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Research Preparation

Fall 2025 Workshops

Register for a workshop using the link for each individual workshop

*Workshop is part of the Scholarly Research and Publication Lifecycle Workshop Series

Spring 2026 Workshops

  • Author's Rights and Publication Agreements: What to Know Before You Sign*

Date TBD

Working on a publication? This workshop will help you understand your rights as an author under copyright law. It will provide information common types of publication agreements and their terms and provide tips on negotiating your contract through hands on exercises.

  • Measuring Your Research Impact*

Date TBD

Measuring your impact is an important step in the research process for gathering evidence of how your research will impact society.  It is also important when applying for positions, for promotion and tenure, and for grant funding.  This introductory workshop will provide an overview of traditional and nontraditional scholarly metrics and will discuss tools to promote your research impact.  Topics covered include:  Citation analysis; Journal impact factor; h-index; and altmetrics.

Additional workshops will be added closer to the Spring 2026 semester.