Workshop Handouts

Not sure which Library workshop is suitable for you? Take a look at the workshop handouts from previous semester to get a preview of what was covered in the respective workshops.

Polyu staff and students could also download full handout slides of workshops in this semester by logging in your PolyU account. Should you need any assistance, please feel free to contact your Faculty Librarian for help.

Theme 1: Essential skills for academic success

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LS033 Online Tools for Assignments View View
LS036 Library Resources and Services for Postgraduate Students View View
LS039 Citing References and Avoiding Plagiarism View View
LS066 Library Resources for CAR Subjects  View View
LS072 Library Research for Freshmen View * View

* Version as of Sem 1, 2018/19.

Theme 2: Staying focused: tapping on specialized information tools

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LS042 Mastering Techniques in Searching Business & Financial Databases View View
LS060 Specialized Workshop for Health Sciences Subjects View View
LS073 Databases for Hotel and Tourism Management View View
LS077 Specialized Workshop for Fashion Marketing and Textiles Research  New! - View
LSE-01 E-discovery - Factiva View * View
LSE-02 E-discovery - Finding Standards View View

* Version as of Sem 1, 2018/19.

Theme 3: Reference Management Tools

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LS054 Exploring Features of Mendeley View View
LS056 Using EndNote (Part 1 : Essential Features) View View
LS057 Using EndNote (Part 2: Advanced Features) View View
LS065 EndNote for Mac Users View View

Theme 4: Research analysis: tools to support authors and scholarly publishing

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LS011 Citation Databases - Web of Science and Scopus View View
LS034 Using Journal Analyzing Tools to Evaluate Journals View View
LS045 Using Essential Science Indicators to Analyse Research Performance View View
LS055 Managing Author Profiles to Increase Your Research Visibility View View
LS062 Using SciVal to Identify Research Potentials View View
LS074 Publishing 101 - Basics of Academic Journal Publishing View View

Here are some other workshops that could be offered in the coming semesters. Please keep an eye out for them on the Library Workshop page.

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LS075 Introduction to SciVal for Administrative Staff  View N/A
LS076 Introduction to Citation Databases for Administrative staff   View N/A
LSE-05 E-discovery - Passport View N/A