In addition to the rich resources available in the University Libraries' Databases A-Z and book/media collection, there are sources of information on creative writers, musicians, visual and performing arts and artists, folklore and commercial music, funding and audiences, from sources outside of academia. We'll take a look at some of them and have time for you to explore with assistance available.

Bring your laptop, but if you don't have one, we will provide you with one during the workshop.

When: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 from 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Where: Library Biella Room

To participate, please RSVP and complete the Pre-Workshop Survey by following this link:
https://orgsync.com/133333/events/2675572/occurrences/6450418

CSU East Bay Business Librarian, Sharon Radcliff, will provide a demonstration of where to go to get the best resources to research your career choice. We will also cover how to research specific companies and industries. Some time will be allocated for your own research after the lecture.

Hands-on research help will be provided! Please bring your own laptop. If you don't have one, we'll provide one for you to use during the workshop.

When: Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Where: Library Biella Room

To participate, please RSVP and complete the Pre-Workshop Survey:
https://orgsync.com/133333/events/2663837/occurrences/6429016

Freely available data has the power to inform research, empower citizens, create new business and solve big public problems. Learn more about Open Data and what you can do with it by attending this workshop!

We will first define and explore open data sources, and then play around with some open data sets. Bring your laptop, but if you don't have one, we will provide you with one during the workshop.

When: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 from 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Where: Library Biella Room

To participate, please RSVP and complete the Pre-Workshop Survey by following this link:
https://orgsync.com/133333/events/2671749/occurrences/6443577

Come and explore academic and personal interest resources beyond the academy. We will cover Google Scholar, government data sources, and more!

Hands-on research help will be provided! Please bring your own laptop. If you don't have one, we'll provide one for you to use during the workshop.

When: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 from 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Where: Library Biella Room

To participate, please RSVP and complete the Pre-Workshop Survey by following this link:
https://orgsync.com/133333/events/2663816/occurrences/6428985

Is Venture Capital Socially Responsible? The Effect of Venture Capital Funding on Companies

Sinan Goktan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance

When: Thursday, February 14, 2019, 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Where: Library Biella Room
Refreshments will be served

How are corporate social responsibility initiatives guided by prior relationships with venture capital firms?

Venture capital-backed companies have poorer corporate social responsibility records.

Their average corporate social responsibility records improve in time but this improvement is significantly less for venture capital-backed (versus non-venture capital-backed) companies.

However, when venture capital-backed companies receive funding from younger firms that specialize in socially responsible investing or from university-based venture capital funds, their corporate social responsibility records improve.

RSVP: https://orgsync.com/133333/events/2639388/occurrences/6376462

Come by the library between February 8th and February 15th and choose a wrapped book from our display for your book blind date.

Check out the book (no peeking!), then unwrap and read. Let us know how your book blind date went by filling out a review card when you return your book.

If it was love at first read, ask a librarian for another book recommendation. Or, try another blind date with a book.

This workshop will address how to critically evaluate sources of information.

How do you know if what you've found is "good" information? Are your sources trustworthy? Do the sources you've found help to answer your research question?

Attend this workshop to explore tips and tricks for figuring it all out!

Hands-on research help will be provided! Please bring your own laptop. If you don't have one, we'll provide one for you to use during the workshop.

When: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 from 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Where: Library Biella Room

To participate, please RSVP and complete the Pre-Workshop Survey:
https://orgsync.com/133333/events/2653613/occurrences/6409403

Are you in a Science class and have a presentation, poster, research project, or paper assignment? Where are all those science scholarly journal articles anyway?

This workshop will lead you through the process of searching one of the largest science literature databases, Web of Science. It is not quite like searching Google, so we will spend some time looking at tips and tricks to save you time and make it easier for you to use. If you have used it before, bring questions!

Presenter: Jeffra Bussmann, CSUEB Library Faculty member, subject specialist for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Health Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics

When: Thursday, February 7, 2019 from 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Where: Library Room LI3079

If you cannot attend in person, you can join us via Zoom web conference from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android here: https://csueb.zoom.us/j/321232562

To participate online or in person, please RSVP and complete the Pre-Workshop Survey:
https://orgsync.com/133333/events/2645442/occurrences/6391096