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Creating a Concept Map
Jamie Segno
A concept map is a visual tool that helps show the relationship between ideas. It can help you brainstorm new ideas and organize information.
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Creating Annotated Bibliographies Using Academic Writer
Charlene Cain
Learn how to create annotated bibliographies in APA format using the APA’s own template on the Academic Writer platform. Join us to learn more about what annotated bibliographies are and how they can be formatted for greatest success in conforming to APA standards.
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Dance Resources Workshop
Lisa Ellis
Looking for dance videos? In this workshop you’ll get an overview of all those resources in the Alvin Sherman Library and online, along with other resources related to types of dance, the history of dance, and more!
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Digging Deeper with Your Research: Citation Chaining
Sara Cooper
Are you having trouble finding articles and reports related to your topic? Do you feel like you are missing aspects of "the literature" in your field? Join us to learn how to use citation chaining to discover relevant resources and dig deeper into your topic.
This workshop was presented online on February 15, 2023.
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Discovering Qualitative Research Methodology
Stacy R. Allsop
Workshop recording: Learn how to locate published qualitative research studies in databases, and which library resources include information on how to accomplish those methods.
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EndNote 20 & ProQuest Databases
Stacy R. Allsop
Workshop recording: Learn about EndNote 20 and organizing scholarly articles. This workshop focused on searching ProQuest databases, saving information in the ProQuest "My Research" account, exporting content into the EndNote software, and "syncing" to the EndNote online account to back up your saved content.
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EndNote Skills: Introduction & Help
Stacy R. Allsop
EndNote is a type of citation and reference management software for both Mac and Windows computers. Learn how to obtain EndNote software and EndNote Online, and what support you have through Nova Southeastern University and Clarivate Analytics. EndNote is available free to current NSU students, faculty, and staff.
EndNote X9 is a powerful tool that lives on your computer and syncs to an optional online account. You develop an organized "library" of resources including citations, abstracts, keywords, notes, PDFs, word processing files, personal communications, etc. Being able to save as you go, share files, stop and start, and deal with interruptions is critical to the success of assignments and projects.
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Fighting Fake News (in an election year)
Sara Cooper
Library 101: Fighting Fake News (in an election year) Workshop presented digitally by Sara Cooper on 06/11/2020 Getting reliable news is always important, and is especially so in an election year. In this 30 minute workshop, we: identify common traits of Fake News discuss the real-world impact of Fake News practice using the SIFT method for evaluating news -- Audio issues - captions have been corrected for content
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Finding Books
Sarah Cisse
In this short video learn how to find books and e-books using the Sherman Library website.
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Finding Business Information with Mergent Online
Sara Cooper
Learn how to access company, industry, and country data with Mergent Online.
This workshop was originally held 06/02/2021, and is part of the Library 101 workshop series.
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Finding Empirical Research in Education
Melissa Maria Johnson
Short video on finding empirical research in ERIC (ProQuest).
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Finding Full Text
Sarena Hicks
Learn how to access the full text of an article for free using tools like Find It and Full Text Finder!
In this session we will learn how to:
- access article using Full Text Finder
- access the full text of an article within a database
- place a request for an article using Interlibrary Loan
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Finding Historical Documents on Google
Lisa Ellis
Learn how to use Google to find open access historical documents and primary sources!
In this 30 minute workshop, we will learn:
- How to develop keywords for historical research
- How to find historical newspapers and magazines in Google Books
- How to utilize other websites to access primary documents
This video is part of the Library 101 Series.
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Finding Peer Reviewed Articles
Melissa Maria Johnson
How to find peer reviewed articles in the library databases.
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Finding the full text using the FindIt button or Check for full text link
Melissa M. Johnson
In this video you will learn how to navigate to the full text of an article using the FindIt button or Check for full text link.
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Finding Theoretical Frameworks
Melissa Johnson
Searching for a theoretical construct for your dissertation? This workshop will help you use resources, such as other dissertations, to identify theoretical frameworks. Also, it includes tips for tracking down sources found in citations by using NovaCat, Google Scholar, Full Text Finder, and ILLiad.
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Focusing Research Questions
Trisha Prevett
In this video, you will learn how to take a broad research topic and transform it into a focused research question. This step is important in the research process as it aids the researcher in identifying the question they are trying to answer through the search for information.
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Format in APA Style Using Academic Writer
Charlene Cain
Learn about how you can use the Academic Writer platform as a learning tool for APA formatting, as well as the Academic Writer templates for writing your research papers.
Learning objectives include:
- How to create an account in Academic Writer
- Overview of how to use the “Learn” and “Write” modules to format research papers and citations using Academic Writer
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Foundations and Grants Open Workshop Part I
Sarah Cisse
Learn how to identify non-profit grants using Foundation Center resources through the library. Learn about the variety of resources available to find grants, tools to start your search, how to tailor your search based on your area of interest, and tips for an efficient search.
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Foundations and Grants Open Workshop: Part II
Sarah Cisse
Take a deep dive into Candid's Foundation Directory Online database to learn advanced search techniques for your non-profit grant funding search.
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Google Vs. Library Databases (Library 101 Series)
Jamie Segno
Why do I need to use the library when I can just use Google?
In this session, learn how Google and library resources measure up against each other and when it is appropriate to use each platform while searching for information.
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Happy Hobbies: Creating a Zine
Sara Cooper
Learn how to create a zine with Reference & Instruction Librarian Sara Cooper from NSU Alvin Sherman Library. This workshop is part of the 2021 Happy Hobbies Series.
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How to create a Research Account in Proquest
Charlene Cain
This video will show you how to create a research account in Proquest as well as how to save items to and edit within folders.
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Information Literacy with InfoLit-Core
Lisa Ellis
Do you want to improve your research and critical thinking skills? Learn how to incorporate the InfoLit-Core database's online videos, tutorials, and quizzes into your personal learning or in your syllabus.
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Information & Resource Organization Methods
C. Schultz
Overview on best practices used to organize information and resources. Highlight various techniques such as file naming conventions, as well as utilizing different software.
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