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The GCU Library's updated version of LopeCat, the library’s online catalog, is live! For more details on what has changed, visit the What's New Guide .
Webinars & Workshops: Webinar Calendar
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Regularly Offered Webinars
Below are descriptions and frequencies of our regularly scheduled webinars. Use the calendar above to register for a webinar!
| Webinar Name | Frequency | Brief Description |
| AI Basics for Research Success | Twice per month | Topics to be covered: What is AI?; GCU-supported resources for AI use; what AI can and can’t do; ethical issues surrounding AI in academic contexts; AI tools; introduction to prompt engineering; citing AI |
| APA 7th Edition Citing and Formatting | Weekly- 6 times per month | Topics to be covered include: APA 7th edition explained and explored; APA 7th edition resources including the APA 7th edition template and the Library’s Guide to Citing Sources; APA 7th edition formatting for academic papers; APA 7th edition citation formats for multiple resources; in-text citations and reference page citations; common Microsoft Word questions |
| Business Resources | Monthly | Topics to be covered include: navigating the library’s website; using the main business research resources (Business Source Complete, IBISWorld, & Hoovers Company Profiles); breaking down course assignments into keywords & using effective search strategies; locating company profiles, conducting industry research; using research guides; APA citations |
| Computer Basics for Research Success |
Twice per month | Topics to be covered include: basic computer skills you need to navigate the library successfully! We'll cover common terminology for new computer users, Ctrl/command shortcuts on your keyboard, bookmarking web pages and minimizing screens, and other library tips to assist you. |
| CWV-101 | Weekly | Topics to be covered include: navigating the library’s website; creating effective search strategies; locating peer reviewed articles; using LopeSearch & Opposing Viewpoints; searching the internet to find statistics; using research guides; APA citations |
| Doctoral Research | Twice per month | Topics to be covered include: navigating the library’s website; learning the essential doctoral research resources (Social Science Citation Index, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, & Sage Research Methods Online); using the database limiters ("TX All Text", "Full text", & "Empirical articles"); requesting materials through InterLibrary Loan; managing citations through RefWorks |
| Education Resources | Twice per month | Topics to be covered include: navigating the library’s website; learning the essential education research resources (Education Research Complete, ERIC, & ProQuest Education); breaking down course assignments into keywords & using effective search strategies; using research guides; APA citations |
| Faculty Webinar | Monthly | Topics to be covered include: navigating the library’s website; overview of library services; resources for faculty, including research assistance and publication support; resources for students, including subject databases and LopeSearch; using research guides |
| Introduction to Citation Analysis | Monthly | Topics to be covered include: explanation of citation analysis, using evaluation tools to help locate influential research, using citation analysis to help find additional, relevant articles, using journal impact factors to locate important journals in your field of study |
| Introduction to eBooks | Monthly | Topics to be covered include: overview of the Library's Electronic Books Collections, locating and accessing eBooks, and downloading eBooks and other features |
| Library Introduction | Weekly | Topics to be covered include: navigating the library’s website; breaking down course assignments into keywords & using effective search strategies; using keywords in the library databases; defining peer reviewed and scholarly articles; using research guides; APA citations |
| Nursing and Health Sciences | Twice per month | Topics to be covered include: navigating the library’s website; learning the essential nursing research resources (CINAHL, Cochrane Library, & PubMed); using the database limiters ("Research article", "Nurse as author", & within the last 5 years); using research guides; APA citations |
| RefWorks | Twice per month | Topics to be covered include: navigating the library’s website; creating an account; exporting citations from databases; creating manual citations; reference page (Bibliography); using research guides |
| Theology Resources | Monthly | Topics to be covered include: navigating the library’s website; searching the library theology research resources; locating commentaries; accessing biblical lexicons, biblical and theological dictionaries; using research guides; Turabian citation style |
| Turabian Citing and Formatting | Twice per month | Topics to be covered: Navigating the GCU Library website; using Research Guides to support Turabian formatting; creating note and bibliography entries using Turabian Style; formatting an academic paper according to Turabian guidelines; addressing common Microsoft Word formatting questions |
| UNV-104 | Weekly | Topics to be covered include: choosing a topic: brainstorming, finding keywords; choosing a resource: journals versus websites; choosing an article: reviewing the abstract and headings; how to cite: avoiding plagiarism & APA resources |
