Searching Skills Series (Jan 2024)

Date & Time
2024/01/18 to 2024/01/29
Title Date & Time Venue Registration
Program 1: LibrarySearch: A Search Engine for Your Assignments and Research

The default search engine on the Library Homepage, LibrarySearch, is a one-stop search and discovery tool which allows you to search for library materials and millions of scholarly e-resources, such as journal articles, e-books, reviews, theses and dissertations, etc. This workshop shows you how to use LibrarySearch effectively for your academic studies and assessments.

Topics covered:

  • How to use the advanced search
  • How to refine the searching results
  • How to email or export bibliographical records
 18 Jan 2024 (Thu)
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.		 Online Register
Program 2: Using Effective Search Strategy to Find Credible Academic Sources for Your Assignment

This workshop covers the following to help you to:

  • Understand your reading lists
  • Expand the range of your search terms by using similar concepts and synonyms
  • Use advanced search techniques such as Boolean Operators, truncation, etc.
  • Identify good academic sources and evaluate journal articles
 24 Jan 2024 (Wed)
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.		 Online Register
Program 3: Finding Infographics, Audiobooks, Streaming Videos and other Media Content for Your Studies and Research

CUHK Library has subscribed to a number of images, sound and videos databases. This workshop provides an overview of these databases which will assist your academic studies and assessments.

Topics covered:

  • Introduce major multimedia databases in the Library Collection
  • Demonstrate searching techniques to find suitable multimedia materials for your topic
  • How to cite multimedia materials
 29 Jan 2024 (Mon)
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.		 Online Register

Medium of Instruction: Cantonese (English will be used if users require.)

Enquiries: Email to eref@cuhk.edu.hk

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