Category: Worksmart Workshops

  • Work Smart Workshop

    Introduction to Citation Managers Tuesday, April 21 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm  James B. Duke Library, Room 041 Wednesday, April 22 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm  James B. Duke Library, Room 041 Friday, April 24 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm  Sanders Science Library Big projects often involve lots of research and complex bibliographies.…

  • Work Smart Workshop

    Work Smart Workshop: Digital Media Resources Friday, March 27 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm James B. Duke Library, Room 043 Looking for new ways to engage your students with your class material? Looking for images or video to add to a presentation?  Consider adding media. The libraries provide access to an impressive number of digital…

  • Finding Primary Sources

              Finding Primary Sources in the Library When:  Tuesday, February 24 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm Wednesday, February 25 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm Friday, February 27 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Location:  James B. Duke Library, Room 041 Facilitator:  Steve Richardson Would you like to discover more…

  • Work Smart Workshop

    Professors –  Would you like to make use of Turnitin with your classes? Interested in knowing more about those originality reports or what all those advanced options in Moodle really mean? Mark your calendar for:  Turnitin Work Smart Workshops When:   Tuesday, January 27 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm Wednesday, January 28 @ 11:30…

  • Work Smart Workshop

    Copyright & Fair Use When: Tuesday, December 2 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm James B. Duke Library 041 Wednesday, December 3 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm Maxwell Music Library Seminar Room Friday, December 5 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Sanders Science Library Andrea Wright, Furman’s University Copyright Officer, will be providing a…

  • Work Smart Workshop

    When: Tuesday, November 18 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm Wednesday, November 19 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm Friday, November  21 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Location: James B. Duke Library, Room 041 No RSVP Required How can you encourage your students’ cultivation of sophisticated research skills? By crafting robust research assignments. Come…

  • Work Smart Workshop

    When: Tuesday, September 23 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm Wednesday, September 24 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm Friday, September 26 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Location: James B. Duke Library 041   No RSVP Required The library offers over half a million eBooks and hundreds of thousands of full-text eJournals. Discuss smart methods…

  • Citation Workshops

    Introduction to Citation Managers When: Tuesday, April 15 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm Wednesday, April 16 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm Thursday, April 17 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Where: James B. Duke Library, Room 043 Big projects often involve lots of research and complex bibliographies. Citation management tools and bibliography generators…

  • Work Smart Workshop

    Library Media Resources When:  Tuesday, March 25 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm                 Wednesday, March 26 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm                 Friday, March 28 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm                 Location: James B. Duke Library, Room 043 No RSVP Required Looking for new ways to engage your students with your class material?…

  • Finding Primary Sources

    Would you like to discover more primary sources for your teaching and research? This workshop will guide you through the catalog and databases to uncover these rich historical and contemporary sources. Documents could include newspapers, diaries, government documents, speeches, legal briefs and opinions, and more. There’s a wealth of primary information to do be discovered…