Subject librarians offer services designed to help UCLA students, faculty, and staff access information resources and use them more effectively. Students are also encouraged to make an appointment to discuss the best strategies and tools for a research topic.
The UCLA Library and the Graduate Writing Center both offer graduate students helpful workshops on a variety of research- and writing-related topics. The Graduate Writing Center's workshop schedule is also available online. The Library's workshops are open; no RSVP is required.
Wednesday, September 23; 2 p.m. (30 minutes)
Meet in the Charles E. Young Research Library lobby near the stairs
Thursday, September 24; 12 noon (30 minutes)
Meet in the Charles E. Young Research Library lobby near the stairs
Thursday, October 1; 1 p.m. (60 minutes)
Research Library East Electronic Learning Center, room 21536
Wednesday, October 7; 11 a.m. (60 minutes)
Research Library East Electronic Learning Center, room 21536
Learn how to effectively navigate the Library's Web site, search Library catalogs to find books, and discover the best databases for articles on a given topic.
Tuesday, October 13; 11 a.m. (60 minutes)
Research Library East Electronic Learning Center, room 21536
Wednesday, October 21; 1 p.m. (60 minutes)
Research Library East Electronic Learning Center, room 21536
This session offers a basic overview of the purpose, uses, and features of EndNote, a software program that helps researchers manage their research and produce bibliographies for projects large and small.