Come and explore the declassified secrets of government information collections related to national security, foreign affairs and policy. We will also discuss best practices for Access to Information/Freedom of Information requests and helpful tricks for tracking down elusive government, information, including electronic content recently removed from government websites.   Location: Map & Data Library (Robarts Library […]

Workshops will include a presentation about research ethics in the health sciences with opportunities for questions and discussion. Faculty members, graduate students, and staff are invited to attend.  

When: Thursday February 6, 2020, 4-6pm Location: Library Makerspace, UTSC Library, 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4 Instructors: Elizabeth O'Brien, Makerspace Librarian, UTSC; Sarah Shujah, Liaison Librarian & Entrepreneurship Librarian, UTSC; Vania Sakelaris, Principal Vas & Associates & The Hub Mentor Calling women entrepreneurs and other women who are interested in learning more about the entrepreneurship […]

This workshop provides an introduction to using SPSS to perform common data management and basic statistical analysis tasks. Participants will work through hands-on exercises in SPSS, and will learn to import spreadsheets, manage and edit data, create charts and other visualizations, and run descriptive statistical tests. Note: this workshop will not cover advanced statistical concepts, […]

The Research & Innovation Dashboards enable self-service data analysis for data-informed decision making, and the Functional User Group - our FUG - is at the heart of this dashboards project!  Join us at this 2020 Kickoff session for an update on the project, what we're planning for 2020, and a demo of what's in the hopper […]

Audience: Graduate students engaged in humanities and social sciences research; upper-year undergraduates may also be interested. Location: Robarts Library, 4th floor e-classroom Explore search strategies and find the literature you need in this hands-on workshop. Bring your own research topic (at any stage) or practice on our sample topics. The workshop will include: Identifying different […]

This workshop will offer an overview of using ProQuest RefWorks, a web-based reference management tool available to U of T students. No prior RefWorks knowledge is required! By the end of the session, you will be able to: Collect and annotate references Organize references using tags, folders, and other features Collaborate and share references  Generate citations […]

Research and Writing Seminars: Develop Your Scholarly Voice. Each session in this suite of four interactive seminars integrates the learning of academic research and writing skills and is taught by a librarian in collaboration with a writing instructor. The goal of each seminar is to help you develop your own voice as an emerging scholar by […]

MRHP and MRAP User Clinics - Bring your work! MRHP and MRAP users are invited to work on their own research protocols during these sessions at which support team members will be available to answer questions or troubleshoot issues. A desktop PC will be available to each registrant, but feel free to bring your own […]

In this hands-on workshop, students will learn how to read, explore, manipulate and combine data in Stata as well as run some common statistical analyses. It is suitable for new Stata users and Stata users looking to develop their familiarity with common Stata syntax.