Library of the Health Sciences - Chicago
Workshops
Spring 2008Register for Workshops
Virtual Workshops
| Google Scholar |
| We all use Google to find information, but how can we use it to find quality research literature? In this workshop, we will explore effective searching in Google Scholar and discuss the benefits and limitations of this search engine. |
| Monday, March 3 |
| Library of the Health Sciences • Room 303 |
1:00-2:00 PM |
| Health resources for your PDA |
| Are you interested in clinical tools, but want something you can download to your PDA? In this workshop, learn more about UIC health science resources with free PDA components. |
| By Appointment |
| Library of the Health Sciences • Room 106 |
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How can I keep current in my research interests? | | Learn how you can receive regular emails on the latest tables of contents from your favorite journals. This workshop will also demonstrate how to save searches and receive email alert. |
| Tuesday, February 12 |
| Library of the Health Sciences • Room 303 |
2:00-3:00 PM |
| How do I know I found everything? | | This workshop will cover online health sciences databases available to you for conducting thorough searches, and how to utilize features of each database to ensure retrieval of relevant results. Prerequisite: basic database search skills |
| Thursday, March 6 |
| Library of the Health Sciences • Room 303 |
10:00-11:00 AM |
| Wednesday, April 9 |
| Library of the Health Sciences • Room 303 | 3:00-4:00 PM |
| How to critique a research paper? | | What are the components of a good research paper, and what criteria are used to determine the quality of research papers? This class will discuss the structure of a research publication from two perspectives: the sequence of scientific content and the compositional organization. |
| Friday, May 9 |
| Library of the Health Sciences • Room 303 |
2:00-3:30 PM |
| Managing your references with RefWorks |
In this workshop, you will set-up a RefWorks account, learn how to download citations from databases, and learn how to manage your citation within RefWorks.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCO databases. |
| Thursday, February 21 (Registration Full) |
| Library of the Health Sciences • Room 303 |
3:00-4:00 PM |
| Wednesday, April 2 |
| Library of the Health Sciences • Room 303 |
10:00-11:00 AM |
| Multimedia tools: videos, images, and more |
Want to make your presentations more dynamic with images? Stumped by an anatomy question? The UIC library offers a wide range of multimedia tools. This workshop will cover Images.MD, an@tomy.TV, and Bates’ Videos. |
| Friday, February 8 |
| Library of the Health Sciences • Room 303 |
11:00-12:00 PM |
| Research databases: CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Knowledge |
| Set-up an appointment to learn how to effectively search any health science databases. Find out about linking directly to full-text articles, advanced search strategies, saving searches, and more. |
| By Appointment |
| Library of the Health Sciences • Room 106 |
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| Where to look when: understanding to cycle of health sciences research | | Survey the evolution of new knowledge from idea inception, research, and
publication to broad recognition and approval. No pre-requisites required. Intended audience : undergraduate through faculty. | | Tuesday, April 22 |
| Library of the Health Sciences • Room 303 |
11:00-12:00 PM |
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Last updated: Monday, 28-Jan-2008 16:30:00 CST
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