Fall 2023 training sessions

Citation tools.  Register

Wednesday, October 11, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM (PDT). Online. 

Learn about quick and easy ways of saving citations!

Join us for an overview of citation applications,  and you will know how to automatically generate citations from a library catalog and databases. 

Need to step up to the next level with saving, organizing and citing sources for your papers and projects? There is another free citation tool called Zotero, and this training session will introduce it briefly. 

Preparation: none.  Duration: 30 minutes. The session will be recorded. 

Questions? Contact us at lib-reference@fuller.edu

Zotero: the first steps.  Register

Wednesday, October 18, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (PDT). Online.

Want to add a powerful citation tool to your research tool set? 

Learn about Zotero, a free citation generator, save and manage references and documents for research and writing. 

You’ll learn how to do the following:

  • Tune up Zotero preferences including a citation style (Chicago, Turabian, APA or other). 
  • Understand how Zotero works.
  • Organize your Zotero library. 
  • Save a single and multiple citations using a browser connector. 
  • Edit a citation. 
  • Write and cite: add citations into the text of a Word document or Google docs.  

Preparation: Download a Zotero application and its browser connector on your computer at zotero.org. Then, complete a Zotero account registration on zotero.org.  Instructions are provided in the registration form. Estimated time: 10 minutes.

Duration: 60 minutes. The session will be recorded. 

Expand your knowledge of Zotero.  Register

Tuesday, October 24, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (PDT). Online. 

Learn how to improve the organization of your Zotero library and manage it. Fill up your library with documents and notes. 

You’ll learn how to do the following:

  • Add a subfolder, move items and delete duplicates. 
  • Add items by identifier and manually. 
  • Add a PDF to Zotero. 
  • Add notes into Zotero. 
  • Use a Zotero PDF viewer to highlight and annotate the text. 
  • Create a bibliography.

Preparation: To get ready for a workshop: Check for Zotero and browser updates and install them. 

Duration: 60 minutes. The session will be recorded. 

Research with the ATLA Religion database.  Register

Wednesday, November 1, 3:00 PM – 4:00PM (PDT). Online.

Join the library and your peers and learn about search tools and shortcuts that the American Theological Library Association database search engine offers. 

Who should attend?
Anyone who’s interested in learning about finding sources in Biblical Studies, theology, world religions and religious studies, church history, missions and ecumenism, pastoral ministry, theology, philosophy, archaeology and antiquities; human culture and society and ethics.

Preparation: None.  Duration: 60 minutes. The session will be recorded. 

Spring 2023 Finals and Extended Library Hours

Are you getting ready for Spring 2023 Finals? Visit your library online or in person. Ask us for assistance!

lib-reference@fuller.edu

The Pasadena campus library will be open during the extended hours:

June 1 – June 2 (Thursday-Friday): 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

June 3 (Saturday) 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM

June 5 – 9 (Monday-Friday): 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

APA databases training in October 2022

Start your fall quarter with free online training sessions hosted by American Psychological Association (APA)!

Who can attend? Anyone who’s interested in learning how to use APA databases. The strategies covered for APA PsycInfo also apply to finding full-text content in APA PsycArticles and APA PsycBooks. 

October 2022

APA PsycInfo Basic Search 

Thursday, October 13, at 2 p.m. * (The registration link opens in a new window)

This 25-minute webinar recording shows how to use APA PsycInfo to target your search of the behavioral sciences literature. Appropriate for students new to database searching and faculty, researchers, and professionals who want to hone their research skills.

APA PsycInfo Advanced Search 

Thursday, October 20, at 2 p.m. * (The registration link opens in a new window)

Expand your search expertise with this 30-minute session that builds upon content presented in the APA PsycInfo Basic Search webinar. This webinar includes a search demonstrations using the APA Thesaurus, Cited References, Tests & Measures, and more.

Beyond Subject Searching on APA PsycInfo 

Wednesday, October 26, at 2 p.m. * (The registration link opens in a new window)

Use APA PsycInfo to do a lot more than finding journal articles! This 45-minute session builds upon your use of basic search strategies for APA PsycInfo.  Learn how to find institutions where research on your topic is happening; discover prospective journals for publishing research; explore grants and sponsors that have funded related research; search for information about tests and measures used in the literature; and expand your research expertise with background information about APA PsycInfo search fields and database record structure.

* All scheduled times are Eastern (US and Canada). Convert the event time to your time zone on the registration page.

After registering, you’ll receive a Zoom confirmation email with details about how to join the webinar.

Can’t attend a scheduled session? View a recording on APA YouTube channel whenever it’s convenient for you.

Need some assistance? Contact your reference librarians

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Oxford African American Studies Center

Online Resources Spotlight

Oxford African American Studies Center is a collection focused on the lives and events that have shaped African and African American history and culture.

  • Includes more than scholarly 20,000 articles
  • Over 2,500 images, 700 primary sources with specially written commentaries, and nearly 200 maps
  • Content is updated regularly: 60 new articles were added in January 2021

Explore this resource at your library!

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The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek Trial

The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek Online is a companion for students and advanced scholars of Ancient Greek, Classical Studies, Linguistics and Biblical Studies. 

You can access this ebook through March 12, 2021 via library databases.

Please provide your feedback on this trial and contact us for assistance. For your convenience, here is a link to the feedback form

Read Prof. Montanari’s article about the dictionary at Brill Linguistics Blog.

Sage Research Methods Trial

SAGE Research Methods and Cases are online libraries of books and other full-text materials on how to perform hundreds of research methods.

Access to this trial is open through March 12, 2021 via library databases

The SAGE Research Methods site has been designed to be as easy to use as possible. Below are some key areas explained in a little more detail. 

Explore this resource and let us know what you think about it. For your convenience, here is a link to the feedback form