Endnote is a reference management software tool used to manage, store and share bibliographies and references, insert in-text citations and generate appropriate reference lists. Endnote currently works with Microsoft Words, Power Point and Excel.	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	To be confirmed

For Postgraduates
	Date & Day	Time	Registration Link	Method of delivery
Searching Research Literacy Effectively & Understand Swinburne Harvard Citations (Session takes approximately 45 mins to 1 hour) What to expect: Familiarizing students with library resources and developing basic to advance searching technique skills focusing on specific databases and resources relevant to research in the discipline or field of study. An Introduction to Swinburne Harvard Style Guide and the role of citations in the research process.	Wednesday, May 18, 2022	12:00pm-1:00pm	Or click here for e-form	MS Teams
Manage Reference with Endnote (Session takes approximately 60 to 90 mins) What to expect: EndNote is a reference management software tool that is used to manage, store and share bibliographies and references, insert in-text citations and generate appropriate reference lists. EndNote currently works with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.	Wednesday, May 25, 2022	12:00pm – 1:00pm	Or click here for e-form	MS Teams

Library can also customize these workshops for particular research interests.

Lecturers who wish to request for a different session, please fill in the Training Workshop e-form

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