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This workshop will help you to develop advanced search strategies and outline library concepts essential to music research. We will explore bibliographies, discographies, thematic indexes, Library of Congress Classification, WorldCat, LibKey Nomad, and other resources. Take your search strategies to the next level with these specialized sources, tips, and tricks.

Discover how to find company and industry information for assignments or investing purposes using subscription databases available to Ball State University students, faculty, and staff. Sources include articles and company, stock, and industry reports. Participants will learn about creating lists of company data as well as finding articles and reports. This workshop may of interest to business students and faculty alike.

This workshop will assist students in learning to research and write program notes for recitals and other performances. Good program notes must be articulate, authoritative, and concise. They are how the musician communicates about their chosen repertoire, and they establish a listening context which is both musical and historical. Far different from a research paper, they pose distinct challenges to the performing musician. Join us as we discuss these challenges and develop strategies to overcome them.

This workshop will help you explore resources and search strategies for finding works by composers from a variety of backgrounds and cultures while also investigating the concept of a canon. How do we learn about composers and works excluded from the traditional canon of Western classical music? Who decides what belongs in the canon in the first place?

WAGING CHANGE shines a light on an American struggle hidden in plain sight: the women-led movement to end the federal tipped minimum wage for restaurant workers. Most people serving food in U.S. restaurants are paid a federal sub-minimum wage of only $2.13 an hour and are forced to depend on tips to feed themselves and their families. Women, who hold two-thirds of all tip-based jobs, are especially affected. WAGING CHANGE includes a special section on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and reveals the key role consumers must play in ending this two-tiered wage system.

This workshop will assist students in learning to research and write program notes for recitals and other performances. Good program notes must be articulate, authoritative, and concise. They are how the musician communicates about their chosen repertoire, and they establish a listening context which is both musical and historical. Far different from a research paper, they pose distinct challenges to the performing musician. Join us as we discuss these challenges and develop strategies to overcome them.

This webinar from the University Libraries is aimed at the graduate student in Applied Behavior Analysis who wants to improve their searching skills beyond the basics. Join us and explore topics like getting the most out of a database thesaurus, best practices for searching effectively and efficiently on your topic, and how to save searches so you can repeat them later. Databases covered include APA PsycInfo, ERIC, and Web of Science.

Please join the University Libraries for a livestream presentation for PC users on EndNote, a free citation management software. If you need to manage lots of citations, EndNote might be the solution for you. Use it to organize references and create bibliographies in many citation styles, including APA and MLA. You can download a copy of EndNote before the session here. (Ball State username and password required).

Please join the University Libraries for a livestream presentation for PC users on EndNote, a free citation management software. If you need to manage lots of citations, EndNote might be the solution for you. Use it to organize references and create bibliographies in many citation styles, including APA and MLA. You can download a copy of EndNote before the session here. (Ball State username and password required).

Please join University Libraries for this introduction to researching the history of a literary text – a novel, short story, play, poem, or other work of literature. Attendees at this workshop will learn about information resources useful for investigating the publication history of a text, discovering its initial public and critical reception, and finding analyses and interpretations of the text, including those that have been particularly impactful.

Attend this workshop to learn about sources for popular music studies, a growing field in music research. From rock and jazz to film scores and videogame music, there is so much more musical territory to explore than even just a few years ago. With this open frontier comes new challenges as we reframe our discussion of aesthetics and weed through an abundance of non-scholarly sources. Bolster your study and understanding of popular music with this informative session.

Please join University Libraries for this introduction to researching the history of a literary text – a novel, short story, play, poem, or other work of literature. Attendees at this workshop will learn about information resources useful for investigating the publication history of a text, discovering its initial public and critical reception, and finding analyses and interpretations of the text, including those that have been particularly impactful.

Join us on Thursday, March 23 at 6:30 pm in-person at Carnegie Library or virtually on Zoom for a local history panel presentation featuring stories of notable Delaware County women who experienced World War II. Stories will highlight the lives of women in the military and civilian women on the home front. The presentation will be brought to life with historical photographs, maps, and newspaper articles.

Please join University Libraries for this introduction to researching the history of a literary text – a novel, short story, play, poem, or other work of literature. Attendees at this workshop will learn about information resources useful for investigating the publication history of a text, discovering its initial public and critical reception, and finding analyses and interpretations of the text, including those that have been particularly impactful.

Attend this workshop to learn about sources for popular music studies, a growing field in music research. From rock and jazz to film scores and videogame music, there is so much more musical territory to explore than even just a few years ago. With this open frontier comes new challenges as we reframe our discussion of aesthetics and weed through an abundance of non-scholarly sources. Bolster your study and understanding of popular music with this informative session.

Join us to hear from a panel of faculty members about getting published as a graduate student. They will cover advice, guidance for turning seminar papers into conference papers, the process for getting an article published in a journal and much more. A librarian from Bracken Library will share resources to help you identify outlets for publication of your work. Library resources will include Ulrichsweb, Current Contents Connect, and other useful sources. Be sure to bring your questions and join us.