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Learn how to write a systematic review | Free workshops

Are you interested in conducting a systematic review?  We have two workshops to help you get started. Step one- 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, developing aContinue reading “Learn how to write a systematic review | Free workshops”

Using NCBI databases for genetic information? Be more efficient with our free workshop |Thursday Nov. 5, 10am

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 “Using NCBI databases for genetic information? Be more efficient with our free workshop |Thursday Nov. 5, 10am”

Capitalizing on Research Data | Public Seminar | Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10:30am-11:30am

The University of Iowa Libraries will host guest speaker Heidi Imker, director of the Research Data Service (RDS) at the University of Illinois-Champaign. Imker’s seminar, Capitalizing on Research Data: Management, Dissemination, and Archiving, will explain how researchers can meet new funder requirements for research data management and leverage public access requirements to increase the visibility and impactContinue reading “Capitalizing on Research Data | Public Seminar | Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10:30am-11:30am”

Find biomedical and pharmaceutical publication information using EMBASE | workshop Tues., October 13

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. EMBASE is useful when conducting systematic reviews or to search topics on food/diet/nutrition, medical devices, or drugs. This hands-on session will show you how to conduct basic searches usingContinue reading “Find biomedical and pharmaceutical publication information using EMBASE | workshop Tues., October 13”

Learn to use NCBI databases for genetic information at our 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 use NCBI databases for genetic information at our workshop”