The University of Library History of Medicine Society invites you to Incunabula in a Medical Context Open House Thursday, March 27, 4:30-7 pm Incunabula are early printed books dating from 1450 to 1500, immediately after the introduction of the printing press. The John Martin Rare Book Room at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences will be openingContinue reading “John Martin Rare Book Room Open House March 27”
Category Archives: Hardin Library Staff
Medical Literature Express
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to 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 class is free for UI students and affiliates. Our next session is: Thursday,Continue reading “Medical Literature Express”
PubMed: Going Beyond the Basics
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 “PubMed: Going Beyond the Basics”
Web-based Citation Management with EndNote Basic
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 session is hands-on and free for UI students and affiliates. There will be time forContinue reading “Web-based Citation Management with EndNote Basic”
Research Gene Expression, Functional Genomics, and More with our Gene Expression Databases Workshop
This session provides an overview of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) databases that contain information on gene expressions. Learn how to search for homologous gene sets for selected organisms, clusters of expressed transcripts, gene expression and molecular abundance profiles, functional genomics studies and epigenomic studies and display tools. Our next session is: Tuesday,Continue reading “Research Gene Expression, Functional Genomics, and More with our Gene Expression Databases Workshop”
Join us Thursday, March 20 for a discussion on Mobile Apps and Devices
Want to share your favorite app with the world? Wonder what apps are out there for your work and your personal life? This is your chance to learn and share, not get technical support. This session is hands-on and free for UI students and affiliates. Our next session takes place: Thursday, March 20 from 3-4Continue reading “Join us Thursday, March 20 for a discussion on Mobile Apps and Devices”
Find Medical Literature Fast with PubMed Express
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to medical literature and includes over 22 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This 30-minute workshop will show you how to find relevant articles fast using some of the basic features in PubMed. All workshops are free for UI students and affiliates. This class will be hands-onContinue reading “Find Medical Literature Fast with PubMed Express”
Get an in-depth look at PubMed
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to the 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. Our next session is: Tuesday, March 11, 9-10 am Location: HardinContinue reading “Get an in-depth look at PubMed”
Twitter: More Than Just Social Media
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 the basics of Twitter, advanced techniques such as searching, and examples of its uses in the Health Sciences. Our next session takesContinue reading “Twitter: More Than Just Social Media”
Get Organized
Are PDFs scattered all over your computer with names that you cannot pronounce? Want to create an organized, clearly named, and internet-accessible personal library? This hands-on session will show you how using free tools such as Mendeley and Dropbox as well as commercial tools such as EndNote and RefWorks. Attendees are encouraged to bring aContinue reading “Get Organized”