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Library Workshop Recordings 2023-Present
This guide links to recorded workshops on general topics in library research and scholarly publishing. These workshops may be of interest to a wide variety of students, faculty, and staff across the university community. The library offers many discipline specific workshops as well, and links to those can be found at the bottom of this guide.
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Citation Management OverviewDate: October 15, 2024
Need an overview of citation management? This workshop compares the features of common citation managers - EndNote, Zotero, and Mendeley - so you can learn which best meets your needs.
Duration: 37:52
Platform: Google Drive -
Citation Management with ZoteroDate: October 30, 2024
Learn to create and personal libraries, annotate PDFs, and add a bibliography and in-text citations to your documents.
Duration: 56:45
Platform: Canvas -
Copyright EssentialsDate: October 7, 2024
Learn the basics of U.S. copyright law, including rights of users, permission, and the public domain.
Duration: 39:57
Platform: MiVideo -
Patents and Patent SearchingDate: March 18, 2025
An introduction to understanding patents and how to locate patents online.
Duration: 45:23
Platform: Kaltura -
Preparing for Research AbroadDate: November 22, 2024
Learn to identify collections of interest, gather required documents and permissions for access, make contacts with local experts and institutions, travel and safety considerations, and technology planning.
Duration: 1:21:10
Platform: MiVideo -
Scholarly PublishingDate: October 21, 2024
An introduction to scholarly publishing, focusing on information about journals, books, and open access for authors looking to publish scholarly works.
Duration: 28:36
Platform: MiVideo -
UROP Google Tools for Academic ResearchDate: October 30, 2024
Learn about how to use Google and Google scholar for academic research, connect Google Scholar with the U-M Library, and fully utilize Google Images.
Duration: 47:37
Platform: MiVideo -
UROP Qualitative ResearchDate: November 14, 2023
A basic introduction into qualitative research and common methods. Learn how qualitative data is generated, stored, analyzed, and shared.
Duration: 32:03
Platform: Kaltura -
Your Research Presence Online: Author Identifiers and Scholarly ProfilesDate: September 30, 2025
This session introduces best practices with author identifiers and online scholarly profiles including ORCID and Scopus Author IDs, and will also look at different platforms that scholars use including Google Scholar and Michigan Experts.
Duration: 50:46
Platform: MiVideo
Discipline Specific Workshop Recordings
Last Updated: Oct 8, 2025 10:20 AM