Data & Specialized Research Topics
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Basics of Research Data Management
Research Data Management (or RDM) describes the organization, storage, preservation, and sharing of data collected and used in a research project. Good RDM practices involve planning and managing around and through the entire data lifecycle of your project (from collection to preservation). In this session, a Research Services librarian will provide an overview of research data management, data management plans, and tips to keep your research data organized and accessible.
Learning goals: Attendees will become familiar with the various stages of research data management, as well as the options for making data open and accessible. Attendees will understand the main components of a data management plan (DMP) and why they are federally mandated. Attendees will discover the DMPTool platform to help manage DMPs.
Duration: 60+ minutes
Mode: In-person, online, or hybrid session / presentation
Location: Athens Campus (if in-person) / all campuses available for online
Beyond the Website: Research a Company Before you Interview
By researching your potential employer before the interview, you can gain extensive knowledge that can help you ace the interview. In this session, Business Librarian Chad Boeninger will show you techniques and tools for taking your knowledge of a company or industry beyond what you can find on the company website and through a basic Google search.
Learning goals: Attendees will learn how to use company and industry databases to learn more about a company and the industry in which it operates.
Duration: 60+ minutes
Mode: In-person, online, or hybrid session / presentation
Location: Athens Campus (if in-person) / all campuses available for online
Demystifying Systematic Reviews: A Crash Course to Evidence Synthesis Projects
Learning goals: Attendees will become familiar with various evidence synthesis approaches and be able to identify different types of reviews. They will understand the guidelines and resources needed to perform a high-level review (such as a systematic review or scoping review). Additionally, attendees will discover various platforms and tools available for conducting an in-depth evidence synthesis project.
Duration: 75+ minutes
Mode: In-person, online, or hybrid session / presentation
Location: Athens Campus (if in-person) / all campuses available for online
Enhancing Your Scholarly Impact
This session, led by a Research Services department librarian, will introduce researchers to tools and approaches used to measure research and creative work impact (a.k.a. research metrics, bibliometrics, scientometrics, altmetrics) and journal ranking metrics including impact factor, H-Index, and CiteScore – and address their pitfalls. The session will include how to enhance research and creative work impact through scholar profiles and identifiers (like ORCiD and Google Scholar profile). Session will include a long period for questions to workshop together.
Learning goals: Attendees will identify the difference between various metrics that measure journal rankings and scholarly impact. Attendees will understand how ORCiD and other scholarly identifiers can enhance their research and creative work impact.
Duration: 60+ minutes
Mode: In-person, online, or hybrid session / presentation
Location: Athens Campus (if in-person) / all campuses available for online