Learn how to build an effective, comprehensive search in medical databases. This session is especially useful for people interested in systematic or scoping reviews.
Past Programs and Workshops
Systematically Searching the Medical Literature
Event Time: Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Introduction to Archival Research (ASPIRE)
Event Time: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Learn how archival material is organized, how to access, use, and evaluate archival material, and what to expect when visiting the archives.
Introduction to Evidence Synthesis
Event Time: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Learn about systematic, scoping and rapid reviews.
Finding Government (Public) Policy & its Analysis (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Monday, March 4, 2024 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Learn strategies for finding “policy documents”, the steps that led to their creation, a few ways for finding policy analysis, and how you might consider the merits of these arguments.
Finding Legislation (Bills, Laws & Regulations) & its Analysis – for Beginners (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Friday, March 1, 2024 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Learn the very basics (or come for a refresher) on how Canadian laws are made, their key parts and where to find them. Discover resources for the analysis of laws and their impact, and how they have been interpreted in judicial proceedings.
Finding Government (Public) Policy & its Analysis (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Friday, February 23, 2024 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Learn strategies for finding “policy documents”, the steps that led to their creation, a few ways for finding policy analysis, and how you might consider the merits of these arguments.
Finding Government (Public) Policy & its Analysis (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Monday, February 5, 2024 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Learn strategies for finding “policy documents”, the steps that led to their creation, a few ways for finding policy analysis, and how you might consider the merits of these arguments.
Finding Legislation (Bills, Laws & Regulations) & its Analysis – for Beginners (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Monday, January 29, 2024 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Learn the very basics (or come for a refresher) on how Canadian laws are made, their key parts and where to find them. Discover resources for the analysis of laws and their impact, and how they have been interpreted in judicial proceedings.
Finding Government (Public) Policy & its Analysis (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Learn strategies for finding “policy documents”, the steps that led to their creation, a few ways for finding policy analysis, and how you might consider the merits of these arguments.
Finding Legislation (Bills, Laws & Regulations) & its Analysis – for Beginners (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Thursday, January 18, 2024 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Learn the very basics (or come for a refresher) on how Canadian laws are made, their key parts and where to find them. Discover resources for the analysis of laws and their impact, and how they have been interpreted in judicial proceedings.
Finding Government (Public) Policy & its Analysis (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Thursday, January 11, 2024 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Learn strategies for finding “policy documents”, the steps that led to their creation, a few ways for finding policy analysis, and how you might consider the merits of these arguments.
Using freedom of information laws for academic research
Event Time: Thursday, December 7, 2023 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Learn how to use freedom of information laws for academic research.
Finding Government (Public) Policy & its Analysis (ASPIRE)
Event Time: Friday, November 10, 2023 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Learn strategies for finding “policy documents”, the steps that led to their creation, a few ways for finding policy analysis, and how you might consider the merits of these arguments.
Part of the ASPIRE series of Library workshops for Graduate Students.
Intro to Scoping Review
Event Time: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Develop skills for evaluating and using scoping reviews in research and practice.
Planning a literature review (ASPIRE)
Event Time: Friday, November 3, 2023 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Learn how to plan, research, decide on a focus and scope, and organize your review successfully.
ABC
Event Time: Thursday, November 2, 2023 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Please join us in the Robert Langen Art Gallery, Laurier Library for an intimate opportunity to have Dr. Shohini Ghose sign a copy of her new book:Her Space, Her Time.
Thursday, November 2, 2023 from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM.
Copies of her book will be available to purchase.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please email Debbie Chaves, dchaves@wlu.ca for any accommodation needs.
Cosmic Book Launch of Dr. Shohini Ghose's New Book
Event Time: Thursday, November 2, 2023 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Please join us in the Robert Langen Art Gallery, Laurier Library for an intimate opportunity to have Dr. Shohini Ghose sign a copy of her new book "Her Space, Her Time".
Thursday, November 2, 2023 from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM.
Copies of her book will be available to purchase.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please email Debbie Chaves, dchaves@wlu.ca for any accommodation needs.
Finding Government (Public) Policy & its Analysis (ASPIRE)
Event Time: Thursday, November 2, 2023 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Learn strategies for finding “policy documents”, the steps that led to their creation, a few ways for finding policy analysis, and how you might consider the merits of these arguments.
Part of the ASPIRE series of Library workshops for Graduate Students.
Systematically Searching the Medical Literature (ASPIRE)
Event Time: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Build an effective, comprehensive search in medical databases
Revelations from the Laurier Hymnal
Event Time: Friday, October 27, 2023 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
19th Annual Distinguished Visiting Speaker in Medieval and Medievalism Studies