May 2009 Archives

Do you have more free time now that the spring semester has wound down? Why not use the time to take advantage of some of our classes to help you with your research. Next week we'll be offering two classes.

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.

Where: Walter 310
When: Wednesday, June 3 (10:00-11:00)
Register Here

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

Where: Walter 310
When: Wednesday, June 3 (3:00-4:15)
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Here's a list of new E-book titles that the Physical Science and Engineering Library has purchased access to. For a complete list of all the new books that have arrived April, visit our new books page. To view the full text of the e-book, click on the image of the corresponding book cover.

4th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering
ECIFMBE 2008 23–27 November 2008 Antwerp, Belgium

Bioceramics
Properties, Characterizations, and Applications
By Joon Park

Medical Applications of Colloids
By Egon Matijevic

(Image from Natmandu via Flickr. CC)

Just wanted to keep you posted about the new summer hours for the Physical Science and Engineering Library.

This week (Today through May 24):
May 20-22: 8am - 6pm
May 23-24: Noon - 6pm

Exception: Memorial Day: Monday, May 25: CLOSED

May and Summer Sessions (May 26 - Aug. 7)
Monday-Thursday: 8am - 9pm
Friday: 8am - 6pm
Saturday: 11am - 6pm
Sunday: Noon - 6pm

Exceptions:
Friday, July 3: CLOSED
Saturday, July 4: 11am - 4pm

Summer Break (Aug. 8 - Sept. 7)
Monday - Friday: 8am - 6pm
Saturday-Sunday: Noon - 6pm

Exception: Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 7: Noon - 6pm

Reference Desk
The reference desk will be open over the summer (from now until Sept.4)
Monday-Friday: 10am - 4pm
Saturday-Sunday: Closed

The reference desk will also be closed on Monday, May 25; Friday, July 3 and Monday, September 7.

That's a lot of info...any questions, let me know.

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The Libraries are offering a new class for faculty, staff and students who author journal papers to give you practical experience with methods to maximize your rights when publishing with academic journals.

"Case Studies in Publishing: Your Choices in Journal Contracts"
In this workshop, participants will work through two common decision points raised by journal article contracts. Relevant context will be provided on academic publishing issues such as copyright and author's rights, cultural and economic norms, and promotion & tenure implications. Practical strategies and helpful tools will be discussed.

Register here.

******** Section: 1 ********
Instructor:Kris Fowler
Time: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 3:30 PM -- 4:30 PM
Location: Walter Library First Floor

******** Section: 2 ********
Instructor:Linda Eells
Time: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:00 AM -- 10:00 AM
Location: Bio-Medical Library, Room 555

This event has been designated by the Office of the Vice President for Research to satisfy the Awareness/Discussion component of the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) continuing education requirement.

(Image from CarbonNYC via Flickr. CC).

Congratulations Biomedical Engineering Graduates!

Good luck to everyone finishing up their projects and finals as well!

If you're looking for a Commencement Day event Walter Library is hosting SCImagine today (May 8). Here are the details:

SCImagine: Solar House on the Prairie
Walter Library 101
Friday, May 8
3:00-4:30
Light Refreshments will be served.

(This image comes from World Economic Forum via Flickr. CC)

Although neither Tony Blair nor Bono was able to make it to this semester's meeting, we did have an interesting IT Library Committee Meeting this past Tuesday.

We had two main points on the agenda:
1. Collection Updates -- How possible budget cuts may impact our collections.
2. The Library's Role in Supporting Teaching and Learning

If you'd like to see the minutes and/or view the presentation slides for "The Library's Role in Supporting Teaching and Learning" visit the UMN Science and Engineering Library News Page.

If you have questions or comments about the topics covered, please feel free to be in touch.