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 tips for searching Gene, Nucleotide Sequences & Protein Information @Hardin Library this fall”
Category Archives: Workshops
Learn how to use EndNote Basic Friday, September 5, 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 “Learn how to use EndNote Basic Friday, September 5, 11am-12pm”
Learn PubMed: Going Beyond the Basics @Hardin Library Tuesday 9/2
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: September 2, 1:00-2:00pm, Hardin Library East InformationContinue reading “Learn PubMed: Going Beyond the Basics @Hardin Library Tuesday 9/2”
Comparison of Citation Management Software: Free Open Workshop
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 makingContinue reading “Comparison of Citation Management Software: Free Open Workshop”
Searching Nutrition in PubMed is Difficult – Hardin Class will teach you HOW – Thursday, July 24
Nutrition is a trending subject that’s important in many areas of the health sciences. Nutrition is one of the most difficult subjects to search in PubMed, because relevant aspects of the subject are scattered among multiple subject terms. We’re offering a class to help you optimize your searches for nutrition, diet and food in PubMed. TheContinue reading “Searching Nutrition in PubMed is Difficult – Hardin Class will teach you HOW – Thursday, July 24”
Scopus & Web of Science: Learn HOW with Hardin Open Workshops
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 ScopusContinue reading “Scopus & Web of Science: Learn HOW with Hardin Open Workshops”
Searching for Genetic Info, PubMed’s Gene Sensor, NCBI and More: Learn HOW with Hardin Open Workshops
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 “Searching for Genetic Info, PubMed’s Gene Sensor, NCBI and More: Learn HOW with Hardin Open Workshops”
Get Free Help Using EndNote to Manage Citations
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 InformationContinue reading “Get Free Help Using EndNote to Manage Citations”
How to Determine Your Scholarly Impact: Learn HOW
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 workshopsContinue reading “How to Determine Your Scholarly Impact: Learn HOW”
Hardin Open Workshops: Systematic Reviews
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 alsoContinue reading “Hardin Open Workshops: Systematic Reviews”