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 RSSContinue reading “Keep current with a free workshop at Hardin on April 18th”
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History of Medicine Dinner-Thomas Hager to speak
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society Dinner, April 26, 2013, 6:oopm-9:30pm Thomas Hager will speak on The First Miracle Drug: How the Discovery of Sulfa Saved the President’s Son, Put a Nobel Prize Winner in Jail, and Changed Medical History. The media called it “the miracle of miracles,” a wonder drug that conqueredContinue reading “History of Medicine Dinner-Thomas Hager to speak”
Improve your lit search for a systematic review with a free workshop on April 9th
This class will focus on tips and techniques for carrying out a successful literature search in support of a systematic review. Topics will include techniques for developing search strategies, deciding which databases to search and how to seek out grey literature for a given topic. There will also be discussion on selecting journals for handContinue reading “Improve your lit search for a systematic review with a free workshop on April 9th”
Learn how to manage your citations with EndNote: Come to the free workshop on Thursday, April 4
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 manage your citations with EndNote: Come to the free workshop on Thursday, April 4”
Check out CINAHL with a free workshop at the Hardin library on Thursday, March 28th
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 inContinue reading “Check out CINAHL with a free workshop at the Hardin library on Thursday, March 28th”
Interested in using PubMed? Attend our free workshop on Tuesday, March 12
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. OurContinue reading “Interested in using PubMed? Attend our free workshop on Tuesday, March 12”
Learn about our toxicology resources! Free workshop at Hardin Library, Wednesday, March 6
The purpose of this session is to introduce you to various environmental health and toxicology resources found on the National Library of Medicine’s website. Learn about important resources such as the Household Products Database, TOXMAP and TOXNET. The resources discussed in this session will be of interest to the researcher/scientist, health professional and the generalContinue reading “Learn about our toxicology resources! Free workshop at Hardin Library, Wednesday, March 6”
The Demise of Stonewall Jackson lecture available on YouTube
Dr. Wayne Richenbacher presented a lecture on The Demise of Stonewall Jackson at the Hardin Library on January 24, 2013. See a video of the talk on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5AFymfHIHU Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, commander of the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville during the American Civil War.Continue reading “The Demise of Stonewall Jackson lecture available on YouTube”
Need help managing your citations? Learn EndNote at our workshop, Thursday, February 28
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 “Need help managing your citations? Learn EndNote at our workshop, Thursday, February 28”
Learn to speed up your research with Scopus! Free workshop at Hardin Library, Tuesday, February 19
Scopus is a multidisciplinary database with substantial international coverage. All citations that are in EMBASE are also in Scopus. Scopus also allows you to measure an author’s scholarly impact and to track an article’s cited and citing references. Come to this hands-on session and learn more! Our next session is Tuesday, Feb 19th from 1:00-2:00pmContinue reading “Learn to speed up your research with Scopus! Free workshop at Hardin Library, Tuesday, February 19”