NCES provides workshops on data sets and sponsors conferences. Attendance at a NCES workshop would be a great addition to your resume in addition to providing you with in-depth knowledge about a dataset and excellent networking opportunities with IES staff and fellow attendees.

Here are the current conferences and workshops. If you are interested in applying, please don't hesitate to contact Dr. Dan Berch, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, as he can advise you about the application process.

You will need to apply for these workshops well in advance as they are competitive. Workshops opportunities are posted and a "more information" link is provided that leads to a document outlining applicant qualifications, location of the workshop (often in Washington, D.C.) deadlines, the application, and instructions such as those in the following paragraph for completing the application.

SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONS: Please attach a clearly written description of your research interest and how that can be furthered through the use of the SSOCS and/or SCS data (2–3 typewritten pages). Be as specific as possible. Please include research questions, relevant variables, analysis/methodology, and proposed products and associated timelines for your results. If you are a graduate student, a letter of recommendation from your faculty advisor as well as a listing of relevant statistical coursework must be included with your application. All applicants must include a copy of their resume/vita.

DATA WORKSHOPS
This semester the Research Computing Lab (RCL) in Brown Science and Engineering Library has a variety of RCL workshops for graduate students including "Best Practices for Creating Research Data" on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Brown Science and Engineering Library Electronic Classroom. This session will offer an introduction to databases, data file creation, data quality control and quality assurance. It will also discuss some of the important principles around metadata creation. Click here to register. And you can click here for a listing of all RCL workshops.

BRING YOUR CUP FOR TEA
Bring your cup or mug and have some tea in the CLIC. Our faculty sponsor for February provided a delicious assortment of teas. Please thank Dr. Sue Mintz when you see her!

WANT TO LEARN
Call 434.924.7040 or email your librarian, Carole Lohman to set up an appointment.

HOW TO TITLE AN ARTICLE
The recommended length for a title is no more than 12 words according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, "A title should summarize the main idea of the manuscript simply and, if possible, with style. It should be a concise statement of the main topic and should identify the variables or theoretical issues under investigation and the relationship between them. An example of a good title is "Effect of Transformed Letters on Reading Speed." pg. 23 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

TODAY, FEBRUARY 18, 11AM
Ruth Ferree and Herb Richards will provide an introduction to screencasts in this Tea & Technology presentation in the CLIC (Location: Ruffner Hall, 3rd floor).

Herb will provide consultation and support for Camtasia each Thursday afternoon from 1:00. to 4:00 p.m. in the CLIC. Come learn about an effective way to create modules and disseminate course content. For example, learn to incorporate a video into your PowerPoint lecture or conference presentation.

+ TUES., FEB. 23rd
The UVa Mobile Communications Fair is Tuesday, February 23, 2010 in Newcomb Hall. Whether you are planning to buy a new cell phone or hoping to learn about smartphone apps that can improve your life, this is the event for you. Best of all, the event is free of charge!

To register or find out more information, please visit http://itc.virginia.edu/techconnect/mobilefair/

CHILDREN'S BOOKS
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
The CLIC has over 6,600 children and young adult books including those to support African/American history. They include books about historic events and people and a wide selection of African/American authors. Just follow the signs in the CLIC leading to this collection. All books can be checked out using the self-service checkout machine located in the room with these books.