Fairfield University librarian Matt Schirano will be visiting the Austin Campus to provide in-person workshops & drop-in support June 11th-June 13th.
Schedule:
Tuesday 6/11
10am-12pm: Book Cafe
12-1pm: Effective Study Skills and Time Management Strategies
4:30-5:30pm: Library Overview and Foundational Research Strategies
5:30-6:30pm: Organization & Citation Tool: Zotero
6:30-7:30pm: AI for Academic Research
Wednesday 6/12
12-1pm: Library Overview and Foundational Research Strategies
1-3pm: Pop-Up Research Assistance
4:30-5:30pm: Advanced Research Strategies
5:30-6:30pm: AI for Academic Research
Thursday 6/13
10am-12pm: Pop-Up Research Assistance
12-1pm: Organization & Citation Tool: Zotero
4:30-5:30pm: Effective Study Skills and Time Management Strategies
5:30-6:30pm: Library Overview and Foundational Research Strategies
6:30-7:30pm: Advanced Research Strategies
Can't Make it? Need additional support? Email Matt Schirano at mschirano@fairfield.edu
Program descriptions:
Book Cafe
An informal gathering to discuss leisure or academic reading over coffee and refreshments. Learn about the Library's popular reading collection and reading challenges.
Pop-Up Research Assistance
Matt Schirano will be available in the student lounge for research assistance or to answer questions about library resources.
Effective Study Skills and Time Management Strategies
This presentation will share tips and strategies to improve study sessions, as well as manage your time when faced with large-scale assignments.
Library Overview and Foundational Research Strategies
This presentation will provide an overview of services and resources provided by the DiMenna-Nyselius Library. The presentation will also focus on research tips and strategies to help students prepare papers, projects, and portfolios. At the conclusion there will be time for Q&A.
Organization & Citation Tool: Zotero
Zotero is tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research. This workshop for students, faculty, and staff will provide a Zotero overview with time for setting up individual accounts.
Advanced Research Strategies
Building on the presentation Library Overview and Foundational Research Strategies, this presentation focuses on strategies that address complex information needs and large-scale research projects. At the conclusion there will be time for Q&A.
AI for Academic Research
When ChatGPT and other, similar artificial intelligence (AI) tools were opened to the public, academics, researchers, and students started to explore how they might be used to facilitate research. This presentation will provide an overview of the current state of AI research tools, demonstrate how some of these tools work, and provide an opportunity to discuss how, when, and why they might be useful for academic research.