This workshop is intended as the first of a series to introduce resources for doing research at the graduate level. Learn about essential databases for research in all disciplines, such as citation searching in Web of Science and finding dissertations in the Dissertations and Theses database. Discover the best databases, journals, blogs, and more for your academic field, and also how to obtain the articles, books, etc. that you need! Research guide for the class: http://libguides.gatech.edu/onmark.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Crystal Renfro (Phone: 404-894-1393) or Mary Axford (Phone: 404-894-1392) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of these used to identify and distinguish the source of the goods and services of one party from the goods and services of others. A trademark helps one protect and brand one's business. This course is designed to teach students how to search for trademarks registered in the United States using the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS). The hands-on course will cover strategies for conducting a federal trademark search, and searching marks using trademark search tools, such as the trademark classification as well as the design search code.

Please register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IPSeminarReg

Please contact Lisha Li (lisha.li@library.gatech.edu) for more information.

See also: http://libguides.gatech.edu/patent_guide

Whether writing a research paper for a class, preparing a conference presentation, or beginning a thesis or dissertation, a literature review plays a crucial part in the end product. So what is a literature review? This class answers that question and then demystifies the literature review process by carefully outlining it step-by-step. Tips will be included on identifying, evaluating, and organizing information.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact William Baer (Phone: 404-385-2211) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

ECE Library orientation sessions provide an overview of Library services that are offered to students (such as interlibrary loan) and a review of selected Library databases that are useful to students in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (such as GIL Catalog, INSPEC, and NTIS). Detailed handouts will be provided.

Although customized for electrical and computer engineering students, other students are welcome to attend these classes.

Please contact Bette Finn for additional information or for further information, or if you have schedule conflicts (additional class sessions can be scheduled), or if you would like a class customized for your lab group. Most classes last an hour and a half to two hours.

• Importing data into VantagePoint
• Data Clean-up & Thesauri
• Working with Lists
• Working with simple Matrices
• Working with simple Maps

This session covers finding journals in your research area, determining how to select the best one to submit your article to, and how to find that journal's author guidelines.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Mary Axford (Phone: 404-894-1392) for additional information or for schedule conflicts.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

InDesign Basics

Adobe InDesign is software primarily used by designers and graphic  production artists for layout of publications, posters, and print media.  It can be used to create things such as posters, flyers, brochures,  magazines, newspapers and books. In this essentials workshop we will  create a basic trifold brochure & familiarize you with the  interface.

 

Contact alison.valk@library.gatech.edu  for more information or if you are interested in attending.

Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editing tool, commonly used by graphic designers. In this beginning workshop we will familiarize you with the interface and introduce to handy features within the package, as we create a basic logo / label. Illustrator is a must have in your arsenal of software for professional looking results.

  Contact alison.valk@library.gatech.edu  for more information or if you are interested in attending.

Finding data is becoming an essential research skill.  This workshop will introduce the basics in finding data in your academic discipline.  Sources covered include the LexisNexis Statistical databases, science and engineering databases, government agencies, and intergovernmental (IGO) and nongovernmental (NGO) agencies.  Research Guide for the class: http://libguides.gatech.edu/finddata.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Mary Axford (Phone: 404-894-1392) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

This workshop is geared toward the graduate researchers/students seeking information on plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Join us for this session, with hands-on exercises, to see how to avoid plagiarism, provide adequate credit notations indicating authorship, and how to locate your citation style and the supporting resources needed to properly cite your work.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered. Register Now

Please contact Lori Critz (Phone: 404-385-4392, Email: lori.critz@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

This workshop is intended as the first of a series to introduce resources for doing research at the graduate level. Learn about essential databases for research in all disciplines, such as citation searching in Web of Science and finding dissertations in the Dissertations and Theses database. Discover the best databases, journals, blogs, and more for your academic field, and also how to obtain the articles, books, etc. that you need! Research guide for the class: http://libguides.gatech.edu/onmark.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Crystal Renfro (Phone: 404-894-1393) or Mary Axford (Phone: 404-894-1392) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Whether writing a research paper for a class, preparing a conference presentation, or beginning a thesis or dissertation, a literature review plays a crucial part in the end product. So what is a literature review? This class answers that question and then demystifies the literature review process by carefully outlining it step-by-step. Tips will be included on identifying, evaluating, and organizing information.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact William Baer (Phone: 404-385-2211) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

CSS

CSS: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used to  describe the presentation semantics (the look and formatting) of a  document written in a markup language. Its most common application is to  style web pages written in HTML and XHTML. In this beginning session we  will learn more about CSS and demonstrate how it can be applied to a  basic webpage. This class is geared toward those already having a basic understanding of web design and HTML

Contact alison.valk@library.gatech.edu  for more information or if you are interested in attending.

 

This class will cover the basics of website creation using Adobe Dreamweaver CS5:

• Set up a website and create multiple linked webpages
• Modifying page properties - background, text color, link colors, etc.
• Formatting text with html and basic CSS styles
• Adding images/graphics and simple behaviors such as rollovers
• Creating tables
• Adding internal and external hyperlinks
• Adding video and audio files
• Uploading webpages and files to personal Prism/GT accounts

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Lori Critz (Phone: 404-385-4392) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact William Baer (Phone: 404-385-2211, Email: william.baer@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Please contact Chris Doty (Phone: 404-894-4536) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

This session covers finding journals in your research area, determining how to select the best one to submit your article to, and how to find that journal's author guidelines.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Mary Axford (Phone: 404-894-1392) for additional information or for schedule conflicts.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

This workshop introduces the student  to Adobe Dreamweaver CS5: the  industry-leading web authoring program. In this  90 minute workshop we  will familiarize you with the software interface & discuss basic  features, including a brief overview of HTML / CSS basics and their role  in this latest version of Dreamweaver. The student should leave the  workshop with enough knowledge to begin working on their own  professional looking website.

Contact alison.valk@library.gatech.edu  for more information or if you are interested in attending.

 

This workshop is geared toward the graduate researchers/students seeking information on plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Join us for this session, with hands-on exercises, to see how to avoid plagiarism, provide adequate credit notations indicating authorship, and how to locate your citation style and the supporting resources needed to properly cite your work.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered. Register Now

Please contact Lori Critz (Phone: 404-385-4392, Email: lori.critz@library.gatech.edu) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

SketchUp

SketchUp is a  3d modeling program developed  by Google and designed for  use in a wide spectrum of disciplines, from engineers to filmmakers &  game developers.  Come explore some of the many uses of this powerful tool, in this beginning level workshop.

  Contact alison.valk@library.gatech.edu  for more information or if you are interested in attending.

Please contact Chris Doty (Phone: 404-894-4536) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

• Importing data into VantagePoint
• Data Clean-up & Thesauri
• Working with Lists
• Working with simple Matrices
• Working with simple Maps

This class will cover the basics of website creation using Adobe Dreamweaver CS5:

• Set up a website and create multiple linked webpages
• Modifying page properties - background, text color, link colors, etc.
• Formatting text with html and basic CSS styles
• Adding images/graphics and simple behaviors such as rollovers
• Creating tables
• Adding internal and external hyperlinks
• Adding video and audio files
• Uploading webpages and files to personal Prism/GT accounts

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact Lori Critz (Phone: 404-385-4392) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Whether writing a research paper for a class, preparing a conference presentation, or beginning a thesis or dissertation, a literature review plays a crucial part in the end product. So what is a literature review? This class answers that question and then demystifies the literature review process by carefully outlining it step-by-step. Tips will be included on identifying, evaluating, and organizing information.

Space is first come, first served, but priority is given to those who have registered.
Register Now

Please contact William Baer (Phone: 404-385-2211) if you need additional information.

Part of the G.L.U.E. ('Graduate Library User Education') Workshop Series

Photoshop Basics:

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics/image editing program included in the Adobe Creative Suite.
The  software is often used by graphic artists, print designers, visual  communicators, and regular people like you. Pictures in  things such as  posters, books, magazines , and brochures  are often created or edited  in Photoshop. In this workshop we experiment with various photoshop  tools  and will cover things such as : Liquify, blending images using  layer mask, examples of portrait retouching and adjusting image  brightness/contrast.

Please Contact alison.valk@library.gatech.edu  for more information or if you are interested in attending.