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Need help managing citations for your papers? Learn RefWorks @HLHS Thursday, January 24th, 10-11am

By
Sarah Andrews
– January 22, 2013Posted in: Combo, Education, Services, Workshops
Want some help writing your next paper? Come to Hardin Library’s class on RefWorks and learn about this web-based bibliographic management tool.   RefWorks is available for free to anyone affiliated wtih UI and can also be accessed remotely. Sign up to learn more about RefWorks and save yourself a lot of time next time you have to write a paper.
In this class, you’ll learn how to:
  • import citations from PubMed,
  • enter references,
  • create a quick bibliography, and
  • add end and foot notes to your papers (Write-n-Cite).

Our next session is Thursday, January 24th, 10:00am-11:00am.  Register online (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/workshop/) or by calling 319-335-9151.

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Learn how to use RefWorks for citation management at Hardin Library on Tuesday, Nov. 27

By
Sarah Andrews
– November 26, 2012Posted in: Combo, Education, Workshops

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Want some help writing your next paper?  Come to Hardin Library’s class on RefWorks and learn about this web-based bibliographic management tool.  You’ll learn:

  • how to import citations from PubMed
  • how to enter references
  • how to create a quick bibliography
  • how to add end and foot notes using Write-n-Cite

RefWorks is available free for anyone affiliated with UI and can be accessed off campus.  Save time if you have to write a paper using RefWorks.

Our next session is:
Tuesday, November 27, 10-11am (Hardin Library East Information Commons)

Register online (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/workshop/) or call 319-335-9151.

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Learn about patents with our workshop November 14

By
Sarah Andrews
– November 11, 2012Posted in: Education, Workshops
The purpose of this hands-on class is to introduce several resources found on the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office website that may be used to locate information on patents, trademarks and patent applications. Google’s patent searching feature will be also be highlighted as a source for finding information on patents.

Register online (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/workshop/) or by calling 319-335-9151.

 
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Hardin Library – Information Commons East
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Learn PubMed over lunch Thursday, November 8

By
Sarah Andrews
– November 7, 2012Posted in: Education, Workshops

PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to the medical literature and includes over 17 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This one hour session will introduce you to the basics of searching PubMed and will also cover: using subject headings (MeSH headings), combining searches, choosing limits, and saving, printing and emailing search results.

Our next session is Thursday, November 8 from 12-1pm.  Feel free to bring your lunch and eat and learn.

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Presentations Insider : software for engaging audiences class on November 7 at Hardin Library

By
Sarah Andrews
– November 5, 2012Posted in: Combo, Education, Workshops

In this training, a group of SITA (Student Instructional Techology Assistants) will outline major presentation-making software such as Powerpoint and Prezi. Techniques for conference presentations and classroom lectures will be covered.

Come prepared with an idea for a presentation as a portion of the training will focus on applying learned techniques to your upcoming presentation!

Register for Wednesday, November 7th, 12:00-1:00pm (Location: Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, Information Commons East, 2nd floor)

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TurningPoint & UICapture (Panopto) Basics for Windows training November 9, 2012

By
Sarah Andrews
– November 2, 2012Posted in: Education, Workshops

ITS – Instructional Services is presenting training at C201 CPHB (College of Public Health).  Registration is open to all faculty, TAs, and staff.

In this 3 hour session, you will get the basics on how to use TurningPoint (PowerPoint integrated software) and TurningPoint Anywhere and UICapture (aka Panopto) for Windows.
November 9, 2012
8:30 – 11:30am
C201 CPHB (College of Public Health)

The topics for Turningpoint and TurningPoint Anywhere are:

  • Hardware Setup
  • Pre-Presentation Procedures
  • Creating Basic Interactive Presentations
  • Understanding Common Settings
  • Running Interactive Presentations
  • How to Produce, Save and View Submitted Data Reports

The topics for UICapture/ Panopto  are:

  • Making a Recording Using the Desktop Client
  • Accessing Recorded Sessions
  • Sharing Sessions
  • Playback Features

Register at:  http://its.uiowa.edu/apps2/training//public/registration.php?&p=596

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Learn how to use EndNote with our class Tuesday, November 6th

By
Sarah Andrews
– November 1, 2012Posted in: Education, Workshops
EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on and there will be time for questions at the end.
Our next session is:
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Learn how to use CINAHL Tuesday, October 30

By
Sarah Andrews
– October 27, 2012Posted in: Education, Workshops
This hands-on session will demonstrate how to use CINAHL effectively to find high quality nursing and allied health literature.  An explanation and demonstration of how to select the most appropriate search terms will be provided.  Search practice will be conducted at the end of the session to reinforce what was demonstrated. Anyone who has an interest in learning how to use this tool should consider attending; no prior experience with searching this database is needed.
Our next session is:
Register online: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/workshop/ or by calling 319-335-9151.
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Learn how to find impact factors using Web of Science at our class October 23

By
Sarah Andrews
– October 21, 2012Posted in: Education, Electronic Resources, Workshops

Web of Science is a citation database which covers over 10,000 journals. Web of Science specializes in citation tracking so this hands-on session will concentrate on how to do cited reference searches to find articles that cite your work. The session also demonstrates how to use the Journal Citation Index and find Impact Factors for journals in your discipline.

Our next session is:
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
9:00-10:00am
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences-Information Commons East

Register online (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/regform.html) or by calling 319-335-9151.

 
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Tour mobile resources for your phone or tablet Thursday morning

By
Sarah Andrews
– October 16, 2012Posted in: Education, Workshops

Take a tour of some new (and some well-established) apps for your mobile device or smart phone! At this informal brown bag technology meeting, you’ll not only be shown a variety of tools for both academic and clinical use but also invited to share your own examples and experiences. If you don’t have a mobile device, don’t worry: The only necessary smart device is you!

Our next session is Thursday, October 18, 10-11am at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, Information Commons.

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