Do you use RefWorks? Did you know the UI Libraries recently acquired another popular and powerful citation management program, EndNote? The web-based version, EndNote Basic, is available to all UI students, faculty and staff and the desktop client, EndNote Desktop, is available to UI faculty, staff, graduate and professional students. Join us for an introduction to EndNote Basic (web version) and learnContinue reading “Workshop: RefWorks to EndNote Basic Transition”
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The Merck Index Online
Now available from the UI Libraries: The Merck Index Online (http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/MerckIndex) An authoritative and reliable source of information on chemicals, drugs and biologicals, the Merck Index Online offers the same highly authoritative information as the print edition in a convenient and easily searchable full text database. It contains over 11,500 monographs – including historic records notContinue reading “The Merck Index Online”
Blood Moon – April 14, 2014
Last night’s clear skies provided ideal conditions for viewing the Blood Moon. Did you miss it? Never fear! Here are some links to amazing time-lapse videos and photographs of this extraordinary event: Blood Moon Photos: Spectacular Total Lunar Eclipse Views by Stargazers (Space.com) Blood moon: Sky gazers mesmerized as red hue lights up night sky (CNN.com) Total eclipseContinue reading “Blood Moon – April 14, 2014”
Iowa Climate Festival – April 26
Climate in Iowa: What is happening? How does it work? And what can you do? Come talk with climate scientists, learn about local climate issues, conduct climate science experiments, and join us for an ice cream social! All events will be held at the University of Iowa’s Museum of Natural History on April 26, 2014. Continue reading “Iowa Climate Festival – April 26”
Workshop: Scopus
Have you tried Scopus, our new database? The UI Libraries provide free access to Scopus, an excellent multidisciplinary citation database. Join us for a Scopus Workshop and learn advanced techniques that will help you conduct your research more efficiently and effectively. In this workshop you will learn how to: Access Scopus from off-campus; Use refineContinue reading “Workshop: Scopus”
Celebrating Pi Day with…
Pie, of course! Before you head out for Spring Break, stop by the Sciences Library to get your free apple pie bites on Friday, March 14 for the celebration. Think back to your high school geometry class; Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi is approximately 3.14159, but has been calculatedContinue reading “Celebrating Pi Day with…”
Workshop: Web of Science
Do you use Web of Science in your research? The UI Libraries provide free access to Web of Science, an excellent multidisciplinary citation database. Join us for a Web of Science Workshop and learn advanced techniques that will help you conduct your research more efficiently and effectively. Lunch @ the Sciences Library Web of Science Workshop 12:30-1:20pm,Continue reading “Workshop: Web of Science”
Publishers withdraw more than 120 gibberish papers
Conference proceedings removed from subscription databases after scientist reveals that they were computer-generated. Full article available at: http://www.nature.com/news/publishers-withdraw-more-than-120-gibberish-papers-1.14763
RefWorks downtime – Feb. 15th
RefWorks will be unavailable due to maintenance for approximately 8 hours starting at 4AM on Sunday, February 15th.
Workshop: EndNote Web
Are you starting a new research paper or project looking for a way to manage your references? Then join us for this useful and informative workshop about EndNote Web, a web-based citation management tool available for free to UI students, faculty and staff. In this workshop, you will learn how to: Sign up for aContinue reading “Workshop: EndNote Web”