Overwhelmed by the number of databases that the National Center for Biotechnology Information has to offer on nucleotide sequences, genes and proteins? Wondering which database you should always start with? Would you like to learn how to set up an NCBI account to link articles in PubMed to records in other databases? Do you knowContinue reading “Learn to Navigate NCBI Gene and Protein Databases with Our New Open Workshop”
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Patent Searching, Applications, and Trademarks
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 also be highlighted as a source for finding information on patents. Our next session takes place: Thursday, AprilContinue reading “Patent Searching, Applications, and Trademarks”
Go Beyond the Basics with PubMed
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to medical literature and includes over 22 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This one-hour session will show you how to improve your search results by using subject headings (MeSH) and advanced keyword searching techniques. This session is hands-on and free for UI students and affiliates. ThereContinue reading “Go Beyond the Basics with PubMed”
Learn to use EndNote Basic at Hardin Library’s workshop Monday, April 21
EndNote Basic is a web-based citation management software that is freely available to all UI affiliates. It allows you to import, organize and format citations for papers, articles, etc. EndNote Basic is not the same as EndNote desktop software. This workshop is hands-on and free for UI students and affiliates. There will be time forContinue reading “Learn to use EndNote Basic at Hardin Library’s workshop Monday, April 21”
Medical Literature Express
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to medical literature and includes over 22 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This 30-minute session will show you how to find relevant articles fast using some of the basic features in PubMed. This class is free for UI students and affiliates. Our next session is: Thursday,Continue reading “Medical Literature Express”
PubMed: Going Beyond the Basics
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to medical literature and includes over 22 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This one-hour session will show you how to improve your search results by using subject headings (MeSH) and advanced keyword searching techniques. This session is hands-on and free for UI students and affiliates. ThereContinue reading “PubMed: Going Beyond the Basics”
Web-based Citation Management with EndNote Basic
EndNote Basic is a web-based citation management software that is freely available to all UI affiliates. It allows you to import, organize and format citations for papers, articles, etc. EndNote Basic is not the same as EndNote Desktop software. This session is hands-on and free for UI students and affiliates. There will be time forContinue reading “Web-based Citation Management with EndNote Basic”
Get Organized
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 aContinue reading “Get Organized”
Get research help quick with our 30-minute PubMed Express session
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to the medical literature and includes over 22 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This 30-minute session will show you how to find relevant articles fast using some of the basic features in PubMed. Our next session is: Thursday, February 27 from 3-4 pm Location: Hardin LibraryContinue reading “Get research help quick with our 30-minute PubMed Express session”
Find High Quality Nursing and Allied Health Literature with our CINAHL Open Workshop
CINHAL is the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health. 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 theContinue reading “Find High Quality Nursing and Allied Health Literature with our CINAHL Open Workshop”