Researchers - ICPSR webinars on data management - depositing, federal requirements, etc.

ICPSR is providing several webinars in early October on data managment - understanding deposit options, federal requirements, teaching data to students, etc.

Free registration here - http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/membership/datafair/index.html

Grant seeking workshops!

Show me the Money 

Two-hour introduction to grant-seeking databases: PivotCOS,    GrantSelect, and Grant Advisor Plus. 

• Thursday  Feb/21/2013  02:00 PM - 4 pm

• Friday Mar/01/2013 10:00 AM - noon

Easy as P.I.E.: Proposal Development

Learn basic strategies and skills to successfully develop and submit competitive corporate, foundation, state, and federal proposals. 

• Tuesday Feb/26/2013 10:00 AM-noon

• Wednesday Feb/27/2013 02:00 PM -4 pm

More info and registration: http://workshops.uncg.edu/workshops-by-category.jsp?cat_id=77001727

Library workshops - Pinterest, Ebook Basics

Check the the calendar and register for upcoming University Libraries workshops!

Coming up in November:

Pinterest in 30 minutes - Tues 11/6/2012, noon-1 pm, online

Pinterest, one of the newer social media tools, has been gaining in popularity and can be used as a powerful tool in visual learning. It allows you to create visual book, movie and resource lists that can engage students more fully then simple words. This workshop will give you the basics for using pinterst as a planning and teaching tool.

Ebook basics at UNCG - Thurs 11/15/2012, noon-1 pm, online

Join this online session to learn basics of ebooks available at UNCG. This session will show you our guide and demo how to find the hundreds of thousands of e-books at the University Libraries and give you tips on their use.