OSU archivists, curators, and librarians will offer graduate students from all disciplines a hands-on introduction to archives and archival research methods. Topics covered will include finding and accessing archives and special collections, analyzing archival sources, and formulating research questions and projects using archival materials. No prior experience using special collections or archives is necessary.
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Demystifying Research: Research and Citation Management Made Simple (Workshop)
Drowning in a sea of research files and sources? Struggling with disorganized and misplaced files? Conducting research can quickly lead to an overwhelming collection of articles, datasets, and notes. In this workshop, we’ll share practical strategies for developing an efficient filing system and for managing citations effectively. Graduate students in any discipline and at any stage of their programs will learn best practices for file organization, versioning, and citation management, ensuring their research stays tidy and accessible from start to finish. Registration is required.
Demystifying Research: Streamline Research Planning (Workshop)
Overwhelmed when starting a new research project? Struggling to break your project down into manageable steps and keep track of progress? In this workshop, we’ll share strategies and tips to help make planning research projects less daunting. Graduate students in any discipline and at any stage of their programs will learn how to streamline research planning by determining tasks, assigning manageable deadlines, and tracking progress. Registration is required.
Graduate Students in Biomedical, Clinical, and Translational Research Seminar Series (In-Person or Zoom)
The NIH Loan Repayment Program presented by Jonathan Brammer, MD
The NIH Loan Repayment will repay up to $50,000 annually of a researcher’s qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research. The next Application deadline is coming in November. Learn more about the benefits the program and how to successfully apply.
Registration: https://redcap.link/tg0fbibk
More information: Stuart.Hobbs@osumc.edu
This seminar series is for graduate students across Ohio State engaged in the broad area of biomedical research
I have an ORCID iD, Now What? Tips and Tricks for building your ORCID record (Virtual Event)
This webinar will provide tips for building your ORCID record including using Search and Link Wizards, adding a biography, and other identifiers, documenting peer review and other professional activities.
I Don’t Know What That Means: Helping Students Understand the Language of Research (Virtual Event)
What is a scholarly source? What is peer review? What is a literature review? In many ways, learning to be an effective information researcher requires students to learn another language. There are many terms that instructors regularly incorporate into their instructions for research or inquiry-based assignments that may be unfamiliar to students. In addition, the meaning of some terms can vary across disciplines. There may also be terms that have an “everyday” meaning and a different meaning within the context of research.
This free virtual workshop will focus on highlighting key academic jargon related to the research process. Participants will also learn about strategies and resources that will help to clarify key terms and concepts for students.
For those affiliated with The Ohio State University, this workshop counts as credit toward the Teaching Information Literacy endorsement from the Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning.
Academic Research and the Expert-Novice Gap: Helping Students Understand the Purpose of Research (Virtual Event)
Experienced researchers tend to think about research as an ongoing and iterative process in which individual researchers contribute their findings to an ongoing conversation within or across disciplines. However, as novice researchers, students may have a very different understanding of the purpose of research. The lack of a shared understanding of the goals and process of research may contribute to the frustration that students and instructors often have related to student performance on research or inquiry-based assignments.
This free virtual workshop will explore the expert-novice gap in relation to the purpose and process of academic research. Participants will learn strategies and activities that they can use to help students develop their understanding of the purpose and process of research.
For those affiliated with Ohio State, this workshop counts as credit toward the Teaching Information Literacy endorsement from the Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning.
Identifying Outdated Research Notions (Virtual Event)
Students, and sometimes even instructors, may have a wide range of misconceptions or outdated notions when it comes to information searching and research assignments. In this workshop, participants will learn about some common, but outdated, understandings about how to find, evaluate and use information as part of the research process. Participants will also collaborate in updating these notions to provide a more effective guidance to students.
For those affiliated with The Ohio State University, this workshop counts as credit toward the Teaching Information Literacy endorsement from the Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning.
Note: This workshop was previously offered in Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024
Identifying Outdated Research Notions (Virtual Event)
Students, and sometimes even instructors, may have a wide range of misconceptions or outdated notions when it comes to information searching and research assignments. In this workshop, participants will learn about some common, but outdated, understandings about how to find, evaluate and use information as part of the research process. Participants will also collaborate in updating these notions to provide a more effective guidance to students.
For those affiliated with The Ohio State University, this workshop counts as credit toward the Teaching Information Literacy endorsement from the Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning.
Note: This workshop was previously offered in Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024
Do As I Say: Authenticity and the Research Process (Virtual Event)
When starting a research project, do you develop a list of keywords and synonyms before you search? Have you ever cited a source without reading the entire article? Do you always spend a significant amount of time evaluating each source you find?
When instructors and librarians teach students how to conduct research, we often outline specific steps that students should take and provide guidelines they should follow. But do we always follow these steps or guidelines ourselves? If we don’t, why not? And what does that mean for the way we teach research?
This presentation will explore the idea of authenticity in relation to how we teach the research process. Participants will be encouraged to think about how we can approach teaching the research process as it often is, rather than what we think it should look like.
This presentation is based on, “Never have I ever used Google Scholar: hypocrisy and authenticity in library and academic skills teaching,” presented by Rachel Davies and Joe Larkin at the Library LILAC 2024.
For those affiliated with The Ohio State University, this workshop counts as credit toward the Teaching Information Literacy endorsement from the Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning.
