Both databases are multidisciplinary and allow you to measure scholarly impact. This hands-on session will show you • how to quickly find the articles you need for you research or systematic review in each database • how to track an article’s cited and citing references in each database • how to find journal ‘ImpactContinue reading “Scopus & Web of Science Workshop | Tuesday, June 26, 3-4pm”
Category Archives: Workshops
Advanced EndNote Desktop Workshops | Maximize & Share | June 27 & July 26 at Hardin Library
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. OurContinue reading “Advanced EndNote Desktop Workshops | Maximize & Share | June 27 & July 26 at Hardin Library”
PubMed | Faculty, Grad Students, Residents, Staff, Students | Improve Your Results! | Summer Workshops
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to the medical literature and includes over 26 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. For individual instruction on this topic, please contact your liaison librarian.Continue reading “PubMed | Faculty, Grad Students, Residents, Staff, Students | Improve Your Results! | Summer Workshops”
Need an ORCiD? | Workshop Thursday, June 14, 2-3pm
What is ORCID? Why would you want one? ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between you and your professional activities ensuring that your work is recognized. This hands-on session will discuss ORCID,Continue reading “Need an ORCiD? | Workshop Thursday, June 14, 2-3pm”
Grad Students, Faculty & Staff | Learn to organize your citations with EndNote Desktop | Wed. June 13, 11am-12pm
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 “Grad Students, Faculty & Staff | Learn to organize your citations with EndNote Desktop | Wed. June 13, 11am-12pm”
EndNote Basic workshop | Learn how to organize references and make bibliographies | Friday June 8, 10-11am
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 “EndNote Basic workshop | Learn how to organize references and make bibliographies | Friday June 8, 10-11am”
Systematic Review Workshops | Thursdays | April 19 and April 26
Are you interested in conducting a systematic review? We have two workshops to help you get started. Part 1 Systematic Reviews: Nuts and Bolts of a Systematic Review This class provides a framework for developing a literature search for a systematic review, including: standards and criteria to consider establishing a plan registering a protocol, developingContinue reading “Systematic Review Workshops | Thursdays | April 19 and April 26”
Use Embase to find citations not in PubMed | Workshop Wed. April 18, 2-3pm
EMBASE is a biomedical and pharmaceutical database containing bibliographic records with abstracts. Although there is overlap with records from PubMed, there are also many unique records. This hands-on session will show you how to conduct basic searches using EMBASE’s quick search box, how to conduct searches using EMTREE subject headings, and how to use subheadingsContinue reading “Use Embase to find citations not in PubMed | Workshop Wed. April 18, 2-3pm”
Get better results with PubMed | Workshop | Wed., April 4, 11a-12p
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to the medical literature and includes over 26 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. For individual instruction on this topic, please contact your liaison librarian.Continue reading “Get better results with PubMed | Workshop | Wed., April 4, 11a-12p”
EndNote Desktop Advanced Workshop | Tues., April 3, 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. Tuesday,Continue reading “EndNote Desktop Advanced Workshop | Tues., April 3, 10-11am”