This hands-on workshop will give attendees an overview of traditional and recent ways to measure scholarly impact of journals, individual researchers, and articles. Afterward, it will be clearer how different ‘impact factors’ now offered both by the Web of Science and Scopus are determined. We will discuss the features of these factors as wellContinue reading “Faculty Calculate Your Scholarly Impact, Impact Factors | Workshop Tuesday, Jan. 23”
Category Archives: Workshops
Graduate Students & Faculty | Manage Your Citations Efficiently with EndNote | Free workshops this Spring
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 “Graduate Students & Faculty | Manage Your Citations Efficiently with EndNote | Free workshops this Spring”
Workshop: Lit Searching for a Systematic Review | Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2-3pm
This class 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 also be discussion on selecting journals for handContinue reading “Workshop: Lit Searching for a Systematic Review | Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2-3pm”
Better genetic information searching | NCBI Gene, Nucleotide Sequences & Protein | workshop Wednesday, Nov. 8, 11a-12pm
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 “Better genetic information searching | NCBI Gene, Nucleotide Sequences & Protein | workshop Wednesday, Nov. 8, 11a-12pm”
Manage your citations effectively | EndNote Desktop Advanced workshop | Tuesday, Nov. 7, 3-4pm
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 “Manage your citations effectively | EndNote Desktop Advanced workshop | Tuesday, Nov. 7, 3-4pm”
Researchers: Data Management Planning Workshop | Wed., October 18, 3-4pm
As a result of recent requirements to expand public access to the results of federally funded research, researchers in all disciplines are required to “better account for and manage the digital data resulting from federally funded research.” The purpose of this workshop is to explain research data management and its importance, help identify some commonContinue reading “Researchers: Data Management Planning Workshop | Wed., October 18, 3-4pm”
Need to stay current? We can help! | Workshop Tuesday, October 10, 1-2pm
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 “Need to stay current? We can help! | Workshop Tuesday, October 10, 1-2pm”
PubMed: Improve your results | Workshop Thurs. Oct. 5, 1-2pm
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: Improve your results | Workshop Thurs. Oct. 5, 1-2pm”
Workshop on Finding and Using Medical Images | Wed Oct. 4, 2-3pm
Using images can add interest to your assignments and presentations, but do you know where to find good images and how to ensure that you use those images ethically? This workshop will help you understand copyright, creative common licenses, and public domain. You will also learn where to search for stock and health sciences imagesContinue reading “Workshop on Finding and Using Medical Images | Wed Oct. 4, 2-3pm”
Getting Published in Open Access Sciences Journals | Panel Discussion @IMU | Tues. Oct. 10, 2-3pm
Open access journals remove the price and permission barriers that limit the reach of scholarship. Join a panel of editors, authors, and librarians for a conversation on getting published in top open access journals. The discussion will feature editors from PLOS ONE and BioMed Central journals, as well as authors and librarians who have workedContinue reading “Getting Published in Open Access Sciences Journals | Panel Discussion @IMU | Tues. Oct. 10, 2-3pm”