Category: Research & Teaching

Project Management for Advanced Research

  Project management can help you plan and execute writing your thesis or dissertation, publishing your scholarly article, or organizing a collaborative research project. Recently, Moody School, SMU Libraries and the Office of the Provost collaborated to host a workshop on the basic principles of project management for advanced research.  Important takeaways from the workshop…Continue Reading Project Management for Advanced Research

Top tips on data, databases and datasets

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SMU Libraries will host Drop-in with Data on Tuesday and Thursday. Drop in and see us and bring your questions about using data and datasets. We’ll have experts in GIS, data visualizations and Tableau, business, humanities, and social sciences. November 14 (registration recommended), 1 p.m. in Fondren Library November 16 (registration required), 12 p.m. online…Continue Reading Top tips on data, databases and datasets

Five on Finance: A Conversation with Sameet Banerjee

Sameet Banerjee sitting in front of a Bloomberg terminal in the Kitt Investing and Trading Center at the Business Library.

Welcome to Five on Finance with the Business Library! Today we’re talking to Sameet Banerjee, a business student majoring in finance at the SMU Cox School of Business. Business Library: Thanks for being here, Sameet! Sameet: Of course, happy to be here. Business Library: So, you recently attended all four workshops from the topical deep…Continue Reading Five on Finance: A Conversation with Sameet Banerjee

Discover Sage Explorer: Explore new possibilities

Discover Sage Explorer. Learn without the lag. Explore new possibilities.

  Sage Explorer provides a wealth of resources for SMU students and faculty. Learn new skills from the Sage Campus online learning collection or learn one of the hundreds of research methods from the Sage Research Methods collection. Sage Explorer is focused on social sciences, but there is something for everyone. Social sciences research librarian…Continue Reading Discover Sage Explorer: Explore new possibilities

Artificial Intelligence and the Research Paper: A Librarian’s Perspective

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AI writing can mimic style, but it cannot mimic substance yet. The release of a powerful, free and easy-to-use large language model platform, Open AI’s ChatGPT, raises interesting questions about the future of writing in higher education. As the Undergraduate Success Librarian, I have a unique perspective on generative AI, like ChatGPT, that I want…Continue Reading Artificial Intelligence and the Research Paper: A Librarian’s Perspective

Research Assignment Stipend Fall 2022 Winners

Congratulations to the Research Assignment Stipend Fall 2022 Winners! Dr. Piyawan Charoensap-Kelly, in collaboration with Social Science Research Librarian Naomi Schemm, for Communication Theory (CCPA 2327). Dr. Alejandro D’Brot, in collaboration with Engineering Librarian Sylvia Jones, for Gene Editing Lab (BIOL 4380). Dr. K. Ann Horsburgh, in collaboration with Social Science Research Librarian Julia Anderson, for…Continue Reading Research Assignment Stipend Fall 2022 Winners

SMU Libraries Recognizes Information Literacy in Courses Across Campus

SMU Libraries’ Faculty Information Literacy Stipend awards $1,000 to faculty for proposals that best implement an information literacy assignment into their course. Faculty collaborate with their subject librarians to design an information literacy framework to support student learning activities and assignments. The stipend is awarded upon completion of the course and the submission of a…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Recognizes Information Literacy in Courses Across Campus

Organize, Store and Preserve All of Your Research Data

What is the Research Data Management (RDM) Support Services at SMU Libraries? Research data management is the organization, storage, and preservation of data collected throughout your research project. In addition, RDM makes data accessible for sharing and re-use and is becoming a growing necessity for faculty and researchers by keeping track of their data throughout…Continue Reading Organize, Store and Preserve All of Your Research Data

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reading List, Part Three

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Higher education institutions typically celebrate in April and May. After a year of numerous highs and firsts, even in the midst of an uptick of hate crimes, the community has continued to press forward and fight for justice. SMU Libraries is partnering with the Office of Social Change…Continue Reading Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reading List, Part Three

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reading List, Part Two

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Higher education institutions typically celebrate in April and May. After a year of numerous highs and firsts, even in the midst of an uptick of hate crimes, the community has continued to press forward and fight for justice. SMU Libraries is partnering with the Office of Social Change…Continue Reading Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reading List, Part Two