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September 27, 2007
The Savvy Researcher Workshop Series
The Savvy Researcher Workshop Series
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/instruction/workshops.html
(Free workshops, but registration is required - access through website)
Workshop 1:
The Savvy Researcher: Improving Your Library Research Skills
Are you struggling with your research? Need help locating articles and
other materials? This workshop will go over how to locate items in the
library system, including how to find online resources through library
databases and when to use Interlibrary Loan. Bring your research paper
with you -- time will be set aside to answer individual questions.
Friday 10/5, 1-2pm
OR
Tuesday 10/16, 3:30-4:30pm
Workshop 2:
The Savvy Researcher: Drowning in Data? RefWorks can Help
Learn how to use RefWorks, a citation management software program
subscribed to by the University of Illinois Library and CITES that is
free to faculty, staff, and students of the University of Illinois. This
workshop will cover the basics: how to access RefWorks, search catalogs,
import references from library databases, retrieve and manage citations,
create bibliographies according to various citation styles (e.g., MLA or
APA), and use Write N Cite to add parenthetical references to your work.
For more information about RefWorks see:
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/refworks/
Wednesday 10/10, 2:30-3:30
OR
Tuesday 10/23, 3:30-4:30pm
Workshop 3:
The Savvy Researcher: Tools to Stay Current in Your Research
Online resources are pervasive today, making it that much harder to stay
current in your field. This workshop will address several current
awareness features including RSS feeds, a few select RSS feed readers,
Table of Contents Alerts as well as introduce RefWorks, a personal
citation management database.
Choose the time that works best for you:
Tuesday 10/9, 3:30-4:30pm
Friday 10/19, 2:30-3:30
Tuesday 10/30, 3:30-4:30pm
Workshop 4:
How To Be A Better Research Assistant
Geared towards Research and Teaching Assistants, this library workshop
will introduce several time-saving tips. Topics include the basics of
working for others (e.g., proxy authorizations and departmental charge
accounts), current awareness services, PapersInvited, how to locate
dissertations, and how to use RefWorks, a personal citation database.
Tuesday 10/2, 3:30-4:30pm
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Merinda Kaye Hensley
Instructional Services Librarian, Reference Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
300 Main Library
1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61801
mhensle1@uiuc.edu, 217.244.1880 (v), 217.333.1116 (f)
Posted by mmalliso at 9:46 AM
Invitation to Open Access Forum
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the University Library, and the Office of Technology Management of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are proud to present:
A Forum on Open Access, Alternative Publishing Models, and Author Rights
November 9, 2007
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Alice Campbell Alumni Center, Ballroom
Complimentary breakfast and lunch provided.
The objective of this forum is to inform and engage faculty, graduate students, and other campus researchers concerning open access to intellectual property. Interested undergraduates are also welcome. Topics will include current trends and issues in scholarly communication, open access and teaching, open access and tools for discovery, and the potential for open access to increase the dissemination and impact of research publications. This forum will also discuss various models for, or degrees of, openness, from open-access institutional repositories (like the University of Illinois' IDEALS) to other alternative publishing models, including independent and non-profit open-access publishing, as well as low-cost commercial publishing.
Registration is complimentary but required before November 2, 2007.
Register and find out more about the November 9th Open Access Forum at:
http://www.otm.uiuc.edu/openaccess.asp
Prof. Katie Newman
Biotechnology Librarian, Biotechnology Information Center (BIC),
and UIUC Scholarly Communication Officer
Office: 123A Burrill Hall, MC-112
Email: florador@uiuc.edu
Phone: (217) 265-5386
Fax: (217) 333-3662
Posted by mmalliso at 8:54 AM
September 21, 2007
Online Library Catalog Workshops Scheduled
These workshops will help you use the Online Library Catalog effectively to locate books, journal titles, and other Library materials.
Monday 9/24, 12:00-12:50pm
Tuesday 9/25, 2:00-2:50pm
Wednesday 9/26, 4:00-4:50pm [ Yours truly will be teaching this class with a biological sciences bent ! ]
Tuesday 10/2, 12:30-1:20pm
Thursday 10/4, 3:30-4:20pm
Check out the Online catalog workshop schedule . Registration is required.
For additional information about searching the Online Library Catalog, see tutorials.
Posted by mmalliso at 2:57 PM
New Design -- BioMed Central's Article Web Pages
BioMed Central's article Web pages have been redesigned with significant new functionality (example article) [ Excerpt -- See complete post by Matthew Cockeril at BioMed Central Blog ].
• Summary of improvements:
• Improved support for MathML
• Access to archival copies of linked web pages, via WebCite
• Download link for original figure files
• Posting of articles to social networking sites -- post articles to sites including Cite-U-Like, Connotea, and Facebook, using links from the new navigation box.
• Better integration with Google Scholar
• Downloadable article XML
• More compact and efficient HTML articles 25% more compact
Melody Allison
Assistant Biology Librarian and Assistant Professor of Library Administration
Biology Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
101 Burrill Hall, 407 South Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-7461; 3654
Posted by mmalliso at 2:40 PM
Announcing New University Library Gateway Site
The re-designed University Library Gateway Web site is now up. Highlights include:
* new Easy Search search engine that provides powerful one-stop searching across dozens of digital and print resources to locate journals, books, and other media directly from the University Gateway
* resources and services links accessible from Library Gateway and organized by University affiliation / interest (undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, alumni, visitors, users with disabilities)
* new and updated information, guides, and tutorials about using the library for research (“How to Use the Library”)
* subject guides from various departmental libraries can be accessed directly from the Library Gateway (“Subject Resource Guides” ) as well as from their source library site
* departmental libraries organized by libraries ("Find a Library") and by College major ("Libraries by College/Major")
* more
Content will continue to be added, updated, and enhanced. Your feedback is welcomed by the Library Web Content Group and Gateway SWAT team. Send you comments to the "Gateway conversion team" link at the bottom of any new page or directly by e-mail gateway_conversion@library.uiuc.edu. I will keep you posted as to redesign of pages deeper into the University Library site (departmental libraries' pages) when changes move beyond upper level site pages.
Melody Allison
Assistant Biology Librarian and Assistant Professor of Library Administration
Biology Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
101 Burrill Hall, 407 South Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-7461; 3654
Posted by mmalliso at 2:03 PM
September 18, 2007
Illinois Biotechnology Organization Formed
The Illinois Biotechnology Organization (IBO) was recently formed by several graduate students and post-docs for the purpose of "gathering together students, post-doc, professors etc. that are involved in the biotechnology area at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana."
At the IBO website one will find gathered together University links of significance to biotechnology as well as a page of links that point to information about biotechnology.
The IBO is planning its first event, a social hour, for Monday, October 29th from 7-9 PM. It will be held in Room 210 of the Illini Union. All are welcome to attend, but it is requested that you register by October 22nd by sending an email to:uiuc.ibo@gmail.com.
The IBO social hour is being held in conjunction with the 2007 Biotechnology Job Fair, which is being held on Tuesday, October 30th, from 9-12 and 1-3:30, in the Illini Union. Deadline for registration for the Job Fair is October 1st.
Posted by florador at 2:01 PM