Auburn University Libraries will hold its fall semester Savvy Researcher Boot Camp, over Zoom, on Saturday Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. The daylong event is designed for graduate students who want to take their research skills to a higher level. Whether students are interested in learning how to locate scholarly sources in their field, write a literature review, manage data, organize citations, or present their research, the Savvy Researcher workshops will help them become better, more effective, researchers.

Registration: https://aub.ie/bootcamp     

The Boot Camp lunchtime program features a Funded Research seminar (offered by AU Proposal Services and Faculty Support).

Workshops offered include:

Intro to Writing Literature Reviews (offered by University Writing)

Citation Managers:  Zotero | Endnote | Mendeley

Conducting a Literature Review: Search Strategies

Intro to Systematic Reviews

Presentation Skills and Software

NEW: Designing Your Academic Poster

NEW: Creating Graphics and Video using Adobe Creative Cloud

NEW: Using Infographics in Presentations and Lectures

Google Scholar Tips and Tricks

Understanding & Navigating the Scholarly Communication System

LaTeX

Data Management for Scientific Workflows

Ethical Data Practices

Exploration of Digital Humanities Tools and Methods

Intro to Qualtrics

NEW: AMA (Ask Me Anything): Business Research

NEW: Business Writing: Tips & Strategies

Finding Scholarly Literature: Engineering

Searching Scholarly Literature: Biology & Agriculture

Introduction to SciFinder and Reaxys for Chemistry Research

Searching for Statistics in the Field of Education

NEW: Timeboxing: How to Maximize Your Day

Foster Success as a Graduate Student (offered by Academic Coaching)