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UPCOMING EVENTS
Upcoming Events
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Comunidad Book Club
Date: Saturday, January 16, 2021
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Online
Libro de octubre: Bendíceme, Última de Rudolfo Anaya
El Comunidad Book Club es un club de libros para la comunidad hispanohablante en el Valle de New River. El club está abierto a todos los miembros de la comunidad que hablan español y gustan atender. Las juntas son cada tercer sábado al mes a las 11 de la mañana por Zoom. Puede encontrar más información en la guía bibliotecaria de Comunidad Book Club.
Comunidad Book Club is a book club for the Spanish-speaking community around the New River Valley. The club is open to all community members that speak Spanish and wish to attend. Meetings are every third Saturday of the month at 11am via Zoom. More information can be found on the Comunidad Book Club LibGuide
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Comunidad Book Club - Tía Leonor y Tía Natalia de Ángeles Mastretta
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2021
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Online
Libro de enero: Voces sin fronteras: Antología vintage española de literatura mexicana y chicana contemporánea de Cristina García (Cuento corto de Ángeles Mastretta)
Comunidad Book Club es un club de libros para la comunidad hispanohablante en el Valle de New River. El club está abierto a todos los miembros de la comunidad que hablan español y gustan atender. Las juntas son cada tercer sábado al mes a las 11 de la mañana por Zoom. Puede encontrar más información en la guía bibliotecaria de Comunidad Book Club.
Para atender, favor de usar este enlace de Zoom: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/9169445066
The Comunidad Book Club is a book club for the Spanish-speaking community around the New River Valley. The club is open to all community members that speak Spanish and wish to attend. Meetings are every third Saturday of the month at 11am via Zoom. More information can be found on the Comunidad Book Club LibGuide.
To attend, please use this Zoom link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/9169445066
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Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Social and Behavioral Sciences
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2021
Time: 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Location: Online
You’ve been assigned to write a literature review in the social sciences...but how do you get started? What kinds of literature reviews are there? Where should you search? How do you know what search terms to use? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this interactive workshop. By the end of this session, you’ll be able to
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Identify different types of literature reviews
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Find relevant databases
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Create effective search terms
This workshop will focus on research in the social and behavioral sciences, such as education, communication, human development, psychology, and sociology.
This session will be offered live via Zoom and will be recorded and sent out afterwards to all who register. While we encourage attendance during the live virtual session so that you can interact with the instructor and ask questions, you're welcome to sign up for the session to receive the recording of it afterwards even if you can't attend it live.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email lisab5@vt.edu at least 10 business days prior to the event.
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