Graduate school research may feel daunting, but this foundational workshop will address the key concepts, strategies, and tools to help develop your research skills.  Charting Your Path will start with a broad overview of what library research can look like, including the terms you may come across in your journey. We will also cover how to use Gottesman Libraries and the Columbia University Libraries to access physical and digital resources; discuss reference management tools; show how to create strong keyword searches; and end with a review of strategies for better search results. Attendees will leave this workshop with the information needed to be successful in Library research across all research disciplines.

Presenter: Ava Kaplan, Research and Instruction Librarian

Where: 101 Russell /Online

Your Research Journey is a five-part library workshop series to help guide you in your research throughout the semester, by providing you with manageable tools and resources to use along your journey. Whether this is your first time conducting research, or you are a well-seasoned researcher and looking for a refresher, each workshop introduces fundamental information to lay a foundation of knowledge on which you can build your scholarly work. While the workshops in this series are designed to build upon each other, you are welcome to attend any workshop individually. All are held on Wednesdays, 3-4pm.

Each workshop is offered every Wednesday at 3pm on a rotating basis throughout the semester.

 Upcoming:

Searching Strategies, Wednesday, 7/24

Article Screening for Literature Reviews, Wednesday, 7/31

The Literature Review, Wednesday, 8/7

Poster Image: Ships at Sea, by Bent Christiansen, from the Ziegfeld Collection of International Children's Art, Courtesy of Teachers College, Columbia University