Library Brownbags
Fall 2008
Brownbags will be held in the library at 12:00 noon
on the following dates:
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Managing Your References with RefWorks - Learn
how to use RefWorks to manage your bibliographies.
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Thursday, October 23
Tuesday, November 25 |
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Blogs, RSS and Keeping Up - The Internet is a
gold mine of information that enhances both personal and professional
lives, however, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up to
date in a convenient and manageable way. Find out how you can use RSS
feeds to monitor the latest news and developments in your field.
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Wednesday, October 29 |
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Advanced PubMed - Find out about linking directly
to full text articles, advanced search strategies, saving searches,
and other features of PubMed.
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Friday, November 7 |
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Casting a Wider Net: Powerful Online Research
Tools in the Health Sciences - 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.
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Thursday, November 13 |
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Communicate & Collaborate - Learn how to
use Wikis and other freely available Internet tools to work collaboratively
and network with friends and colleagues.
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Thursday, November 20 |
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Online Examine Review Materials
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TBA |
Workshop Topics
| Library
Databases |
| Keeping Current: Email alerts and
RSS Feeds? |
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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.
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| By Appointment |
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| CINAHL: |
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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.
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| By Appointment |
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| Casting a Wider Net: Powerful
Online Research Tools in the Health Sciences |
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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.
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| By Appointment |
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| Google: |
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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.
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| By Appointment |
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| Optimizing PubMed: |
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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.
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| By Appointment |
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| Optimizing EMBASE: |
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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.
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| By Appointment |
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| Optimizing Web of Knowledge: Web
of Science, Current Contents, and Journal Citation Reports |
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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.
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| By Appointment |
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| Managing
Your References |
| REFWORKS, Endnote, or Reference
Manager |
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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..
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| By Appointment |
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Tool: RSS Feeds, Blogs, and Online Communication |
| Wikis and Blogs |
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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.
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| By Appointment |
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| Portable
Technology & PodCasts |
| Creating PodCasts |
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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.
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| By Appointment |
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| PDAs |
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Set up an appointment to learn how to use a PDA and
available software.
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| By Appointment |
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| Other
Workshop Topics |
| Powerpoint and Word |
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Set up an appointment to learn more about the features
needed to meet your needs.
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| By Appointment |
Call the Reference Office at 309.671.8494
or send an e-mail to sgroote@uic.edu to
request an individual or group session. Generally brownbags are 50
minutes in duration and will be held in the Library.
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.
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