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Create your Poster in PowerPoint EndNote Basics
Formatting Your Dissertation or Thesis in *Word 2007* Google for Researchers
Grant Funding - Search Tools and Resources Grant Funding for Graduate Students
Introduction to Citation Managers Leveraging Archival Materials into the Curriculum
RefWorks Basics Unravel the Library 1: Orientation & Tour of WIlson Library
Unravel the Library 2: Finding Scholarly Articles Unravel the Library 3: Advanced Searching
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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EndNote Basics
      
An introduction to using EndNote. Learn to import citations, customize your account, and format your bibliographies and in-text citations.
We'll also discuss using EndNote in conjunction with EndNoteWeb, a web-based version of EndNote available for free to current University of Minnesota students, faculty, and staff.

     
       
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Formatting Your Dissertation or Thesis in *Word 2007*
      
Cut time spent sitting at your computer toiling away at Microsoft Word! In this workshop, you'll learn how to use Word features effectively and efficiently, including: inserting images and page numbers, generating tables of contents and figures; and more! This workshop covers basic formatting! For advanced formatting questions please consult the Writing Center and Graduate School guidelines. Participants should have basic experience using MS Word. Note this version of the workshop specifically uses Office 2007. We will be using a template and not be working with individual dissertations.
     
       
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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: 12 ********
  
Instructor:Jan Fransen
Time: Thursday, July 9, 2009 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM
Location: Walter 310
Available Seats: Full 		     
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Instructor:Kristen Mastel
Time: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:00 AM -- 10:00 AM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul
Available Seats: Full 		     
******** Section: 14 ********
    
Instructor:Kristen Mastel
Time: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul
Available Seats: 11 		     
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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.collaborate.umn.edu/explore/searching.html
     
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******** Section: 454 ********
    
Instructor:Julie Kelly
Time: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:00 AM -- 10:15 AM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul
Available Seats: 11 		     
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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.collaborate.umn.edu/explore/searching.html
     
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******** Section: 24 ********
    
Instructor:Jody Kempf
Time: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:00 AM -- 10:15 AM
Location: Walter 310
Available Seats: 10 		     
******** Section: 25 ********
    
Instructor:Leslie Delserone
Time: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:00 PM -- 2:15 PM
Location: Walter 310
Available Seats: 14 		     
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Introduction to Citation Managers
      
Learn why you should use a citation manager. This workshop will look at 3 common citation managers, RefWorks, EndNote and Zotero. Their features will be compared so you can decide which citation manager best meets your needs.
      
       
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Leveraging Archival Materials into the Curriculum
      
With a world of materials from art, images, books, and reports to maps, blue prints, letters, and more; Archives and Special Collections at the U will broaden a student's experience in any class. By sharing their experiences with the benefits and challenges of using archival material, a group of archivists will help you explore the possibilities of using primary materials to enrich the classroom experience.
      
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******** Section: 3 ********
    
Instructor: Library Staff
Time: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM
Location: 120 Andersen Library
Available Seats: 3 		     
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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: 97 ********
  
Instructor:Jon Jeffryes
Time: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 1:00 PM -- 2:00 PM
Location: Walter 310
Available Seats: Full 		     
******** Section: 99 ********
    
Instructor:Julie Kelly
Time: Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:00 PM -- 3:15 PM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul
Available Seats: 10 		     
******** Section: 100 ********
    
Instructor:Julie Kelly
Time: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:00 PM -- 4:15 PM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul
Available Seats: 11 		     
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Unravel the Library 1: Orientation & Tour of WIlson Library
     
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: 1037 ********
    
Instructor:Lynne Beck
Time: Monday, July 6, 2009 4:00 PM -- 5:15 PM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 18 		     
******** Section: 1038 ********
    
Instructor:Andrew Palahniuk
Time: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 1:15 PM -- 2:30 PM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 5 		     
******** Section: 1036 ********
    
Instructor:Andrew Palahniuk
Time: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:30 PM -- 3:45 PM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 21 		     
******** Section: 1034 ********
    
Instructor:Andrew Palahniuk
Time: Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:00 AM -- 11:15 AM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 19 		     
******** Section: 1035 ********
    
Instructor:Andrew Palahniuk
Time: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:45 PM -- 2:00 PM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 19 		     
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Unravel the Library 2: Finding Scholarly 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.

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******** Section: 1040 ********
    
Instructor:Andrew Palahniuk
Time: Friday, July 17, 2009 10:30 AM -- 11:45 AM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 16 		     
******** Section: 1041 ********
    
Instructor:Andrew Palahniuk
Time: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:45 PM -- 2:00 PM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 11 		     
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Unravel the Library 3: 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.

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******** Section: 1011 ********
    
Instructor:Andrew Palahniuk
Time: Friday, July 24, 2009 12:45 PM -- 2:00 PM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 11 		     
******** Section: 1012 ********
    
Instructor:Andrew Palahniuk
Time: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:00 AM -- 11:15 AM
Location: S30C - Wilson Library
Available Seats: 12 		     
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If you have comments, general questions, or suggestions for new workshops please email jveldof@tc.umn.edu