The NIH Public Access Policy, which assures that all articles arising from NIH-sponsored research are freely available within a year after publication, is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changes in the scholarly publishing.   Participants will learn more about these trends and to discuss experiences with publishing.

Our next session is:   Thursday, April 19th, 10:00-11:00am (Location: East Information Commons)

Register online:  http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/regform.html or call 319-335-9151.

Would you like to know how to identify the most up-to-date/complete sequence for a protein, transcript, or gene, using sources of sequence data in the NCBI system? In this session, you’ll practice finding all of the sequences for a particular organism. You’ll also learn how to get an estimate for expression levels of a gene in a particular tissue or organ and find homologous genes and sequences in other species. Finally, you’ll be introduced to the NCBI Map Viewer that allows you to display genes and other markers and download a region of the genome.

Our next session is:
Tuesday, April 10th, 3:00-4:00pm (Location: East Information Commons)

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

Mendeley is a popular citation management tool with a social networking twist, allowing researchers to share, compare, and discuss materials. This introductory session will cover the strengths and weaknesses of the Mendeley tool, as well as provide an in-depth demonstration of its functionality.  Mendelay is free, and  has an iPhone and iPad app.

Our next session is:

Wednesday, April 4th, 2:00-3:00pm(Location: East Information Commons)

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

This class will focus on different issues related to publishing including: impact factors, H indices, Eigenfactors, cited reference searching and locating journals based on subjects covered. Different options for managing citations will also be discussed.

Our next class is Wednesday, may 2  1PM-2PM (Location: East Information Commons).

Are you intimidated by the idea of having to look up population statistics?  If so, then this session is for you!  We’ll introduce you to the key types of statistical measurements that are used with U.S. census data, teach you how to find demographic and social data and show you where to locate comparison and historical tables that you can use to find the specific information that you are looking for.

Our next session is
Thursday, April 5th, 2:00-3:00pm(Location: East Information Commons)

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

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.  EndNote is available at no charge to Carver College of Medicine members.  See:  http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/endnote.html .

Our next session is Tuesday, March 27th, 9:00-10:00am(Location: East Information Commons).

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

No time for class?  Check out our tips and tutorials: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/endnote.html.

Are PDFs scattered all over your computer with names that you cannot pronounce?

Want to create an organized, clearly named, and internet-accessible personal library?

This hands-on session will show you how using free tools such as Mendeley and Dropbox as well as commercial tools such as EndNote and Refworks.  Attendees are encouraged to bring a selection of PDFs with them.

Our next session is:

Thursday, March 8th, 9:00-10:00am (Location: East Information Commons)

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

No time for a class?  Contact your librarian (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/liaisons.html)  for a personalized session!

Want some help writing your next paper? Come to Hardin  Library’s class on RefWorks and learn about this web-based bibliographic  management tool.  In this class, you’ll learn how to import citations from  PubMed, how to enter references, how to create a quick bibliography, and how to  add end and foot notes to your papers (Write-n-Cite).  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.

Our next session is:

Wednesday, March 14th, 12:00-1:00pm (Location: East Information Commons)

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

Keep Current

Want to know as soon as an exciting new article is published?  Tired of skimming the websites or paper copies of multiple journals to see what is in the new issue?  This hands-on session will show you how to create a single destination for information from your favorite journals, databases, websites and blogs using RSS feeds and auto-alerts.

Our next session is:  Wednesday, February 22nd, 10:00-11:00am (Location: East Information Commons).

Register online for this or any of our other classes: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/regform.html .