Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday. PowerPoint Essentials. Excel Essentials 10am. Evernote: Undergraduates -10am. Excel Essentials 2pm

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2 August 2015 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Instruction at a Distance Teaching an online class? We can design a session for your online or distance class. Whether it s an introduction to the research process and library resources or an online version of one of our workshops, we can arrange a session to fit your classes needs. We can also design a resource page for your class that draws upon library and Internet research materials. For more information or to request a session or page, please contact the Graduate Student Services Department at (662) , the Instructional Media Center at (662) , or Research Services at (662) Denotes Online Only Classes PowerPoint Essentials Evernote: Undergraduates - PowerPoint Essentials Excel Essentials Excel Essentials EndNote 101-3pm Research and Dissertation Basics Publishing 101-3pm 31 How to Use Your Library These hands-on sessions cover the basics of finding books and journals in the Mississippi State University Libraries. All sessions last approximately one hour and are held in one of the computer classrooms on the first floor of the Mitchell Memorial Library. Contact us to schedule one of these orientation sessions for your class, club or group!

3 September 2015 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Photoshop Essentials EndNote 201-3pm Photoshop Essentials 1 Getting Started with 2 Basic GIS: Google Evernote - Maps - Presentation Delivery Research and Dissertation Basics Presentation Delivery Evernote: Intermediate Users - Google Earth Pro - Developing a Literature Review - 3pm Snagit Essentials - Developing a Lit Review - Snagit Essentials - T&D Automated Template - 6pm Getting Started with Evernote - 11am Who s Citing You? Tracking the Impact of Your Research -1pm MLA Advanced Style InDesign Essentials InDesign Essentials T&D Automated Template - 9am OneNote - EndNote for Mac - Premiere Pro Essentials Excel: Formulas - Excel: Formulas Conference Poster Design - Research Ethics & the Graduate Student Conference Poster Design Illustrator Essentials Illustrator Essentials Premiere Pro Advanced Creative Cloud Overview - Excel: Charts - Excel: Charts - T&D Automated Template - 1pm Crafting the Winning Curriculum Vitae - EndNote 101-3pm Using the APA Style Guide - MLA Advanced Style Denotes Online Only Classes

4 October 2015 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Denotes Online Only Classes Photoshop Essentials Social Networking for Academics - Photoshop Essentials Research and Writing EndNote 201-3pm Getting to Know Your Institutional Repository Camtasia - Data Management: The Basics - 2:30pm Presentation Delivery Presentation Delivery Excel: Formulas - Excel: Formulas ARCGIS - T&D Automated Template - 9am Premiere Pro Essentials Real-time Research Impact: Altmetrics 101 1pm Managing Your Research Data in the Cloud - Adobe Lightroom - Evernote: Intermediate Users - EndNote at College of Veterinary Medicine Excel: Charts - Zotero Excel: Charts - Job Hunting in Academe: Landing on the Tenure Track - Publishing Conference Poster Design - 5 Things to Know about Open Access - Conference Poster Design - T&D Automated Template - 6pm Premiere Pro Advanced Becoming an Open Scholar - 1pm Illustrator Essentials Illustrator Essentials Publishing Word Essentials Word Essentials Camtasia - Copyright in Academia Adobe Audition - Mendeley 101 -

5 November 2015 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Denotes Online Only Classes Publishing Job Hunting in Academe: Landing on the Tenure Track - Christmas Card Design Using the APA Style Guide Word Essentials Creating a Professional Online Presence Crafting the Winning Curriculum Vitae - Word Essentials Money 101 for Grad Students - EndNote 101-3pm Data Management Plans and the DMPTool 3pm Research and Writing 11am EndNote 201-3pm Things to Know about Open Access - MLA Advanced Style 3pm EndNote for Mac - Personal Data Management Workshops on Demand! The Graduate Student Services Department, Instructional Media Center, and Research Services offer a wide array of workshops. These workshops are available for classes and groups on a scheduled basis and can be tailored to meet the specific goals and objectives of a particular course. For more information about scheduling a customized workshop, please contact Graduate Student Services at (662) , the Instructional Media Center at (662) , or Research Services at (662)

6 5 Things to Know about Open Access Adobe Audition Adobe Lightroom ArcGIS Basic GIS: Google Maps Becoming an Open Scholar Camtasia Christmas Card Design Conference Poster Design Copyright in Academia Crafting the Winning Curriculum Vitae Creating a Professional Online Presence: Social Tools for the Job Search This session is an overview of how scholars are making their work openly available online. We will go through the history of these changes, types of open publishing available, reputable journals for open access, and the potential for open access publishing to increase your research impact. In this workshop you will learn how to create and edit your very own audio content with Adobe Audition. This multi-track audio editing software makes it easy to create your own podcast or apply effects to audio tracks. This workshop will introduce you Adobe Lightroom. You will learn how to organize your photos, enhance everything from smartphone photos to raw DSLR images, make basic adjustments to color and brightness in a snap and share your photos easily via social networks. Learn the basic tools of creating a map with ArcGIS. Visualizing and managing geographic data is possible with just a few clicks of the mouse. This workshop is an introduction to the basic functions of Google Maps. You will learn how to create your own maps with photos and links, use tabular data to plot points, and share your maps with others. This session will be a review of new ideas in scholarly communication, including Open Science, Open Humanities, Open Data and tools for offering your research through these new channels, including setting up a personal ORCID. This workshop will show you how to use this screen video capturing, editing and producing program. You will learn how to capture the screen, add audio to your capture, and produce in many different file formats This super fun and festive workshop will teach you how to design your own Christmas cards using images of your family, pets, friends or special event. You will gain knowledge not only on fabulous design but how to print these economically. This class will get you through start to finish with the skills you need to create a professional conference poster. You will learn design elements that you can use no matter what software program you choose to use. What s fair use for a class? What rights should you retain as an author? When is it okay to share your research on the open web? This session will provide an overview of copyright law and its applications in higher education. Within higher education, the curriculum vitae is the tool most often used during the job search and throughout the academic career. This session will discuss strategies for developing a professional curriculum vitae. Googling candidates for jobs and graduate schools is becoming increasingly commonplace. What does your online presence say about you? Learn how to leverage your life on the web to enhance your reputation.

7 Creative Cloud Overview Data Management for Qualitative Researchers Data Management Plans and the DMPTool Data Management: The Basics Developing a Literature Review: An Overview for Graduate Students EndNote 101 EndNote 201 EndNote at College of Veterinary Medicine EndNote for Mac Excel Essentials Excel Essentials Online Excel: Charts Excel: Formulas Getting Started with Evernote Getting the Most Out of Evernote: Intermediate Users This overview of Adobe Creative Cloud gives you the world s best creative tools, always up to date. And now, all the apps and assets including new Adobe Stock images are always right where you need them. And everything is seamlessly connected through Adobe CreativeSync technology which allows you to work across all your mobile devices. Funders' regulations for data management aren't just for STEM researchers anymore - historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and other qualitative researchers will increasingly be required to prepare and adhere to data management plans. But aside from being required, data management plans are just plain useful. This workshop will help you plan ahead for your research process, code and safely store your work, analyze your findings, and archive the results for free, open access - whether your "data" comes from field notes, oral history recordings, literature, or fine-art photographs. Many grant funding agencies and foundations now require a data management plan (DMP) as part of the application. This workshop will provide an overview of DMPs and show how the DMPTool can guide you through the process of creating one. This workshop will discuss the brief history of why data management plans are being required by grant funders as well as an overview of services provided by the library. It will cover the data management lifecycle; touching on everything from data management plans to the Institutional Repository. This workshop provides strategies and techniques for researching and organizing a literature review. Collect and organize your research--use EndNote to import citations from databases, catalogs, and your own research folders, organize your citations into groups, and add full-text documents and PDFs to your libraries. "Cite While You Write"--drop citations into your documents while building reference lists, choose from hundreds of citation styles, and edit styles to fit your assignment or publishing needs. Use EndNote to import and organize your citations from databases, catalogs, and your own research folders into libraries, add full-text and PDFs, and insert references (in-text and bibliographies) into your Word documents. *Workshop will be held at the CVM Library in the Wise Center; students are encouraged to bring their laptops. Especially for Mac users use EndNote to import and organize your citations from databases, catalogs, and your own research folders into libraries, add full-text and PDFs, and insert references (in-text and bibliographies) into your Word documents. *Computers will not be provided; attendees are asked to bring their own MacBooks. This workshop is an introduction to the basic applications of Excel. In this workshop, we will expose you to spreadsheets, workbooks, cells, columns, rows, formatting cells and simple calculations. If you are a beginner to Excel this workshop is perfect for you! This workshop is an introduction to the basic applications of Excel. In this workshop, we will expose you to spreadsheets, workbooks, cells, columns, rows, formatting cells and simple calculations. If you are a beginner to Excel this workshop is perfect for you! This workshop will show you how to turn your excel data in to professional charts. This workshop will show you how the most commonly used Excel formulas work. Bring your Windows or Mac computer and smartphone and come learn the basics of using Evernote! In this workshop we ll cover how to get the most out of this powerful application. Topics will include notes and notebooks, Evernote s web clipper, Evernote on the smartphone, and best practices. Bring your Windows or Mac computer and smartphone and come learn about the advanced features of Evernote! In this workshop we ll cover Evernote s Skitch, Annotating PDFs, linking and merging notes, sharing notes, and best practices.

8 Getting to Know Your Institutional Repository Illustrator Essentials Google Earth Pro InDesign Essentials Job Hunting in Academe: Landing on the Tenure Track Keeping Track of your Research and Class Notes with Evernote: Undergraduates Managing Your Research Data in the Cloud: Dropbox, GoogleDrive and Beyond Mendeley 101 MLA Advanced Style Money 101 for Grad Students: Managing Your Money and Your Debt OneNote Personal Data Management Photoshop Essentials PowerPoint Essentials This workshop will introduce the new MSU Institutional Repository (IR) and give a complete overview of what the IR is, how to use the IR, and how to submit your work to the IR. We will work hands-on to help you start building your MSU IR profile and assist you in uploading your first IR deposit. Illustrator Essentials is for those with little or no experience in Illustrator, or those who have a basic knowledge of the program. We start with the absolute essentials! This workshop is an introduction to the basic functions of Google Earth Pro. You will learn how to explore the Google Earth interface, create your own maps with photos and links, use image overlays, and record map tours. Learn to use the basics of InDesign to create documents that require precise layout and creative control, such as handouts, newsletters, posters, brochures, manuscripts or books. You will learn basics such as inserting text, adding pictures. Also had to add new pages, new color swatches and formatting. The job hunting process in academia can be confusing. This session will discuss the application process for a tenure track position. Topics include the application packet and preparation for the on-site visit. Bring your Windows or Mac computer and smartphone and come learn the basics of using Evernote! In this workshop, we ll cover how to organize your research and class notes using this powerful application. In this workshop, we will go over options available to you to store and share your research data as you work. We will look at the pros and cons of each cloud-based data storage and sharing tool, as well as their benefits and challenges, so you can choose the right one for you. Mendeley is a free citation manager created to integrate seamlessly with Scopus and ScienceDirect, though it works with other databases as well. Learn how to build a searchable database for your references, and then how to use the plugin to cite as you write. Bring your rough drafts and your questions to this workshop for on-site help with your MLA citations. We ll cover in-text citations, the Works Cited page, and general how-to questions when it comes to polishing your MLA style. Learn successful strategies for managing your budget and long term debt. Learn how to use OneNote, a computer program for free-form information gathering and multiuser collaboration. It gathers users' notes (handwritten or typed), drawings, screen clippings and audio commentaries. Notes can be shared with other OneNote users over the Internet or a network. This workshop will explore best practices for managing personal, professional, and academic data. This includes such personal information items as documents, media files, and webpages. Learn methods for organization, maintenance, retrieval and use of the personal data you create every day This workshop is for beginners who have never used Photoshop. In the workshop you will learn basic adjustments, how to make edits and retouches (such as editing facial blemishes, and removing unwanted objects from the background). Students will also learn how to make selections from their photos, work with layers, and make duplicate layers. This workshop introduces how to create a presentation using PowerPoint. You will learn how to insert slides, apply transitions, and animations. You will also learn how to insert images, charts, music, video files and Youtube videos.

9 Premiere Pro Advanced Premiere Pro Essentials Presentation Development & Delivery Publishing 101: Navigating the Academic Publishing Process Publishing 201: Author s Contracts and Rights Real-time Research Impact: Altmetrics 101 Research and Dissertation Basics Research and Writing: Improving Your Research Productivity Research Ethics & the Graduate Student Snagit Essentials Social Networking for Academics: ResearchGate and Academia.edu Thesis and Dissertation Formatting using Automated Template Using the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guide Who s Citing You? Tracking the Impact of Your Research Word Essentials Zotero 101 In this workshop you will dive deeper into Premiere Pro by learning how to use masks, color correction, and visual effects. Basic knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro is expected. In this workshop you will learn the essentials of how to edit a video using Adobe Premiere Pro. This timeline-based video editing software makes it easy to edit clips, add transitions, and overlay text to create a professional-level video. In this workshop you will learn how to develop and deliver a professional presentation no matter what presentation software you choose. You will learn the dos and don'ts of design and how present yourself as a professional. This workshop provides an introduction to the academic publishing process. Topics covered include submission strategies, managing the relationship with editors and reviewers, and publishing best practices. What rights do you have as an author? Can you post your research online for others to read? This workshop will address common concepts and issues related to author s contracts. This session will introduce tools to assess your research impact outside the Impact Factor or Citation Count. Use alternative metrics to tell a more complete story of your research impact. This workshop provides strategies for starting and finishing a dissertation or thesis. Want to make the most of your research time? This workshop provides strategies that can improve the quality and quantity of your research. This workshop discusses aspects of the responsible conduct of research and the MSU Honor Code. This workshop will cover the essential knowledge needed to begin using a screen capture software known as Snagit. The primary focus of this workshop will be Snagit Editor, which is a tool to help you enhance any of your images with word-bubbles, directional arrows, or highlighting specific areas of your screen. We will go over sharing and promoting your research on these online academic social networks. This workshop covers the submission process for format review and demonstrates how to use the automated templates to format MSU theses and dissertations to the requirements set forth in the standards for preparing theses and dissertations: 6th edition. This workshop will most benefit attendees who have not started writing their thesis/dissertation. These templates were designed to help an author organize and format their document with minimal effort so that their focus can be on the content of their document. Those who have already started writing or have already defended are welcome to bring their current documents (either on flash drive or attachment) to start the process of placing their content into the template. Learn the ins and outs of citing sources and building reference lists using the 6th edition of the APA Style Guide. This workshop will offer strategies, online tools, and bibliometric measures (including altmetrics) to help you track the impact of your research. This workshop will show you how to use those hidden things in Word that can make document formatting much easier. To mention a few things that will be covered: you will learn how to set different types of tab stops, use page breaks and sections breaks effectively, insert page numbers on landscape pages and much more. A free cloud-based citation manager, Zotero communicates with web browsers to import citations for webpages, newspaper articles, journal articles, etc. when you are on the page. The Word plug-in lets you seamlessly cite from Zotero within your papers. You can even create groups to collaborate on projects.

10 Open Access Workshops 5 Things to Know about Open Access This session is an overview of how scholars are making their work openly available online. We will go through the history of these changes, types of open publishing available, reputable journals for open access, and the potential for open access publishing to increase your research impact. Tuesday, October 20 Thursday, November 17 10:00-11:00 a.m. 10:00-11:00 a.m. Becoming an Open Scholar This session will be a review of new ideas in scholarly communication, including Open Science, Open Humanities, Open Data and tools for offering your research through these new channels, including setting up a personal ORCID. Wednesday, October 21 1:00-2:00 p.m. Publishing 201: Author s Contracts and Rights What rights do you have as an author? Can you post your research online for others to read? This workshop will address common concepts and issues related to author's contracts. Friday, October 23 Monday, November 2 10:00-11:00 a.m. 2:00-3:00 p.m. (online) Real-time Research Impact: Altmetrics 101 This session will introduce tools to assess your research impact outside the Impact Factor or Citation Count. Use alternative metrics to tell a more complete story of your research impact. Tuesday, October 13 1:00-2:00 p.m. Social Networking for Academics: ResearchGate and Academia.edu We will go over sharing and promoting your research on these online academic social networks. Thursday, October 1 10:00-11:00 a.m. Who s Citing You? Tracking the Impact of Your Research This workshop will offer strategies, online tools, and bibliometric measures (including altmetrics) to help you track the impact of your research. Thursday, September 3 1:00-2:00 p.m. Copyright Workshops Copyright in Academia What s fair use for a class? What rights should you retain as an author? When is it okay to share your research on the open web? This session will provide an overview of copyright law and its applications in higher education. Wednesday, Oct :00-11:00 a.m.

11 Institutional Repository Workshops Getting to Know Your Institutional Repository This workshop will introduce the new MSU Institutional Repository (IR) and give a complete overview of what the IR is, how to use the IR, and how to submit your work to the IR. We will work hands-on to help you start building your MSU IR profile and assist you in uploading your first IR deposit. Wednesday, September 29 Tuesday, December 8 2:00-3:00 p.m. 2:00-3:00 p.m. Data Management Workshops Data Management Plans and the DMPTool Many grant funding agencies and foundations now require a data management plan (DMP) as part of the application. This workshop will provide an overview of DMPs and show how the DMPTool can guide you through the process of creating one. Thursday, November 12 3:00-4:00 p.m. Personal Data Management This workshop will explore best practices for managing personal, professional, and academic data. This includes such personal information items as documents, media files, and webpages. Learn methods for organization, maintenance, retrieval and use of the personal data you create every day. Thursday,November 19 2:00-3:00 p.m. Data Management for Qualitative Researchers Funders regulations for data management aren t just for STEM researchers anymore - historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and other qualitative researchers will increasingly be required to prepare and adhere to data management plans. But aside from being required, data management plans are just plain useful. This workshop will help you plan ahead for your research process, code and safely store your work, analyze your findings, and archive the results for free, open access - whether your data comes from field notes, oral history recordings, literature, or fine-art photographs. Tuesday, December 8 3:00-4:00 p.m. Managing Your Research Data in the Cloud: Dropbox, GoogleDrive and Beyond In this workshop, we will go over options available to you to store and share your research data as you work. We will look at the pros and cons of each cloud-based data storage and sharing tool, as well as their benefits and challenges, so you can choose the right one for you. Tuesday, October 13 2:00-3:00 p.m. Data Management: The Basics This workshop will discuss the brief history of why data management plans are being required by grant funders as well as an overview of services provided by the library. It will cover the data management lifecycle; touching on everything from data management plans to the Institutional Repository. Tuesday, October 6 2:30-3:30 p.m.

12 PARDON OUR CONSTRUCTION The Faculty and Staff of the MSU Libraries ask for your patience over the next 18 months as Mitchell Memorial Library undergoes an expansion project consisting of adding a 4th floor over the Northeast corner of the Library. While the end result will be a wonderful new suite for the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library including exhibit spaces for the Collection, the construction phase will create some disruption of services and inconveniences. For more information about the construction visit Let us know if you have questions or suggestions regarding the project. Mitchell Memorial Library P.O. Box 5408 Mississippi State, MS Mississippi State University formally reiterates and reaffirms its commitment to the principles of equal opportunity, affirmative action and diversity. Discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran s status is a violation of federal and state law and MSU policy and will not be tolerated. Discrimination based upon sexual orientation or group affiliation is a violation of MSU policy and will not be tolerated. This nondiscrimination policy applies to all programs administered by the University. However, this policy should not be construed to infringe upon the free exchange of ideas essential to the academic environment.