Searching and Acquiring Research Data

January 23, 2012,  2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Harry Crowe Room (109 Atkinson)

Panelists:

Maura Matesic, Social Sciences Librarian

• Mapping the Literature: creating a dynamic literature review

Peggy Warren, Education/Romance Languages and Literatures Librarian

• Discovering databases: expanding your repertoire and enhancing your search skills

Anna St. Onge, Archivist, Digital Projects and Outreach

• Special collections and archives: preparation, procedures & best practices for research

Walter Giesbrecht, Data Librarian

• Delving into data: a guide to aggregate statistics and microdata

Research Support Series Session 1

All are welcome to attend. RSVP is not required.

For more information contact:
Breanne Whitwell, Research Officer, Faculty of Education
Tel: 416-736-2100 ext. 77363
This event is part of a research support series:
Managing Research Data & Communicating Research Findings

Sponsored by:

• The Faculty of Education
• The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
• York University Libraries

On Thursday, December 22 2011 between 6:00am and 8:00am, ALL library servers will undergo a required maintenance shutdown. This is necessary for the installation of a new UPS unit. If you have any questions or concern, please contact lcshelp@yorku.ca

We apologize for the inconvenience.

York University Libraries is hosting an exhibit this month on behalf of the Centre for Asian Research at York  The photo/poster exhibit is titled, “From Impunity to Accountability? the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.” A link to the story of its creation can be accessed here: http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca/news/2011/museum-studies-alumna-curates-exhibition-munk-school-global-affairs

This event coincides with Human Rights Day on  Saturday December 10th.

Learning Commons, 2nd Floor, Scott Library
10 am to 12 pm

• See live demos of Geographic Information Systems Explore and play with GIS & map applications
• Connect with students and faculty who use GIS
• View poster presentations
• Find out where you can get geospatial data and GIS software at York
• Learn about GIS courses at York

For more information about the event, contact gislib@yorku.ca

The Occupy Movement Research Guide, a list of recommended resources for finding information about the global Occupy Movement, wet up earlier this week. It was compiled by Patti Ryan (pryan@yorku.ca) and Lisa Sloniowski (lisasl@yorku.ca), and went with #OCCUPY YOUR MIND in Scott on Tuesday.