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Library Instruction for Postgraduates

2016 Library orientationThese orientation sessions and classes are designed especially for PGs, to help make your research & learning more efficient & effective.

 

General Orientation in Fall 2022

Get familiar with the Library facilities, resources and service points in this 75-minute briefing session. 

You can choose to join F2F or Zoom session.

Location
Face-to-face sessions: gather at the Library G/F Gallery
Online via Zoom: Zoom url and passcode will be sent at 5pm, 1 day before the registered session

Registration link (login with your ITSC username & password)

29 August Monday 30 August Tuesday 31 August Wednesday 1 September Thursday
13:00-14:15 session 1 (Zoom)
14:00-15:15 session 2 (F2F)		 11:00-12:15 session 3 (F2F)
12:00-13:15 session 4 (Zoom)		 10:30-11:45 session 5 (Zoom)
11:30-12:45 session 6 (F2F)
12:00-13:15 session 7 (Zoom)
13:00-14:15 session 8 (F2F)		 11:00-12:15 session 9 (F2F)
12:00-13:15 session 10 (Zoom)
13:00-14:15 session 11 (Zoom) 

 

2 September Friday 3 September Saturday 10 September Saturday
11:00-12:15 session 12 (F2F)
12:00-13:15 session 13 (Zoom)
13:00-14:15 session 14 (Zoom) 		 10:00-11:15 session 15 (Zoom)
10:30-11:45 session 16 (Zoom)
11:00-12:15 session 17 (Zoom)
11:30-12:45 session 18 (Zoom)
12:00-13:15 session 19 (Zoom)		 10:00-11:15 session 20 (Zoom)
10:30-11:45 session 21 (Zoom)
11:00-12:15 session 22 (Zoom)
11:30-12:45 session 23 (Zoom)
12:00-13:15 session 24 (Zoom)

 

Join the online How Well Do You Know Your Library Challenge to win a Library mug (submission due date: 16 Sep, 2022 (Friday), 11:59 pm).

Workshop slides (fall 2022 – Victoria’s slides  & Video of workshop (will expire on Oct 2, 2022)

Professional Development Workshop for Research Postgraduate (RPGs)

The Library offers Researchers’ Series workshops for RPGs as part of the HKUST’s Professional Development Courses for:

  • PDEV 6770A (School of Science)
  • PDEV 6770B (School of Engineering)
  • PDEV 6770C (School of Business & Management)
  • PDEV 6770D (School of Humanities & Social Sciences)
  • PDEV 6770E (IDPO)

Theses Researchers’ Series workshops cover topics that relate to efficient management of research process in 4 themes.

1. Authorship

  • Emerging Open Science Tools for Literature Search
  • LaTex Workshop for RPGs
  • RefWorks – Make Your Reference Work for You
  • Search Research Literature Effectively

2. Copyright & Intellectual Property

  • Academic Integrity & Intellectual Property
  • Author Rights, Copyright, & Publishing
  • Copyright and Creative Commons for Educators
  • Open Access What Where How

3. Data

  • Data Disaster Prevention
  • Data Discovery & Citation Workshop
  • Data Management Plan
  • Introduction to R for Statistical Analysis
  • Mining text with Voyant tool: an introduction

4. Impact

    • Altmetric for Researchers
    • Making an Impact – Tracking Your Research Metrics

Check the PDC System for the workshop schedules.
The PDC system can be accessed via myPortal. First-time users can refer to the Student User Guide for technical details.

Other Library Classes

Other open workshops and course specific classes are offered throughout the year. Watch out for University weekly/daily email alerts or check upcoming classes at Library Event Registration.

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last modified 08 September 2022