Below are UAB Libraries workshops for the current semester. Any workshop can be presented to a class or taught as a one-on-one consultation.
September 9 - October 27
Over 10 modules, learn how to research business topics from industry and market research to international business.
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October 9, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Mervyn H. Sterne Library, room 174
Instructor: Brooke Becker
Overwhelmed by political ads? Join us to find out how to cut through the false and get to the facts.
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October 16, 2024. 11:30 am - 12:30 PM
Location: Mervyn H. Sterne Library, room 163
Instructor: Brooke Becker
Learn more about generative AI at UAB, from policies and practices to UAB-approved tools.
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October 23, 5:30-7:30 PM
Location: Mervyn H. Sterne Library, room 174
Instructor: Brooke Becker
We will follow the money behind the sea of political ads and discuss the differences between political information and interference.
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November 14, 2024, 12:15-1:15 PM
Location: Mervyn H. Sterne Library, room 174
Instructor: Brooke Becker
From "facts" to images, in this workshop we will discuss ways to decipher what's real and what's not on the internet.
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October 9, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructor: Becca Billings
This workshop is tailored for graduate students and new faculty to explore the eight major types of reviews and their distinct purposes. You'll gain insights into the objectives of each review type and learn how to identify them, including:
No prior knowledge is required. This session offers a straightforward overview to help you confidently explore the diverse world of research reviews.
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October 16, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructor: Becca Billings
Dive into Covidence with our easy-to-follow workshop designed for beginners. We’ll walk you through the basics of using Covidence to simplify your reviews and assignments. Key topics include:
No prior experience with Covidence is needed—just bring your curiosity and readiness to learn!
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October 23, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructor: Becca Billings
Join us for a workshop that clarifies the differences between risk of bias and quality assessment in systematic reviews and introduces the tools that can help streamline these processes. This session is perfect for researchers who want to understand and effectively apply these crucial components of systematic reviews. Key topics include:
This beginner-friendly workshop requires no prior experience with these tools. Join us to build your skills and enhance the quality of your systematic reviews!
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October 30, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructor: Becca Billings
Join us for an engaging workshop where we'll demystify scoping and systematic reviews in biomedical research. Discover essential tips and resources from expert librarians to streamline your review process and avoid common pitfalls. Key topics include:
Get ready to tackle your reviews with confidence!
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September 18, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructor: James Gilbreath
Simply Analytics is a powerful database that combines demographic, business, and geographic data. While Simply Analytics is marketed as a business research tool, it has a lot of uses for any discipline that cares about populations, including social sciences and public health! Join us to learn more about how Simply Analytics can support your research needs.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
September 26, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructors: Melanie Watts and James Gilbreath
Are you studying health sciences but don't have much experience using library resources? Join us for a workshop to learn about PubMed, one of the world's most important medical literature databases!
In this workshop, you will learn:
October 22, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructor: Amanda Jenkins
Are you studying Nursing or an Allied Health field, but you don't have much experience using library resources? Join us for a workshop to learn about CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature!
In this workshop, you will learn:
November 19, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructor: Damiana Fortenberry
Are you in the Health Sciences and need to write a literature review? Want to get more out of searching PubMed? Join us for a workshop to learn about advanced searching in PubMed!
In this workshop, you will learn:
December 3, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructors: Amanda Jenkins
Are you studying health sciences but don't have much experience using library resources? Join us for a workshop to learn about PubMed, one of the world's most important medical literature databases!
In this workshop, you will learn:
Are you writing a paper for a class and are tired of typing each in-text and reference list citation? Are the citations for your assignments, dissertation, manuscript, etc. scattered in various places or listed in a document that is cumbersome to copy and paste into your final draft? Would you like to be able to collect all your citations in one place and then insert them into your manuscript with a click of a button? Would you like to easily update your citations from one style to another quickly? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this workshop is for you.
By the end of these workshops, you will be able to:
September 24, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructor: Megan Bell
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October 17, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructor: James Gilbreath
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November 13, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructor: James Gilbreath
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December 5, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Zoom
Instructor: Megan Bell
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October 22, 12 - 1 PM
Location: Lister Hill Library Fletcher Room, 251A, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences
Instructor: Jeff Graveline and Marla Hertz
Learn how publishing open access(OA)makes your scholarly work available to a wider readership. This session is tailored to postdocs and open to all who want to learn more about the OA publishing model.
Lunch will be served on a first come, first served basis.
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October 23, 1 - 2 PM
Location: Mervyn H. Sterne Library
Presenters: Tracy Cole, University of South Alabama; Teisha Robertson, Alabama State University; Elaine Walker, University of Alabama. Moderated by Jeff Graveline,University of Alabama at Birmingham
Celebrate International Open Access Week 2024 with a panel discussion featuring three Alabama librarians who are involved with open access initiatives in their libraries. You'll hear about successful strategies for increasing faculty engagement with open access as well as challenges in promoting open access on their campuses.
This event is co-sponsored by:
There will be time for questions from attendees.
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