Library Workshops for Fall 2025
Every Thursday at 4 PM
Interested in attending virtually? Register for the Teams link below!
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Thursday, August 28 4:00 PM |
Library 101: A Reintroduction to Free Services and Resources at Gordon Library |
Need a refresher on library services? Come learn about how the library can assist you at no cost. From printing to research consultations, special collections appointments that take you through SSU's storied past to interlibrary loan, student org event planning to leisure reading, Gordon Library is here for you! |
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Thursday, September 4 4:00 PM |
Research Basics: Using GALILEO to Find Articles, Books, and More |
Why bother with the library's databases when you have Google? Because library services are free, and expert librarians are here to help you find what you need! Come learn from Jennifer West how to use GALILEO, the University System of Georgia's virtual library. GALILEO is SSU's online portal to authoritative, subscription-only information that isn't available through free search engines or internet directories. |
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Thursday, September 11 4:00 PM |
Beyond SSU's Borders: Accessing Books and Research with Interlibrary Loan and GIL Express |
Resource Sharing specialist Janice Shipp will explain how you can borrow books from any school within the University System of Georgia with GIL Express and how to request articles, book chapters, or entire books through Interlibrary Loan. |
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Thursday, September 18 4:00 PM |
Research Deep Dive I: Choosing a Topic |
Join Jeremy Schwartz for the first in a series of sessions on how to use the library for your research projects. This session covers how to choose a topic and refine that topic into a research question. Background resources and mind mapping will be covered!
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Thursday, September 25 4:00 PM |
Research Deep Dive II: Formulating Research Questions |
Join Jeremy Schwartz for the second session on how to use the library for your research projects. Now that you have your topic, how do you refine that into a research question to use while conducting research? Come learn with Mr. Schwartz! |
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Thursday, October 2 4:00 PM |
Research Deep Dive III: Evaluating Sources (The CRAAP Test and More) |
Has a friend ever shared a fishy article? Learn about the CRAAP Test, a tool for evaluating information sources to make sure you're staying on top of fake news, misleading articles, and sources that don't fit with college-level assignments. |
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Thursday, October 9 4:00 PM |
Research Deep Dive IV: Getting Started on Your Literature Review | Once you've chosen a topic, found your sources, and evaluated the information in them, what next? Sometimes your professor asks you for a literature review before you submit your final project. Join Jeremy Schwartz to learn how to organize your research into a literature review to make drafting your final project a cinch. |
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Thursday, October 16 4:00 PM |
LibraryGPT: Leveraging AI for Research and Ethical Considerations
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Join Elle Davis to explore the ethics of using AI for research, learn about vetted tools that can help you with research, and pick up some tips and tricks on how to formulate queries, evaluate the information in the tools' responses, and cite AI sources. |
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Thursday, October 23 4:00 PM |
Save Your TikToks: Protecting Your Digital Files for the Futures |
With TikTok's future uncertain, learn the basics of saving digital photos and videos from librarian Jennifer West. She will cover best practices about saving your digital media so that you have them for decades to come, as well as how to download your information from Instagram and TikTok. Bring your questions about keeping your photos and videos safe from disappearing forever. |
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Thursday, October 30 4:00 PM |
Word is the Word: Formatting Research Papers in a Cinch | Join librarian Jennifer West for her quick tips on formatting papers in Microsoft Word, creating a Works Cited or References page with ZoteroBib, and other free online tools to help you write a great paper. |
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Thursday, November 6 4:00 PM |
Citation Station: MLA Style Guide |
Come learn how to format your papers using the MLA (Modern Language Association) style guide with Elle Davis! Bring any assignments you need assistance with or questions you may have about formatting and citing resources in MLA. |
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Thursday, November 13 4:00 PM |
Citation Station: APA Style Guide |
Come learn how to format your papers using the APA (American Psychological Association) style guide with Elle Davis! Bring any assignments you need assistance with or questions you may have about formatting and citing resources in APA. |
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Thursday, November 20 4:00 PM |
Research Round Table: Finals Reference Q&A |
Just in time for finals! Join the librarians again for an open reference session. Bring any and all questions, comments, and concerns you have about your finals projects, and we will do our very best to answer them. |
Monday, April 7: On Right to Read Day, the State of America's Libraries Report is released, including Top Ten Frequently Challenged Books of 2024. Join University Librarian Felix Unaeze and the library staff live on Instagram to read the Library Proclamation and kick off the week with a bang!
Tuesday, April 8: National Library Workers Day is a day for library staff, users, administrators, and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. Visit the library's lobby to see past Asa H. Gordon library workers! The "Drawn to the Library" art contest begins in the lobby today!
Wednesday, April 9: On National Library Outreach Day, we celebrate library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are. Find the library's table at the Student Union to play games and win prizes!
Thursday, April 10: Learn all about library careers with the Gordon Library staff! Join us for our weekly workshop at 4 PM on Thursday. Register below or join us in Room 207!
Curious about current library events? Learn more below.
Weekly Workshops - Our current (Fall 2025) workshop series offers a new installment of library workshop programming every Thursday at 4 PM, hybrid, via Teams and in Gordon Library Room 207. STRIPES credit is available for all attendees.
Movie Nights - Join us as we keep the library open late and show a movie from our collection. High chance of snacks at these events!
National Library Week - Join us during the week of April 6-12, 2025 in appreciation and celebration of all that libraries offer. Learn about pathways to a library career, mingle with students, librarians and faculty at a research round table, and enjoy other special activities TBA.
Research on the Run - Look for your SSU librarians at the Student Union, King-Frazier building and other locations across campus. We bring the library to YOU with news and event announcements and friendly assistance.
Re:Sources @ SSU Libraries - A series of workshops co-hosted by the Gordon and Satellite Libraries, from Fall 2019 through Spring 2020. "Discover essential resources and bring your research to the next level." Unless otherwise noted, workshops were open to all on a drop-in basis.
Download fliers for library events below. SSU faculty, staff and students can print and distribute these freely and spread the word!
We are transferring our recordings from WebEx to YouTube. Please check back soon to find uploads of the current workshops and highlights from previous semesters.
Workshop Registration for Fall 2025
Thank you for your interest in Gordon Library’s Weekly Workshops! Please complete the form below to receive a meeting invite. You may attend as many sessions as you wish, and each qualifies for STRIPES credit.
Join us in Gordon Library, Room 207, or via Teams at the scheduled time. After registering, the Teams link will appear on this page. Save it for all Fall 2025 workshops.
You will also receive an Outlook calendar invite for your selected sessions, with Teams details included and a reminder sent two hours before each workshop.
Questions? Contact Ms. Davis at davise@savannahstate.edu or text her via the library's chat line at (912) 226-2479.
Savannah State University 2200 Tompkins Rd Savannah, GA 31404 Phone: (912) 358-4324 Reference Text Line: (912) 226-2479