by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern

Want to sharpen your research skills but are short on time this summer? Then Shorts are for you! The new workshop series presented by the DHC features 20-minute lightening sessions arranged by theme. Feel free to take one, two or all three over the course of an hour. All sessions take place in Butler 306. Check out the complete listings below and visit the Library Workshops website to register for each event.

July 6, 11-12pm
Power Searching (20-min sessions)
1. Ten Keys to Mastering Database Searching
2. WorldCat
3. Digital Dissertations

July 7, 12-1pm
Newspaper Collections (20-min sessions)
1. Historical Newspaper Collections
2. Current Newspaper Collections
3. Alternative Press Collections

July 11, 3-4pm
Dropbox, Images, and Microfilm (20-min sessions)
1. Dropbox Online File Storage
2. Image Databases
3. Microfilm Collections

July 12, 3-4pm
Organizing Scholarly Content (20-min sessions)
1. An Overview of Citation Management Software
2. Making All of Your Research Materials Electronic
3. Organizing and Annotating with Adobe Acrobat

July 13, 3-4pm
Organizing and Analyzing Textual Data (20-min sessions)
1. FileMaker Pro
2. dtSearch
3. NVIVO Qualitative Analysis Software