Library Workshops for Postgraduate Students (Feb – Mar 2023)

Date & Time
2023/02/07 to 2023/03/02

Sharpening Your Research Skills

Title Date & Time Venue Registration
Finding Theses and Dissertations in Your Research Area

This workshop you will learn:

  • Why we need to search for theses
  • How to locate theses and dissertations from universities in:
    • Hong Kong (CUHK & other local universities)
    • China & Taiwan
    • Other Countries
 7 Feb 2023 (Tue)
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		 Online Register
Exploring Research Information in Multi-disciplinary Databases

This workshop you will learn how to:

  • Use the two multi-disciplinary databases, EBSCOHost and ProQuest, to discover research information in your research field
  • Use the Advanced search features in the databases
  • Register for a free account to enjoy the personalized features and services
 20 Feb 2023 (Mon)
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.		 Online Register
Exploring Research Information in Your Field in Citation Databases – Scopus

This workshop you will learn how to:

  • Use Scopus to discover quality research information in your research field
  • Search with topic, keyword, author, author identifier, etc.
  • Find the citation counts of research papers
  • Set up alerts to receive the most updated information automatically by email
 21 Feb 2023 (Tue)
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.		 Online Register
Exploring Research Information in Your Field in Citation Databases – Web of Science

This workshop you will learn how to:

  • Use Web of Science to discover quality research information in your research field
  • Search with topic, keyword, author, author identifier, etc.
  • Find the citation counts of research papers
  • Set up alerts to receive the most updated information automatically by email
 22 Feb 2023 (Wed)
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.		 Online Register
Medium of Instruction: Cantonese (English will be used if users require)

Enquiries: Email to eref@cuhk.edu.hk

Managing Citations for Your Research

Title Date & Time Venue Registration
Acknowledging the Sources – RefWorks Hands-on Experience

This workshop demonstrates how to use RefWorks, a web-based bibliography management tool, to produce bibliographies and in-text references in a variety of citation styles (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.).

 27 Feb 2023 (Mon)
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.		 User Education Room, G/F, University Library Register
Managing Reference Citations with EndNote 20

Demonstrates how to use EndNote 20, a tool for publishing and managing bibliographies, citations and references.

Topics covered:

  • How to import references into EndNote Desktop from LibrarySearch, databases and organize them
  • How to create an EndNote online account
  • How to produce bibliographies and in-text citations in a variety of styles (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) for your papers
 2 Mar 2023 (Thu)
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.		 User Education Room, G/F, University Library Register
Medium of Instruction: Cantonese (English will be used if users require)

Enquiries: Email to eref@cuhk.edu.hk
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