Architecture Library @ CUHK: January 2016

The Library is pleased to arrange a series of research skills workshops for researchers and postgraduate students. CUHK researchers and postgraduate students are all welcome to join the workshops. Interested undergraduate students are also welcome to attend.

Program 1: Sharpen Your Research Skills

Finding Theses and Dissertations in Your Research Area
This workshop demonstrates how to locate theses and dissertations from universities in Hong Kong, China and other countries.

14 Jan (Thu) 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
26 Jan (Tue) 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Venue: User Education Room 1, G/F, University Library
Using Web of Science to Find Journal Articles and Citation Counts
This workshop demonstrates how to use Web of Science Core Collection:

to search for quality academic papers

to find the citation counts of research papers

to find h-index of an author

19 Jan (Tue) 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Multi-purpose Room 1, 1/F, University Library
Using Scopus to Find Journal Articles and Citation Counts
This workshop demonstrates how to use Scopus:

to search for quality academic papers

to find the citation counts of research papers

to find h-index of an author

24 Feb (Wed) 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Multi-purpose Room 1, 1/F, University Library
Conducting A Good Literature Review
This workshop covers the following to help you conduct a good literature review to identify gaps in the literature and formulate your research question:

The purpose and process of literature review

The strategies and sources for identifying literature reviews in various disciplines

Search skills for literature databases

29 Jan (Fri) 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Venue: User Education Room 1, G/F, University Library

Program 2: Managing Citations for Your Research

Managing Reference Citations with RefWorks
This workshop will demonstrate:

How to use RefWorks, a web-based bibliography management tool, to produce bibliographies and in-text references in a variety of citation styles (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)

How to use a cloud-based version of RefWorks

23 Jan (Sat) 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
3 Feb (Wed) 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Multi-purpose Room 1, 1/F, University Library
Mendeley for Researchers
Mendeley is a powerful and free reference manager to organize your research papers. This workshop demonstrates:

How to format your citations into a bibliography in a chosen citation style

How to annotate and highlight in your PDFs

How to share references with others for better collaboration

31 Mar (Thu) 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Multi-purpose Room 1, 1/F, University Library

Program 3: Disseminating Your Research Paper Effectively

Open Access for Your Publications
Open Access allows your research papers to be freely available online to maximize their visibility and use, and the authors have the means to control integrity of their rights in their publications. This workshop demonstrates:

Concept, types and importance of OA

How to choose appropriate Open Access journals and in-house green repositories for sharing scholarly works

How to use OA to promote personal research work and build academic reputation

23 Feb (Tue) 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Venue: User Education Room 1, G/F, University Library

Program 4: Measuring and Showcasing Your Research Impact

Managing Your Author Identity – ORCID iD
Establishing an author identity with the use of ID is increasingly important to distinguish yourself accurately in the research community from those of others with similar names so that your scholarly publications can be easily recognized. ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to serve this purpose. This workshop aims at showing you:

What is ORCID iD and why use it

How to set-up an ORCID profile as a free and persistent digital identifier that uniquely distinguishes yourself

How to connect your research activities such as your latest publication, and linking automatically your other IDs such as ResearcherID with ORCID iD

27 Feb (Sat) 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Multi-purpose Room 1, 1/F, University Library

Program 5: Copyright and Research

Copyright for Scholarly Publishing
This workshop will demonstrate:

Copyright issues relating to scholarly publishing

Retain your own author's rights in scholarly publishing

Using Creative Commons license for copyright protection in open access environment

29 Feb (Mon) 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
23 Mar (Wed) 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Venue: User Education Room 1, G/F, University Library
Copyright for Thesis Writing
This workshop covers:

What is copyright?

Copyright context in Hong Kong

Who holds ownership of the copyright to a CUHK thesis or dissertation?

What is third party copyright material?

Copyright exemption - Fair Dealing

What you should do with third party copyright materials in your thesis?

What you should do when using your own published journal article in your thesis?

16 Mar (Wed) 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Venue: User Education Room 1, G/F, University Library

Medium of Instruction: Cantonese (English might be used if users require.)
Registration: Complete the Online Registration Form

「黎錦超教授特藏」捐贈典禮

To acknowledge the generous donation by Mrs. Joan Leung Lye, wife of the late Professor Eric Lye, a donation ceremony of the “Professor Eric Lye Kum Chew Collection” was held by the School of Architecture on 14 January 2016 in the Architecture Library. Officiating guests included (from left to right): Professor Nelson Chen, Director of the School of Architecture; Professor Chiu Chi-yue, Dean of Social Science; Mrs. Joan Leung Lye; Professor Fok Tai-fai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor; Ms. Louise Jones, University Librarian and Professor Ho Puay-Peng, School of Architecture.

Please visit the Library Catalogue for details on the Professor Eric Lye Kum Chew Collection.

為感謝黎錦超教授夫人黎梁慶儀女士之慷慨捐贈，建築學院已於二零一六年一月十四日在建築學圖書館舉行「黎錦超教授特藏」捐贈典禮。主禮嘉賓包括（由左至右）：建築學院院長陳丙驊教授、社會科學院院長趙志裕教授、黎梁慶儀女士、副校長霍泰輝教授、大學圖書館館長李露絲女士及建築學院何培斌教授。

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