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 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	March 10, 2021, Wednesday	12:30pm	or e-form	MS Teams
	March 17, 2021, Wednesday	12:30pm		MS Teams
	April 21, 2021, Wednesday	12:30pm		MS Teams
	April 28, 2021, Wednesday	12:30pm		MS Teams
Reference and Cite Information Sources What to expect: Introduction to the Swinburne Harvard Style How to avoid plagiarism How to reference different types of resources	March 10, 2021, Wednesday	3:30pm	or e-form	MS Teams
	March 17, 2021, Wednesday	3:30pm		MS Teams
	April 21, 2021, Wednesday	3:30pm		MS Teams
	April 28, 2021, Wednesday	3:30pm		MS Teams

For Undergraduates (For Final Year Research Project Students)
	Date & Day	Time	Registration Link	Method of delivery
Developing effective strategies for undergraduate research.  Description: Develop complex search strategies, locating relevant information for your research topics and make the best of specialized scholarly databases.	March 24, 2021, Wednesday	2:30pm	or e-form	MS Teams
	April 7, 2021, Wednesday	2:30pm
Using Endnote for Harvard Referencing  Description: 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.	March 31, 2021, Wednesday	2:30pm	or e-form	MS Teams
	April 14, 2021, Wednesday	2:30pm

For Postgraduates
	Date & Day	Time	Registration Link	Method of delivery
Searching Research Literacy Effectively & Understand Swinburne Harvard Citations	March 9, 2021, Tuesday	3:30pm	or e-form	MS Teams
	May 27, 2021, Thursday	3:30pm		MS Teams
Manage Reference with Endnote	March 16, 2021, Tuesday	3:30pm	or e-form	MS Teams
	June 3, 2021, Thursday	3:30pm		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