Open Access to scientific literature is one of the most hotly debated topics in scholarly publishing. This workshop will provide an overview of what scientists need to know when making their research open access. We will cover the basics of what we mean by open access, how open access relates toContinue reading “Open Access: Policies, Publishers, and Predators”
Category Archives: Electronic Resources
Introduction to NCBI Databases
This session provides an overview of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) databases that contain protein related information. Learn how to search for protein sequences, conserved protein domains, sequence similarity-based protein clusters and experimentally-determined bimolecular structures. Our next session is: Tuesday, April 29, 9-10 am Location: Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, Information CommonsContinue reading “Introduction to NCBI Databases”
Learn to Navigate NCBI Gene and Protein Databases with Our New Open Workshop
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”
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”
Systematic Reviews Open Workshop
“A systematic review is a comprehensive and unbiased review process that locates, appraises and synthesizes evidence from the scientific studies to obtain a reliable overview” (ebd.ada.org). 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,Continue reading “Systematic Reviews Open Workshop”
Find Relevant Articles Fast with PubMed Express- Monday April 14
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. This session is hands-on and free for UI students and affiliates. Our nextContinue reading “Find Relevant Articles Fast with PubMed Express- Monday April 14”
An Introduction to Gene Variation Databases
This session provides an overview of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) databases that contain information on gene variations. Learn how to search for short genetic variations, genome structural variation studies, genotype/phenotype interaction studies and human variations of clinical significance. This class is hands-on and free for UI students and affiliates. There will beContinue reading “An Introduction to Gene Variation Databases”
EndNote Desktop Software: Easy Citation Management
EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather, organize, format, and insert your references in the style of your choose. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on and there will be time for questions at theContinue reading “EndNote Desktop Software: Easy Citation Management”