You can see our upcoming webinars on the calendar and in the list below. We offer several different topics at this time. Make sure that you are taking the one best for your needs or that your instructor has specified for your course. To register, just click on the link provided in the calendar date boxes below or the appropriate link in the boxes on the right to choose your preferred date and time. You will then fill out a short registration form.
Once you register, you will receive an email with the session details and the link to the online meeting room. Please watch for the email after registering since each webinar might have a unique link and may require a password.
This is a 30-minute workshop led by HCCS Librarians, designed to help students, faculty, and staff discover the online services and resources offered by the HCC libraries. Topics covered will include navigating top resources on the library homepage, connecting with HCCS librarians via chat, text, and email, and locating ebooks and other resources. Logging into these resources and to user library accounts will be covered.
This informative 30 - minute webinar is designed to help students, faculty, and staff discover the thousands of online ebooks offered by the HCCS libraries. Topics covered will include searching for ebooks using various methods, downloading selections and chapters of ebooks, and options for accessing entire ebooks. Logging into these resources and to user library accounts will be covered.
This informative 30 - minute webinar is designed to help students, faculty, and staff discover the thousands of full-text online academic journals, magazines, and newspapers offered by the HCCS libraries. Topics covered will include searching for these resources using various methods and logging into these resources and to user library accounts will be covered.
This webinar will cover the what, why, where, and how of primary sources. After defining primary sources and explaining why they are an important source of information, the librarian will share search tips and resources for finding primary sources for college research papers. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
This 60-90 minute webinar is designed to help students use the valuable subscription resource, Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints, to access information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. The database features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
This is a 60-90 minute workshop led by HCC Librarians, that covers how to access peer-reviewed, academic research/journal articles (and much more!) from the libraries' subscription database resources. This is the type of material needed for many college-level assignments. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
Whether you are a GOVT student, an aspiring lawyer, or just someone who watches the news and wants a better understanding of current law, legislation, and how it effects your daily life, we could all use some help researching credible sources to keep up to date in today's world of misinformation. This webinar will show you how to track current legislation, will inform you about the different areas of "The Law" how to find statutes, codes, regulations, and court rulings that directly effect your day to day life, and how to keep on top of current political events using the library's databases. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
This is a 60-90 minute workshop led by HCC Librarians, that covers how to access relevant HCC library resources as you research your career choices. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
This is a 60-90 minute workshop led by HCC Librarians, designed to assist students with research on art history topics. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
Ready to discover how to use a 3D printer? Join this session to learn the basics of 3D printing and how to access these services online through HCC Libraries. Build your 3D printing knowledge with a live, interactive webinar and enhance your coursework and group projects. The workshop is especially helpful for engineering majors, art majors, business majors, teacher education and actually any class that would require you to prototype an invention. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
Want a more effective way to get through those textbooks? How about conserving time and avoiding procrastination? Come learn efficiency for ‘critical thinking’.
This is a 60-90 minute workshop led by HCC Librarians, is designed to assist students with applying MLA format to their assignments for HCC courses. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
Whether you have your paper already written, or haven't even started, this hands-on session will help you get your document into MLA format, This session will not cover formatting citations/references in MLA Style. It is advisable that students come to the session prepared to have their document open to work on, and the instructor's assignment at hand to reference. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
This is a 60-90 minute workshop led by HCC Librarians, designed to assist students with applying APA format to their assignments for HCC courses. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
Whether you have your paper already written, or haven't even started, this hands-on session will help you get your document into APA format, including cover pages and headers. This session will not cover formatting citations/references in APA Style. It is advisable that students come to the session prepared to have their document open to work on, and the instructor's assignment at hand to reference. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
This is a 60-90 minute workshop led by HCC Librarians, designed to assist students with applying Chicago Style format to their assignments for HCC courses. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
This quick 30 minute webinar will cover one of HCC's valued resources, the HCC Fashion Archive. This unique resource not only serves as a resource for Fashion, but also a valuable historical collection. Come see how, much like history, fashion does often repeat itself and take a journey across the globe with clothing. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
This 60-90 minute workshop, led by HCC Librarians, focuses upon the concept of "fake news" and includes defining, recognizing, and strategizing tactics for understanding and dealing with the issues involved. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
This is a 60-90 minute workshop led by HCC Librarians, designed to assist students with detecting and avoiding plagiarism in their assignments for HCC courses. Please register by clicking on the link below for the date and time that works best for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
This 60-90 minute webinar is designed to help students, faculty, and staff get the best results out of our powerful Eagle Library Search tool. The webinar covers getting started with ELS, the scope of searches, several ways to refine your searches, and more. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The dates offered for this semester are -
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