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. Our next session takes place: Thursday, January 23 from 3-3:30 pm Location: Hardin LibraryContinue reading “Find Relevant Articles Fast with PubMed Express”
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Improve Your Research Skills with 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. Our next session takes place: Tuesday, January 21 from 9-10 am (Location:Continue reading “Improve Your Research Skills with PubMed: Going Beyond the Basics”
Collect and Format Citations with our Hands-on EndNote Workshop
EndNote is a reference management tool that allows you to easily gather, organize, and insert your references in the style of your choice. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class is hands-on and there will be time for questions at the end. OurContinue reading “Collect and Format Citations with our Hands-on EndNote Workshop”
Improve your Search Results with 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 the 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, December 10 from 1-2 pm Location:Continue reading “Improve your Search Results with PubMed: Going Beyond the Basics”
Get Tips on Searching Gene, Genetic & Protein Information
Overwhelmed by the number of databases that the National Center for Biotechnology Information has to offer on nucleotide sequences, genes and proteins? Wondering where to start? Learn how to set up an NCBI account to link articles in PubMed to records in other databases, find out more about PubMed’s Gene Sensor, and become familiar withContinue reading “Get Tips on Searching Gene, Genetic & Protein Information”
Learn to Import Citations from PubMed with our RefWorks Open Workshop
Want some help writing your next paper? Come to Hardin Library’s class on RefWorks and learn about this web-based bibliographic management tool. In this class, you’ll learn how to import citations from PubMed, enter references, create a quick bibliography, and add end and footnotes using Write-n-Cite. Sign up to learn more about RefWorks and saveContinue reading “Learn to Import Citations from PubMed with our RefWorks Open Workshop”
Find Relevant Articles 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 session will show you how to find relevant articles fast using some of the basic features in PubMed. Our next session takes place: Wednesday, December 4 from 1-1:30 pm Location: Hardin LibraryContinue reading “Find Relevant Articles Fast with PubMed Express”
Literature Searching for a Systematic Review
This open workshop will focus on tips and techniques for carrying out a successful literature search in support of a systematic review. Topics will include: search strategies, choosing databases, and seeking out grey literature. We will also discuss how to select journals for hand searching, document search strategies, and save and organize references. Our nextContinue reading “Literature Searching for a Systematic Review”
Collect and Format Your Citations with our upcoming EndNote Workshop
EndNote is a reference management tool that allows you to easily gather, organize, and insert your references in the style of your choice. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format citations. The class will be hands-on and there will be time for questions at the end. OurContinue reading “Collect and Format Your Citations with our upcoming EndNote Workshop”
Open Workshop: How to Determine Your Scholarly Impact
This class will teach participants how to use tools such as Ulrich’s, Journal Citation Reports, Web of Sciences, 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. Our next session is: Tuesday, November 19 fromContinue reading “Open Workshop: How to Determine Your Scholarly Impact”