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Create your Poster in PowerPoint Extreme Googling: Tips and Tricks for Expert Searching
Extreme Googling: Productivity Tools for Your Online Life Google for Researchers
Grant Funding - Search Tools and Resources Grant Funding for Graduate Students
Journal Impact Factors, Who is Citing Whom, and How Often MEDLINE (via Ovid): Essential Search Techniques
PubMed (Bio-Medical Library) RefWorks Basics
RefWorks Basics - Health Sciences Unravel 1: Orientation to the Libraries & Tour of Wilson Lib.
Unravel 2: The Research Process - Finding Articles Unravel 3: Beyond the Basics - Advanced Searching
Web of Science vs. Google Scholar Smackdown What is Web 2.0? An Introduction to the Participatory Web
If you have questions about the workshop or need to cancel your registration, please contact the instructor. Additional workshops may be available through the "Workshops" site at the Bio-Medical Library or the "Reference Services" site at the Law Library. More information about library orientation and instruction is also available.
Create your Poster in PowerPoint
      
Getting ready to do a poster at an upcoming conference? Learn pointers about using PowerPoint to create the poster as one giant slide, and send it to a large-scale printer.
      
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******** Section: 27 ********
    
Instructor:Jody Kempf
Time: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:00 PM -- 2:45 PM
Location: Walter 310
Available Seats: 9 		     
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Instructor:Julie Kelly
Time: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:30 AM -- 10:15 AM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul
Available Seats: 14 		     
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Extreme Googling: Tips and Tricks for Expert Searching
      
Learn how to exploit Google to your advantage! Our advanced tips and tricks will help you get the most out of your Google searching. We will also show you how to use Google to find scholarly articles, patents, ebooks, government documents, and more. This class will have a health sciences focus.
      
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******** Section: 33 ********
    
Instructor:Martha Hardy
Time: Monday, July 7, 2008 12:00 PM -- 1:00 PM
Location: Bio-Medical Library: 2nd Floor Computing Area
Available Seats: 10 		     
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Extreme Googling: Productivity Tools for Your Online Life
      
Google offers much more than a search engine. We will introduce to you free, online tools from Google to help you work collaboratively, stay current, get organized and be more productive in your personal and professional online lives. This class will have a health sciences focus.

Tools covered will include: Google Docs & Spreadsheets, iGoogle, Google Notebook, Google Reader and more.
     
Prerequisites: Note: Searching Google will NOT be covered in this class. If you are interested in search tips, please attend Extreme Googling: Tips and Tricks for Expert Searching.

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******** Section: 34 ********
    
Instructor:Scott Domansky
Time: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:00 PM -- 1:00 PM
Location: AHC Learning Commons, 535/545 Diehl Hall
Available Seats: 10 		     
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Google for Researchers
      
With Google, you already search the web, share photos/movies/music, map directions and discover new things...but there are some tools you may have missed. This web search engine is on a mission to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible." So let's explore the new tools and technology that pair Google-efficient tools with library-quality results to weave together a rich information web that goes beyond just the World Wide Web.

We'll look at tools such as, Google Docs, RSS Reader, Google Scholar, and iGoogle Research Gadgets that will help you access, evaluate, and share information in an easy collaborate environment.
     
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******** Section: 1 ********
  
Instructor:Lisa Johnston
Time: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 1:00 PM -- 2:00 PM
Location: Walter 310
Available Seats: Full 		     
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Instructor:Lisa Johnston
Time: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:00 PM -- 2:00 PM
Location: Walter 310
Available Seats: 19 		     
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Grant Funding - Search Tools and Resources
      
Learn how to use IRIS, SPIN, and Community of Science and the Foundation Directory to search for grant opportunities. Setting up e-mail updates on specific subjects will also be covered, as well as how to find internal U of M funding sources.

Resources for the course are listed on the Web site of the Office of the VP for Research, http://www.research.umn.edu/opportunities/
      
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******** Section: 31 ********
    
Instructor:Julie Kelly
Time: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:00 PM -- 4:15 PM
Location: Walter 310
Available Seats: 8 		     
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Grant Funding for Graduate Students
      
Find out more about funding opportunities available to graduate students. Learn how to use IRIS, SPIN, and Community of Science and the Foundation Directory to search for grant opportunities. Setting up e-mail updates on specific subjects will also be covered, as well as how to find internal U of M funding sources.

Resources for the course are listed on the Web site of the Office of the VP for Research, http://www.research.umn.edu/opportunities/
      
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******** Section: 12 ********
    
Instructor:Jody Kempf
Time: Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:00 AM -- 10:15 AM
Location: Walter 310
Available Seats: 11 		     
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Journal Impact Factors, Who is Citing Whom, and How Often
      
Learn more about 1)impact factors, which is a scheme for rating journals and 2) sources for finding out who has cited an individual journal article, and how many times a given article has been cited. We will explore Journal Citation Reports, Web of Science, Essential Science Indicators, and Google Scholar.
      
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******** Section: 6 ********
    
Instructor:Julie Kelly
Time: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 9:00 AM -- 10:00 AM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul
Available Seats: 11 		     
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MEDLINE (via Ovid): Essential Search Techniques
      
MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's premier database of citations from the biomedical journal literature. It contains over 16 million citations from about 5000 journals in the health sciences. In this class, you will learn essential techniques for effectively searching MEDLINE via Ovid, including developing a search strategy, using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), ways to narrow or broaden your search, and saving and printing retrieved citations. Note: Ovid has a new interface called OvidSP! Come and learn about its new features.
      
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******** Section: 32 ********
    
Instructor:Martha Hardy
Time: Thursday, July 10, 2008 12:00 PM -- 1:00 PM
Location: Bio-Medical Library: 2nd Floor Computing Area
Available Seats: 12 		     
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PubMed (Bio-Medical Library)
      
Do you feel like your PubMed searches are good, but not great? Be sure you're getting the best results possible from this crucial resource! There are a number of tools and strategies to help you get a more precise, flexible and relevant PubMed search, including the MeSH database, the history tab, limits, the single citation matcher, and more. This workshop will give you the skills you need to be a more efficient PubMed searcher!
      
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******** Section: 32 ********
    
Instructor:Del Reed
Time: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 12:00 PM -- 1:00 PM
Location: AHC Learning Commons, 535/545 Diehl Hall
Available Seats: 11 		     
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RefWorks Basics
      
Learn the basics of using RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff. Adding references to RefWorks will be covered, as well as exporting them to Word, and selecting a style (MLA, APA, etc) for your bibliography. See http://www.lib.umn.edu/refworks/ for more details about RefWorks.


     
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******** Section: 73 ********
    
Instructor:Julie Kelly
Time: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:00 AM -- 10:15 AM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul
Available Seats: 13 		     
******** Section: 75 ********
    
Instructor:Jody Kempf
Time: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 1:00 PM -- 2:00 PM
Location: Walter 310
Available Seats: 12 		     
******** Section: 76 ********
    
Instructor:Jody Kempf
Time: Monday, August 18, 2008 2:00 PM -- 3:00 PM
Location: Walter 310
Available Seats: 15 		     
******** Section: 74 ********
    
Instructor:Julie Kelly
Time: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:00 AM -- 10:15 AM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul
Available Seats: 15 		     
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RefWorks Basics - Health Sciences
      
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliographic management service which enables students, faculty, and staff to create personal databases of references. RefWorks allows you to import directly from databases and formats papers in various citation styles.
Topics Covered include:

* Setting up an account
* Direct exporting
* Searching MNCAT/PubMed directly
* Saving and importing citations
* Introduction to working with MS Word and creating bibliographies

     
Prerequisites: Emphasis on health sciences and using Medline.

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******** Section: 31 ********
    
Instructor:Anne Beschnett
Time: Thursday, July 10, 2008 12:00 PM -- 1:00 PM
Location: AHC Learning Commons, 535/545 Diehl Hall
Available Seats: 11 		     
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Unravel 1: Orientation to the Libraries & Tour of Wilson Lib.
      
There are almost 2 dozen libraries at the University. How do you know which one to use? What services do the libraries offer to make your research easier? Get the inside scoop from library staff themselves.

This session includes an orientation to services and resources available through the Libraries, an overview of the Libaries website and MNCAT, the library catalog, and a tour of Wilson Library.


If you are having trouble getting into a workshop keep checking back because spaces open up. If the workshops listed below do not fit into your schedule please contact Lynne at l-beck@umn.edu to see if we can add a session.


     
Prerequisites: This workshop is designed for new students to the University and for students just beginning to use the University Libraries.

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******** Section: 264 ********
    
Instructor:Lynne Beck
Time: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:30 PM -- 3:30 PM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 22 		     
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Unravel 2: The Research Process - Finding Articles
      
Writing Students: Please register for this workshop unless directed elsewhere by your instructor.

NOTE: If fewer than eight students register for a session, the session will be canceled. Please submit your registration at least 48 hours before the class is scheduled to begin. Workshops offered later in the semester MIGHT NOT fill up.


The U of M has the 15th largest research library system in the United States. How do you find appropriate books and articles in this huge place? This free workshop will help! Save time and energy by learning to do it right. The workshop will focus on effectively accessing articles through the University Libraries and identifying which of these materials are consider scholarly.
This workshop is geared towards undergraduates, but all researchers are welcome to attend.

There will be certificates available at each session to provide evidence of attendance to your instructor(s) if necessary.

Space is limited so please sign up as early as possible.




     
Prerequisites: Although there are no prerequisites, Unravel 1 is highly encouraged before Unravel 2. If you'd like to see if you would "test out" of Unravel 2, into Unravel 3 go to the Unravel Assessment.

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******** Section: 295 ********
    
Instructor:Lynne Beck
Time: Thursday, July 24, 2008 3:30 PM -- 4:30 PM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 20 		     
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Unravel 3: Beyond the Basics - Advanced Searching
      
Unravel 3 expands upon knowledge and skills gained in Unravel 2: The Research Process. Participants will learn both the art and science of advanced searching techniques including use of controlled vocabulary, boolean operators, limiting, and truncation.


If you are having trouble getting into a workshop keep checking back because spaces open up. If the workshops listed below do not fit into your schedule please contact Lynne at l-beck@umn.edu to see if we can add a session.







     
Prerequisites: Unravel 2: The Research Process or prior knowledge of research in the University Libraries. Please assess your readiness for Unravel 3 before registering.

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******** Section: 50 ********
    
Instructor:Lynne Beck
Time: Thursday, July 24, 2008 4:30 PM -- 5:30 PM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 20 		     
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Web of Science vs. Google Scholar Smackdown
      
Imagine your professor or boss has just told you about an article on a particular topic that he things you need to get. "It's either in JAMA or New England Journal of Medicine," he tells you, "and I'm pretty sure it is by Smith, or maybe it is by Jones. Anyway, you need to get this article." Where do you go to find the article? In this class, we will compare and contrast two different library resources -- Google Scholar and Web of Science -- in a smackdown to determine which is better for tracking down incomplete or incorrect citations.

Using Web of Science and Google Scholar, you can also identify how often a publication has been cited, trace how research on a topic has evolved over time, and track who has cited your publications. Learn also how to search for books, articles and other sources cited in bibliographies and works cited lists.


This class will have a health sciences focus.
      
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******** Section: 35 ********
    
Instructor:Martha Hardy
Time: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:00 PM -- 1:00 PM
Location: Bio-Medical Library, Room 555
Available Seats: 12 		     
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What is Web 2.0? An Introduction to the Participatory Web
      
In this introductory workshop, we will explore various definitions of Web 2.0, its history and evolution and defining characteristics of Web 2.0 applications. We will demonstrate a few quick examples of Web 2.0 applications and how they are being used in health sciences education and practice. Finally, we will discuss the importance of critically evaluating Web 2.0 applications.
     
Prerequisites: This class will have a health sciences focus.

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******** Section: 36 ********
    
Instructor:Nicole Theis-Mahon
Time: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:00 PM -- 1:00 PM
Location: Bio-Medical Library, Room 555
Available Seats: 12 		     
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If you have comments, general questions, or suggestions for new workshops please email jveldof@tc.umn.edu