Learn how you can receive regular emails on the latest tables
of contents of your favorite journal or the latest articles in your field.
This seminar will demonstrate how to set up searches for various databases
(CINAHL, Current Contents, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science) to receive
email alerts. Alternatively, learn how to set up RSSS Feeds to keep up
to date with your favorite websites or database.
By Appointment
CINAHL:
The Cinahl interface has chaned from Cinahl through Ovid
to Cinahl Plus with Full Text from Ebsco. This will allow the library
to provide more full-text content. Attend this seminar to learn how to
effectly search Cinahl through Ebsco. Find out about linking directly
to full text articles, advanced search strategies, saving searches, and
other features of Cinahl.
By Appointment
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.
By Appointment
Google:
If you thought Google as just an Internet search tool, think
again! Use Google to simplify your life and connect and collaborate with
colleagues and friends. Use Google Groups to create mail and discussion
lists. You can collaboratively create and share documents and spreadsheets,
instant message using Google Talk or share a calendar. Stay current using
Google News Alerts and a customized Google home page that accommodates
RSS feeds. Learn about Google's special finder tools and shopping aids.
By Appointment
Optimizing PubMed:
Attend this workshop to learn advanced skills in searching
PubMed. Find out about linking directly to full text articles, advanced
search strategies, saving searches, and other features of PubMed.
By Appointment
Optimizing EMBASE:
Attend this seminar to learn advanced skills in searching
EMBASE. Find out what Full Text articles you can link directly to, advanced
search strategies, saving searches, and other features of EMBASE will
be covered.
By Appointment
Optimizing Web of Knowledge: Web
of Science, Current Contents, and Journal Citation Reports
Do you know where your work is being referenced or who is
quoting you? Web of Science can answer these questions. Current Contents
is a multidisciplinary current awareness database providing citations
from the leading scholarly journals. Journal Citation Reports allows you
to evaluate and compare journals using citation data, and includes the
impact factor of journals.
By Appointment
Managing
Your References
REFWORKS, Endnote, or Reference
Manager
Do you and your colleges spend a lot of time typing the
bibliographies for manuscripts? This introductory
workshop will demonstrate what bibliographic management software can do
and what products are available. Learn how to download citations from
Ovid, PubMed, WebofScience, Google Scholar, and others into one of 3 popular
bibliographic management software programs: Reference Manager, Endnote,
or RefWorks. Creating Bibliographies in Word using the software will also
be demonstrated..
By Appointment
RSS
Feeds & Blogs
Wikis and Blogs
What's a blog and how can it help you in your quest to keep
abreast of information in your field? What's RSS and is it something you
should know? Creative individuals are constantly developing new resources
that can help you keep current in your field, but merely learning about
them can be a time consuming task. No more. Come attend this class and
discover how news aggregators, when used with RSS (Real Simple Syndication
or Rich Site Summary) feeds, can pull content from multiple Web sites
into a single location—saving you time and effort. RSS feeds can
be found on many common news, journal, and weblog sites. Set up a free
news aggregator account, search for feeds of interest, and let the information
come to you.
By Appointment
Portable
Technology & PodCasts
Creating PodCasts
Learn how to podcast with ProfCast or Camtasia. Learn how
to podcast lectures and put them in UIC iTunesU. Learn how to download
and listening to Podcasts also.
Coming Soon!!!
PDAs
Set up an appointment to learn how to use a PDA and available
software.
By Appointment
Other
Workshop Topics
Powerpoint and Word
Set up an appointment to learn more about the features needed
to meet your needs.
By Appointment
Registration
for the workshops is required. Call the Reference Office at 309.671.8494,
register online, or send an
e-mail to sgroote@uic.edu to sign up.
All workshops are 50 minutes in duration and will be held in the Library (unless you are notified otherwise).
Group
or Individual Appointments: Individuals or groups unable to attend
scheduled seminars may arrange to meet with a reference librarian at a more
convenient time. Arrangements may also be made for individual sessions
on specific online resources or topics not covered above. Please call
the Reference Office at 309.671.8494 or
email lib-pref@uic.edu to schedule an appointment.
