Do you need to spend some time getting ready for finals? Looking for a quiet place with lots of room? Come to the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences on Friday or Saturday! The library is open until Midnight both Friday and Saturday. We will be serving free coffee beginning on Friday at 6pm all through finals week.
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Take a study break with Just Dance 4
Feel like you need a little break? Just Dance 4 for Wii is set up in the Information Commons East, 2nd floor for finals week. Play with your friends, yourself, or ask a Hardin staff member to play with you!
Learn how to use RefWorks for citation management at Hardin Library on Tuesday, Nov. 27
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 affiliatedContinue reading “Learn how to use RefWorks for citation management at Hardin Library on Tuesday, Nov. 27”
Celebrate Iowa connection to Silent Spring and sustainability
My Friend, Rachel Carson: Shirley Briggs and the Iowa Connection to Silent Spring Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, a lucid and compelling book about how DDT and other pesticides were damaging the environment and human health. The book called for a change in the way humankind viewed the natural world and became anContinue reading “Celebrate Iowa connection to Silent Spring and sustainability”
Learn about patents with our workshop November 14
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 byContinue reading “Learn about patents with our workshop November 14”
Learn PubMed over lunch Thursday, November 8
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.Continue reading “Learn PubMed over lunch Thursday, November 8”
Presentations Insider : software for engaging audiences class on November 7 at Hardin Library
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! RegisterContinue reading “Presentations Insider : software for engaging audiences class on November 7 at Hardin Library”
TurningPoint & UICapture (Panopto) Basics for Windows training November 9, 2012
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 –Continue reading “TurningPoint & UICapture (Panopto) Basics for Windows training November 9, 2012”
Learn how to use EndNote with our class Tuesday, November 6th
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 willContinue reading “Learn how to use EndNote with our class Tuesday, November 6th”