Ovid Resources on Medicine and Health Sciences

Date:                   17/10/2016
Time:                   15:00 - 16:00
Location:             Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library

Workshop outline:
This workshop will focus on highlighting essential features of Health and Allied journals, Books and recommended practices from different Ovid resources. Demonstration on using the following databases will also be included:

• Journals@Ovid
• Books@Ovid
• NEJM-New England Journa of Medicine
• Food Sciences

Registration link: https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/register/index.php?event=ovid-resources-on-medicine-and-health-sciences

Finding Standards in the Library: Workshop on IHS Standards Expert

Date:                   19/10/2016
Time:                   15:00 - 16:00
Location:             Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library

Workshop outline:

•  Overview of new features, e.g. Engineering Workbench
•  Exploring the Home page and Navigation
•  User Personalized Dashboard
•  Search and View Content
•  And many more ...

Registration link: https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/register/?event=Workshop-IHS-Standards-Expert

Finding Dissertations using Digital Dissertation Consortium database

Date:                    24/10/2016
Time:                    15:00 - 16:00
Location:             Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library

Workshop Outline:

• Content, sources and structure of the Digital Dissertation Consortium database
• Basic and advanced searching interface
• Use of special features and demonstration
• Recent development and enhancement
• Questions and answers

The workshop will be conducted in English and Putonghua.

Registration link: https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/register/?event=finding-dissertations-using-ddc-database

WGSN workshop

Date:                    31/10/2016
Time:                    15:00 - 16:00
Location:             Learning Lab 1, 3/F, Library

Workshop outline:

•  Introduction to WGSN and how WGSN forecasts trends
•  Introduction to the four main trends for Spring/Summer 2018, highlighting the fashion, art, culture and consumers that are set to influence the season
•  What’s new on WGSN
•  Questions and answers

Registration link: https://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/register/?event=wgsn-workshop