The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition) provides guidelines for formatting papers/manuscripts followed by nursing and most allied health sciences disciplines. In this hands on session, attendees will have the opportunity to learn basic rules of APA formatting as well as gain experience applying APA formatting to journal, book, and web references.Continue reading “Get better using APA Style with our workshop | Wed. April 19, 12pm-1pm @Hardin Library”
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Need to publish? Learn how to identify and evaluate open access journals & identify predatory publishers | Workshop Thurs. April 13 @Hardin Library
You need to publish your research, but there seem to be many choices. We can help you find the right fit. This workshop will provide information about open access publishing, detail the reasons for the open access publishing movement, and describe key elements of predatory publishers. A process often used by UI Librarians to criticallyContinue reading “Need to publish? Learn how to identify and evaluate open access journals & identify predatory publishers | Workshop Thurs. April 13 @Hardin Library”
Researchers – learn to maximize EndNote Desktop | workshop Thursday, March 30, 10-11am
For those already using Endnote, this class teaches you to maximize the tool. From exporting and importing to syncing and sharing, this class will help you manage your own information seamlessly from desktop to mobile device and on the web. You’ll also learn about the Endnote options for sharing, so you can collaborate effectively. Thursday,Continue reading “Researchers – learn to maximize EndNote Desktop | workshop Thursday, March 30, 10-11am”
Learn to save and use your citations and make bibliographies | EndNote Basic workshop @Hardin Library | Wed., March 29, 1-2pm
EndNote Basic is a web-based citation management software that is freely available to all UI faculty, students and staff. EndNote Basic allows you to search, save and use your reference sources. EndNote Basic integrates with Microsoft Word to help you cite and format your paper. You can store and organize up to 50,000 references. GetContinue reading “Learn to save and use your citations and make bibliographies | EndNote Basic workshop @Hardin Library | Wed., March 29, 1-2pm”
Underserved Health Communities Project | Greater Midwest Region | National Libraries of Medicine
The Greater Midwest Region National Network of Libraries of Medicine at Hardin Library has launched the Underserved Health Communities Project which is an interactive map showing data and stories related to twenty medically underserved counties within the ten state Greater Midwest Region which includes Iowa. The project includes an interactive map that highlights these twentyContinue reading “Underserved Health Communities Project | Greater Midwest Region | National Libraries of Medicine”
Always losing your computer files? File naming workshop | Thurs. March 23, 1-2pm
Have you ever accidentally lost or deleted your old files? Have you ever had trouble locating the current version among multiple versions of your paper? Come and learn best practices on file naming conventions. File naming conventions are a set of rules that help you name your files in a consistent, logical, predictable way, allowingContinue reading “Always losing your computer files? File naming workshop | Thurs. March 23, 1-2pm”
Need to find and use health science images? Free workshop Wed. March 22, 11-12pm
Using images can add interest to your assignments and presentations, but do you know where to find good images and how to ensure that you use those images ethically? This workshop will help you understand copyright, creative common licenses, and public domain. You will also learn where to search for stock and health sciences imagesContinue reading “Need to find and use health science images? Free workshop Wed. March 22, 11-12pm”
Medicine, Shakespeare, and Books | Open House John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Thursday, March 23, 4pm-7pm
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society and the University Libraries invite you to the annual open house in the John Martin Rare Book Room. Early Modern England: Medicine, Shakespeare & Books Thursday, March 23, 2017, 4pm-7pm John Martin Rare Book Room, 4th Floor, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences 37 books from 1531Continue reading “Medicine, Shakespeare, and Books | Open House John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Thursday, March 23, 4pm-7pm”
Manage your papers and citations with EndNote | Workshop Thursday March 9 at 10-11am
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 “Manage your papers and citations with EndNote | Workshop Thursday March 9 at 10-11am”
February 2017 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Karl Ernst von Baer
KARL ERNST VON BAER (1792-1876). De ovi mammalium et hominis genesi. Leipzig: Sumptibus L. Vossii, 1827. Baer was an early pioneer of modern embryology who, through painstaking and patient effort, investigated germ cell line-age of a variety of species, firmly establishing embryology as a comparative science. While a professor in Königsberg, Baer wrote his most significantContinue reading “February 2017 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Karl Ernst von Baer”