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Dewey Graduate Library Workshops, Presentations & Tours

Fall 2009

Orientation Tour of Dewey Graduate Library	Introduction to Information Resources for Gerontology
Introduction to Research Databases	Social Welfare Research Seminar
Introduction to ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)	Introduction to Research Sources in Information Science
Nonprofit Organizations-Information Sources	Conducting Research Online
Introduction to Federal Public Policy Research	Evidence Based Practice
Using EndNote	Drop in Sessions for Criminal Justice Researchers

Orientation Tour of Dewey Graduate Library(Dewey Library Reference Desk)

Take a tour of the Dewey Graduate Library. Learn the basics about reserves, electronic databases, interlibrary loan, UA delivery and more. This session does not fulfill the MSW information/computer literacy requirement.

Wed.	Sept. 2	10:00 am
Thurs.	Sept. 3	10:00 am
Tues.	Sept. 8	4:00 pm
Wed.	Sept 9	4:00 pm

Introduction to Research Databases

Research databases can help find relevant information on almost any topic. This session will introduce important concepts needed to effectively search any database. Minerva, the online catalog as well as specific databases and platforms will be demonstrated.

Fri.	Sept. 11	11:00 am
Wed.	Sept. 16	4:00 pm
Wed.	Oct. 14	2:00 pm
Tues.	Oct. 20	12:30 pm
Fri.	Oct. 30	11:00 am

Social Welfare Research Seminar

Using Research Resources in Social Welfare. An introduction to using library databases, the library web page, and other Internet resources for research in social welfare. 1 1/2 hours.

closed	Wed.	Sept. 9	2:00 pm
closed	Wed.	Sept. 16	2:00 pm
closed	Thurs.	Sept. 17	4:00 pm
closed	Wed.	Sept.30	3:00 pm
closed	Wed.	Oct. 7	2:00 pm
	Tues.	Oct. 13	2:00 pm
	Wed	Oct. 28	4:00 pm
closed	Mon.	Nov. 9	4:00 pm
closed	Wed.	Dec. 16	10:00 am

Introduction to Research Sources in Information Science

This drop in session is designed to assist information studies students with their research projects. Students may drop in for assistance in searching for information in databases, the online catalog and the Internet. Not recommended for MSW students.

	Tues.	Sept. 22	3:00-4:00 pm
	Mon.	Oct. 19	10:00-11:00 am

Nonprofit Organizations-Information Sources

This session will provide an overview to print, online and Internet sources of information regarding nonprofit organizations and their activities. 3/4 of the session will be hands-on use of electronic databases. Approximately 60 minutes.

Thurs.	Oct. 29	4:30 pm
Wed.	Nov. 4	4:30 pm
Thurs.	Nov. 5	2:00 pm
Fri.	Nov. 6	10:00 am

Conducting Research Online

Navigating the online world can be confusing. This session is designed to help students differentiate, locate and evaluate various information formats on the World Wide Web.

closed	Wed..	Sept. 30	1:00 pm
	Tues.	Oct. 6	1:00 pm
	Thurs.	Dec. 3	10:00 am
	Wed.	Dec. 9	2:00 pm

Introduction to Federal Public Policy Research

This session will cover finding the legal authority for a policy, sources for legislative history, and sources evaluating federal public policies. The one hour session will be 1/2 lecture and 1/2 hands-on searching of electronic databases.

Wed.	Sept. 23	4:30 pm
Mon.	Sept. 28	10:00 am
Mon.	Oct. 12	2:00 pm
Thurs.	Oct. 22	10:00 am

Evidence Based Practice

This advanced research seminar will focus on how to find and evaluate research information for clinical social work practice. Prerequisite: Social Welfare Research Seminar. This is a one hour long class.

closed	Thurs.	Oct. 8	4:00 pm
closed	Wed.	Oct. 21	3:00 pm
closed	Tues.	Nov.3	10:00 am
	Mon.	Nov.23	2:00 pm

Introduction to Information Resources for Gerontoloy

This course provides a basic overview of key resources related to gerontological social work. The important features of key reference works and databases will be described. The class will also include searching strategies and tips for uncovering useful articles, web sites, and books about the aged.

	Wed.	Sept. 23	1:00 pm
	Wed.	Nov. 11	3:30 pm

Introduction to ICPSR

This class will provide a brief introduction to the web site for the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. This major social sciences resource web site provides datasets for studies in the fields of political science, demography, sociology, education, anthropology, criminal justice and several other fields. Participants will learn how to search the data archives and how to download data.

Tues.	Oct. 20	2:00 pm
Fri.	Oct. 23	11:00 am
Mon.	Oct. 26	3:00 pm

Using EndNote

EndNote is a bibliographic management system that allows you to search online bibliographic databases, organize their references, and quickly generate bibliographies. This workshop will provide an introduction on how to use EndNote for term papers, reports and publications. Sessions will last approximately 90 minutes to allow some time for hands-on work.

Thurs.	Sept. 24	1:00 pm
Thurs.	Oct. 15	1:00 pm
Wed.	Oct. 28	3:00 pm
Thurs.	Nov. 12	1:00 pm
Wed.	Nov. 18	3:00 pm
Wed.	Dec. 2	2:00 pm

Drop in Sessions for Criminal Justice Researchers

This drop in session is designed to assist students in criminal justice classes with their research projects. Students may drop in for assistance in searching for information in databases, the online catalog and the Internet. Not recommended for MSW students.

	Mon.	Sept. 14	1:00-3:00 pm
	Wed.	Sept. 23	2:00-3:00 pm