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Handouts and Related Information

The following guides provide handouts, tutorials, and other information relating to our workshops.

Digital Media Center Guide

Includes Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office, GIS, 3D modeling and printing, AutoCAD, and software for presentation, audio/video production, and screen sharing.

Survival Skills for Graduate Students

Slides, handouts, and other helpful resources for workshops about graduate student scholarship.

Practical Professor Workshops

This guide provides information, podcasts and handouts from the Practical Professor workshops.

Citation Guides

Covers MLA, APA, AMA, ACS, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, and other citation styles.

EndNote Resources

A guide to buying and using the EndNote bibliographic manager.

Mendeley

This guide provides on overview of how to use Mendeley to create a personal database of references that can be inserted into documents created with Word.

Zotero

A guide to installing Zotero, a free cloud-based citation manager.

About Our Workshops

Our workshops are scheduled throughout the semester and taught by our knowledgeable faculty and staff. Browse the list of workshops
to find one that suits your needs and register for an upcoming session or download supplemental material.

Instructors:

We can deliver a workshop tailored to your class's needs and schedule.

Request a custom workshop

Prefer one-on-one help?

Schedule a research consultation with a subject specialist to talk about resources and search strategies.
If you need help with technology, call (662) 325-7676 to schedule a one-on-one session at the Digital Media Center.

MSU Libraries offer a wide variety of workshops, presented by our knowledgeable faculty and staff. Topics include:

  • Software (including Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, and EndNote)
  • Emerging technologies
  • Audio/Video Editing
  • Research tools and methods
  • Citation management
  • Copyright
  • ArcGIS
  • Thesis and dissertation formatting

Library Departments Offering Workshops:

Digital Media Center

(662) 325-7676

Technology workshops, covering a variety of software, hardware, and Internet applications:

  • Adobe Creative Suite 5 (including Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop)
  • Microsoft Office (including Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel)
  • Audio/Video Editing Software (Audition, Premiere Pro)
  • GIS Software (ArcGIS, Google Earth)
  • Internet (including social media and cloud computing)
  • Mobile devices (including e-readers, iPads, and Android tablets)

Research Services

(662) 325-7667
reference@library.msstate.edu

Workshops dealing with research and writing, including:

  • Research tools and methods
  • Citation management
  • Open access
  • Authors' rights
  • Copyright
  • Online presence
  • Academic integrity (in conjunction with the Division of Student Affairs)

Graduate Student Services

(662) 325-0810
dlee@library.msstate.edu

Workshops on research, scholarship, and academic integrity issues for graduate students and faculty, including:

  • Survival Skills for Graduate Students
  • The Practical Professor

Office of Thesis and Dissertation Format Review

(662) 325-2170
etd@library.msstate.edu

Workshops that provide hands-on experience with thesis/dissertation formatting and submission, including:

  • Conversion to .pdf
  • Using templates
  • Formatting tables, figures, and equations

More Workshop Offerings

Other campus groups offer helpful workshops...

Information Technology Services (ITS)

Microsoft Access, Adobe Acrobat, Banner, Dreamweaver, Camtasia Studio, Flash, SAS, SPSS

Center for Teaching and Learning

MyCourses, MyMedia and Horizon Wimba training for faculty