Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder. OA is entirely compatible with peer review, and all the major OA initiatives for scientific and scholarly literature insist on its importance. JustContinue reading “Celebrate Open Access Week, October 22-26”
Category Archives: Education
Learn how to find impact factors using Web of Science at our class October 23
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 forContinue reading “Learn how to find impact factors using Web of Science at our class October 23”
Tour mobile resources for your phone or tablet Thursday morning
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 mobileContinue reading “Tour mobile resources for your phone or tablet Thursday morning”
Learn Twitter basics from 1-2 on October 17 at Hardin Library
Twitter is more than just a social media tool. It has developed into a vibrant real-time information network used by health care providers, scholars, and scientists. Come to this hands-on session to learn: Twitter basics Advanced techniques: seaching, examples of use in the Health Sciences Our next session is Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 1-2pm inContinue reading “Learn Twitter basics from 1-2 on October 17 at Hardin Library”
West Side / Instructors…become an ICON Insider after class this Thursday
Do you want to be more efficient using ICON and other instructional technologies? Need to increase communication and collaboration with students? Become an ICON Insider with survival training from Information Technology Services. Learn tips, tricks, and the inside dope on surviving and thriving using ICON. Register online ( http://its.uiowa.edu/apps2/training/public/abs.php?abs_id=595 ). Session is Thursday, September 21 from 12-1Continue reading “West Side / Instructors…become an ICON Insider after class this Thursday”
Learn how to use PubMed with our sessions this fall
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 how to use PubMed with our sessions this fall”
Learn how to use EndNote with our sessions this fall
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 sessions this fall”
Learn how to use CINAHL with our classes this Fall!
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 hasContinue reading “Learn how to use CINAHL with our classes this Fall!”
Learn how to use PubMed with our classes this fall!
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 how to use PubMed with our classes this fall!”
Learn to do a lit search for a systematic review on Thursday!
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 “Learn to do a lit search for a systematic review on Thursday!”