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Library Workshops

Library Workshops
To enrich the knowledge on using various Library resources for research and study, the Library will organise Library workshops for students and staff in the University every term. All students and staff are welcome to register and attend the workshops.
Library Workshops 2019-2020 Term 1 (For all students & staff)
Research Workshops 2019-2020 Term 1 (For Postgraduates)
Library Workshops to be conducted in 2019 - 2020 Term 2
Request for a Library Workshop
Library Workshops 2019-2020 Term 1 (For all students & staff)
Workshop (Show / Hide all description) | Date & Time | Registration |
Finding Useful Information in 1-Search
Description
To introduce the major functions of “1-Search” and other searching skills for finding different types of resources for academic research. Upon completion of the workshop, students will be able to:
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
23-Sep-19 (Mon) 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Library Resources for Arts and Social Sciences Students
Description
To provide skills to create citation and in retrieve specific resources for preparation of Arts and Social Sciences courses assignments. Upon completion of the workshop, students will be able to:
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
27-Sep-19 (Fri) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Library Resources for Business Students
Description
To introduce how to retrieve specific resources to prepare for Business Studies courses assignment. Upon completion of the workshop, students will be able to:
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
2-Oct-19 (Wed) 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Using RefWorks
Description
To introduce the basic skills in using the citation management tool, “RefWorks” for organizing citations for research effectively. Upon completion of the workshop, students will be able to:
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
10-Oct-19 (Thu) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Locating Statistical Resources
Description
To introduce different databases for finding useful statistical data for quantitative research. Upon completion of the workshop, students will be able to:
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
14-Oct-19 (Mon) 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Basics to SPSS
Description
To provide basic knowledge on using SPSS for building up data file and generating simple statistical analysis. Upon completion of the workshop, students will be able to:
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
21-Oct-19 (Mon) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Advanced Statistical Analysis in SPSS
Description
To introduce advanced statistical analysis in SPSS. Upon completion of the workshop, students will be able to:
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
4-Nov-19 (Mon) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Research Workshops 2019-2020 Term 1 (For Postgraduates)
Workshops are co-organised with School of Graduate Studies
Workshop (Show / Hide all description) | Date & Time | Registration |
Applying MARKUS in Chinese and Historical Research
Invited speaker:
Dr. CHU Ming Kin 朱銘堅博士, Assistant Professor, School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong Description
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
25-Sep-19 (Wed) 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Discovering Research Information Resources (Arts and Humanities & Social Sciences)
Description
To introduce search strategies in 1-Search and other specific resources for Arts and Social Sciences, and to assess the significance of the information found. Hands-on exercises will be provided. 1-Search is a one-stop searching tool for finding books, journal articles, and multimedia items for the Library. Arts and Humanities & Social Sciences students are welcomed to attend this workshop to:
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
2-Oct-19 (Wed) 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Registration ended |
How to Get your Work Published * It is changed to be a webinar presented by a representative of a Publisher. MB202 will still be opened for students to join the webinar Invited speaker:
Dr. Jingjing LIN, Consultants of Nature Research, Greater China, South Korea and Mongolia, Springer Description To elaborate a logical manuscript structure, efficient publication strategies and successful journal submission. Academic journal publishers adopt highly rigorous selection process in deciding which manuscript to publish. It is important for a researcher to understand about the publication process and ways to submit your work to the publishers. Upon completion of the workshop, students will be able to:
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
8-Oct-19 (Tue) 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Discovering Research Information Resources (Business Studies)
Description
To introduce search strategies in 1-Search and other specific resources for Business Studies, and to assess the significance of the information found. Hands-on exercises will be provided. 1-Search is a one-stop searching tool for finding books, journal articles, and multimedia items for the Library. Business Studies students are welcomed to attend this workshop to:
Workshop Venue: NAB213 |
21-Oct-19 (Mon) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Utilizing Statistical Resources & Locating Thesis and Dissertations
Description
To introduce library collection and free resources on statistics; as well as online databases about thesis and dissertations. Hands-on exercises on using specific statistical resources will be provided. Upon completion of the workshop, students will be able to:
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
30-Oct-19 (Wed) 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Increasing Your Research Output Visibility: ORCID and Lingnan Scholars
Speaker:
Ms. Sheila CHEUNG Senior Assistant Librarian I, Library Description
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
6-Nov-19 (Wed) 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Making Meaning Out of Qualitative Data Using NVivo
Invited speaker:
Dr. Paula HODGSON Formerly Professional Consultant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Description It is a practical workshop with hands-on exercises, participants can use the PCs in MB202 with NVivo pre-installed.
Workshop Venue: MB202 |
The workshop will be rescheduled | Registration is closed temporarily |
Understanding Research Impact Factors in Academic Research * It is changed to be a webinar presented by invited speaker. Invited speaker: Dr. Ju CHEN,
Big Data Consultant (Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China), Research Intelligence Digital Analysis, Elsevier Description
Workshop Venue: Online Presentation |
20-Nov-19 (Wed) 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Registration ended |
Library Workshops to be conducted in 2019 - 2020 Term 2
Working with Disorganised Data: Applying OpenRefine |
Visualising Research Data: Applying Tableau |
RatingDirect S& P on Captial IQ Workshop |
Bloomberg Professional Workshop |
Remarks
- Workshops will be conducted in English and assisted with Cantonese when necessary.
- Limited seat available. Registration will be on first-come-first-served basis.
- Workshops with insufficient enrollments will be cancelled, Email notifications on cancellation of workshops will be send out to the registered participants in advance.
- Subject to popularity of the workshops and learning needs of Library users, some workshops may be re-run in the next term.
Request for a Library Workshop
For students:
The Library can arrange tailored workshops for groups of 10 or more students on specific topic upon request. Please submit this form in advance or contact our Phoebe Leung at phoebeleung@ln.edu.hk to discuss about the workshop content coverage and other arrangements.
For Faculty staff:
The Library welcomes to collaborate with Faculty staff of the University in organising "course-embedded" Library workshop specifically for your courses. Our Library colleagues will work closely with you on designing the content of the tailored Library workshops so as to meet the learning outcomes of the course. For more information, please feel free to contact our Phoebe Leung at phoebeleung@ln.edu.hk, or contact the Library representative of your department.
- Course Descriptions
- LIB100 Introducing Library Resources & Information Literacy Skills
- LIB105 Information Literacy Skills
- LIB120 Introducing Multi-media & Language Learning Resources
- LIB130 Locating New Resources
- LIB150 Introducing Statistical Resources
- LIB150 Introducing Statistical Resources
- LIB160 Effective Web Search
- LIB170_1 Using RefWorks:Basic
- LIB170_2 Using RefWorks: Advanced
- LIB310 Using Datastream
- LIB330 Job Hunting on WWW
- LIB340 Locating Company Information
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