EndNote Basic is a web-based citation management software that is freely available to all UI affiliates. It allows you to import, organize and format citations for papers, articles, etc. EndNote Basic is not the same as the desktop software, Endnote. Our next session is: Monday, February 3 from 2-3 pm (Location: East Information Commons) RegisterContinue reading “Organize and Format Citations with EndNote Basic”
Category Archives: Workshops
Learn Research Basics Fast with PubMed Express
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to the 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. Workshops are free and open to all UI students and affiliates. Our nextContinue reading “Learn Research Basics Fast with PubMed Express”
Keeping Current Open Workshop
Want to know as soon as an exciting new article is published? Tired of skimming the websites or paper copies of multiple journals to see what is in the new issue? This hands-on session will show you how to create a single destination for information from your favorite journals, databases, websites and blogs using RSSContinue reading “Keeping Current 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: Thursday, January 23 from 3-3:30 pm Location: Hardin LibraryContinue reading “Find Relevant Articles Fast with PubMed Express”
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”
Need help managing your citations? Want to assess your scholarly impact? We can help you.
All of Hardin’s regular workshops are also available as personalized sessions by appointment. See our complete list and request a personal session here: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/classesform/ Here are two featured workshops: How to Determine Your Scholarly Impact Learn how to use tools such as Ulrich’s, Journal Citation Reports, Web of Sciences, and Scopus to determine the impactContinue reading “Need help managing your citations? Want to assess your scholarly impact? We can help you.”
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”