Each semester, the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department curates a dynamic seminar series featuring leading agricultural and applied economics scholars. These seminars are designed to inform, engage, and inspire our colleagues at the University of Florida.
We are excited to announce that our next seminar of the semester will take place on Friday, November 8, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. EST and will feature Dr. Vanessa Gordon, Coordinator of Agricultural and Natural Resources at the USDA National Agricultural Library
These seminars are open to all interested in attending in person or online via Zoom.
Event Details
When: Friday, November 8, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. EST
Where: McCarty Hall A 1151 or attend online via Zoom
Presentation Title:Winnow Your Research: Using Advanced Search Techniques to Separate the Wheat from the Chaff
Abstract: Subject exploration can leave investigators wading through sheaves of information in search of applicable and/or reliable material. Robust research relies on three basic tenants: locating a reputable source, identifying keywords, and putting concepts together with precision and planning. This seminar will discuss and demonstrate the tools and methods for constructing targeted and relational citation database queries – guaranteed to conserve precious time resources and yield a bumper crop of applicable, on-topic, and trustworthy content. With tools that can be exploited across subject fields, become an information-harvesting expert and drive your team to success.
About the Speaker: Vanessa S. Gordon, Ph.D., is a Plant Breeder/Molecular Geneticist who earned her degrees from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She is a United States Navy active-duty veteran, and mother of four adult children, with 30+ years of outreach experience across a wide range of audiences. Dr. Gordon has worked in both private and public roles breeding a variety of fruit and vegetable-, bioenergy, and sugarcane crops. She now serves as the Coordinator of Agricultural and Natural Resources at the USDA National Agricultural Library, where she engages multiple Federal agencies, including 15 Agricultural Research Service National Programs, multiple NRCS focus groups, and both the Conservation Effects Assessment Program and Long-term Agroecological Research networks. Dr. Gordon is actively involved in creating new relationships that facilitate a greater intersection and understanding between USDA agricultural research pursuits and their meaningful integration with, translation for, and use by American public taxpayers, growers/ranchers, professionals, and policymakers.
For more information and Zoom link, visit our website at https://fred.ifas.ufl.edu/seminar-series/ or email Dr. Di Fang, seminar coordinator at difang@ufl.edu
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