Category: Information Commons

Information Commons

Jul 24 2014

Comparison of Citation Management Software: Free Open Workshop

Posted on by Bryanne Estes

Learn about the basic features of common citation management tools and discover which one is most appropriate for your needs. Class will include brief demonstrations of 4 tools: RefWorks, EndNote, Mendeley, and Zotero. The focus of the class is to compare and contrast these products, as well as provide resources for assisting with decision making in choosing a suitable tool. Advice on getting started with using a citation manager will be offered. This workshop is hands-on and there will be time for questions at the end.

Our next session is:

Monday, July 28, 1-2 pm

Location: Hardin Library EAST Information Commons classroom

Register or contact us to learn more at (319) 335-9151 or by emailing lib-hardin@uiowa.edu

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Jul 16 2014

Scopus & Web of Science: Learn HOW with Hardin Open Workshops

Posted on by Bryanne Estes

Scopus is a multidisciplinary database with substantial international coverage which allows you to track an article’s cited and citing references. All citations in EMBASE are also in Scopus. Web of Science is a citation database which covers over 10,000 journals and specializes in citation tracking. Come to this free, hands-on session and learn to search Scopus systematic reviews, find articles citing your work in Web of Science, and use the Journal Citation Index to measure scholarly impact. 

Our next session is:

Thursday, July 10, 2-3 pm

Location: Hardin Library EAST Information Commons Classroom

Register here. Questions? Contact us by calling (319) 335-9151 or email us at lib-hardin@uiowa.edu

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Jul 15 2014

Searching for Genetic Info, PubMed’s Gene Sensor, NCBI and More: Learn HOW with Hardin Open Workshops

Posted on by Bryanne Estes

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 know about PubMed’s Gene Sensor? Are you familiar with the concept of linear navigation? Learn all of these tips and more in this session that is designed for anyone who needs to search the NCBI databases for genetic information. This session is hands-on and free for UI students and affiliates. There will be time for questions at the end.

Our next session is:

Friday, July 18, 1-2 pm

Location: Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, EAST Information Commons Classroom

Register here or contact us by calling 335-9151 or emailing lib-hardin@uiowa.edu

 

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Jul 03 2014

Get Free Help Using EndNote to Manage Citations

Posted on by Bryanne Estes

EndNote is a reference management tool that allows you to easily gather, organize, and insert your references in the style of your choice. This free, hands-on session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format citations.

Our next session is:

Tuesday, July 8, 11 am-12 pm

Location: Hardin Library EAST Information Commons classroom

Register here. For more information, contact our librarians at lib-hardin@uiowa.edu or by calling (319) 335-9151.

Too busy for class? See our EndNote tutorials here.

 

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Jun 26 2014

How to Determine Your Scholarly Impact: Learn HOW

Posted on by Bryanne Estes

Hardin Open Workshops is offering a hands-on class to teach participants how to use tools such as Ulrich’s, Journal Citation Reports, Web of Science, and Scopus to determine the impact that journals, articles, and authors have had on a particular field. Topics such as impact factors, Eigenfactors, and H-indices will also be discussed. HOW workshops are hands-on and free for UI students and affiliates and there will be time for questions at the end.

Our next session is:

Tuesday, July 1, 10:30-11:30 am

Location: Hardin Library EAST Information Commons classroom

Register here. For more information, contact our library staff at (319) 335-9151 or by email at lib-hardin@uiowa.edu

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Jun 19 2014

Hardin Open Workshops: Systematic Reviews

Posted on by Bryanne Estes

This free, hands-on workshop for UI students and affiliates 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 hand searching, documenting search strategies, and saving and organizing references.

Our next sessions are:

Monday, June 23, 10-11 am

Tuesday, July 15, 10-11 am

Location: Hardin Library for the Health Sciences EAST Information Commons classroom

Register here. Questions? Contact us by emailing lib-hardin@uiowa.edu or calling (319) 335-9151.

Components of a successful systematic review. [Image via navigatingeffectivetreatments.org.au]

Jun 17 2014

Collect and Format Bibliographic Citations with our free EndNote Workshop

Posted on by Bryanne Estes

EndNote is a reference management tool that allows you to easily gather, organize, and insert your references in the style of your choice. This free, hands-on session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format citations.

Our next session is:

Friday, June 20, 1-2 pm

Location: Hardin Library EAST Information Commons classroom

Register here. For more information, contact our librarians at lib-hardin@uiowa.edu or by calling (319) 335-9151.

Pressed for time? See our EndNote tutorials here.

 

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May 03 2014

Advanced Searching Techniques in PubMed

Posted on by Bryanne Estes

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. There will be time for questions at the end.

Our next session is:

Tuesday, May 6, 9-10 am

Location: Hardin Library for the Health Sciences (EAST Information Commons classroom)

Register today or check out our quick tutorial to learn the basics of using PubMed.

Need help? Contact us at lib-hardin@uiowa.edu or by calling (319) 335-9151.