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The OU Libraries have announced their scheduled workshops for the Fall quarter.  All of the workshops will focus on RefWorks, a tool for collecting citations and building bibliographies. Pre-registration for workshops is not required.  The schedule is as follows, with all workshops held in Alden 323:

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This week the OU Libraries are offering three very different workshops.  No pre-registration required.
Understanding Cion: Learn about library resources that will help you understand which parts of Cion are real, based in truth, or fiction. This workshop was very popular last quarter.
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Time: noon – 1 pm
Place: Alden 251
Instructor: Marne Grinolds
The [...]

All OU students, faculty and staff are invited to the library on Wednesday at noon for a FREE workshop about historical newspaper datbases:
Unlock the Secrets of the Past with Historical Newspapers
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Time: noon – 1 pm
Place: Alden 323
Instructor: Marne Grinolds
Learn about the following databases for historical research:
New York Times Historical
Contains every [...]

Want to learn how to use Ref Works, the online citation manager which will help you keep track of your research and prepare bibliographies?  The OU Libraries are hosting a Ref Works workshop this week.
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Time: 2-4pm
Place: Alden 323
Instructors: Chris Guder and Wanda Weinberg
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Winter 2009 library workshops begin next week.  As always, workshops are FREE and always in Alden Library room 323 (near the Faculty Commons).
Those that might be of interest to Comms faculty, staff and students:
Refworks Wed. Jan 28 OR  Tuesday, Feb. 3
Unlock the Secrets of the Past with Historical Newspapers Wed., Feb. 4
The Science behind [...]