ODESI is the Laurier Library's archive for socioeconomic microdata and public opinion polling data. We have over 5000 datasets from Statistics Canada and many Canadian polling agencies. Understanding of statistical analysis is required.
Past Events
ODESI: Get Canadian Socioeconomic Microdata for your Research
Event Time: Friday, February 14, 2025 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Zotero: A free tool to manage your citations
Event Time: Thursday, February 13, 2025 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Learn how to use Zotero to streamline how you collect sources and create bibliographies.
Data Management Plans 101
Event Time: Thursday, February 13, 2025 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Learn what a data management plan (DMP), how to write one, and then start your own DMP right after the session. Get trusted advice about data management planning from the Laurier Library and its DMP Assistant.
Borealis: Archive your Research Data
Event Time: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Learn how to archive your research data with Borealis, Laurier's data archive. We explain what is required to archive your research data for reuse.
Mendeley: A free tool to manage your citations
Event Time: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Learn how to use Mendeley to streamline how you collect sources and create bibliographies
Introduction to Web Archives (ASPIRE)
Event Time: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Learn what web archives are, where to access them, what tools are available to analyze web archives, and how these resources can be used in research.
Zotero: A free tool to manage your citations
Event Time: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Learn how to use Zotero to streamline how you collect sources and create bibliographies.
Chemistry database demo: SciFinder®
Event Time: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This virtual session will help familiarize users with the chemistry database SciFinder®. This resource is a discovery tool for works in chemistry and related sciences, as well as substance and reaction information.
Mendeley: A free tool to manage your citations
Event Time: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Learn how to use Mendeley to streamline how you collect sources and create bibliographies
Finding Legislation (Bills, Laws & Regulations) & its Analysis – for Beginners (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 3:00 pm to 4:30 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: Monday, November 25, 2024 10:00 am to 11:30 am
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: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:00 am to 11:30 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 Legislation (Bills, Laws & Regulations) & its Analysis – for Beginners (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Friday, November 15, 2024 2:00 pm to 3:30 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: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 3:00 pm to 4:30 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.
Using Covidence for screening and data extraction
Event Time: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Learn how to use Covidence for systematic reviews.
Finding Government (Public) Policy & its Analysis (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Friday, November 1, 2024 9:00 am to 10:30 am
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, October 28, 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 Legislation (Bills, Laws & Regulations) & its Analysis – for Beginners (ASPIRE workshop for Graduate Students)
Event Time: Monday, October 28, 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, October 25, 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.
ACS Picture Perfect Chemistry
Event Time: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
American Chemical Society (ACS) presents Picture Perfect Chemistry: Laboratory Imaging and Photography.
Join us in the Library Instruction Room 3-318.
Open to all, come watch a livestream broadcast from ACS. Join the lab imaging experts from The Pennsylvania State University and University of Virginia who will share technical presentations and answer your questions live.