Time: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:30 AM -- 11:30 AM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul

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.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX202

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Time: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 3:00 PM -- 4:00 PM
Location: Walter Library 310

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.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX75

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Time: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10:30 AM -- 11:30 AM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows you to "subscribe" to updates from Web resources such as e-journals, newspapers, blogs and other regularly updated sites. Learn how to send your selections to a single "aggregator", and save yourself from having to visit many Web sites to keep up on your favorite sources. Class handout is at http://courses.lib.umn.edu/page.phtml?page_id=2297

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX201

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Time: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room-St. Paul

For RefWorks users who would like to learn more about linking to full text documents, editing styles, and other specialized tasks. Attendees are encouraged to bring their RefWorks questions to the session. A list of advanced features may be found at http://courses.lib.umn.edu/page.phtml?page_id=2603

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX243

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Time: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 9:00 AM -- 10:00 AM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul

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.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX75

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Time: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:30 AM -- 11:30 AM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul

Working on a new research project, a thesis or dissertation? Need to be comprehensive in your literature search? Learn techniques to improve your searches.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX216

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Time: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:00 PM -- 3:00 PM
Location: Walter Library 310

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.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX260

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Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
• http://www.lib.umn.edu/get/15727

Journal titles:
- Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
- Treatment Guidelines
- Adverse Drug Interactions Program
- Handbook of Antimicrobial Therapy

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Footnote
• http://www.lib.umn.edu/get/15660

Footnote is a place where original historical documents are combined with social networking in order to create a unique experience involving the stories of the past. The collections feature documents, most never before available before on the Internet, relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, US Presidents, historical newspapers, naturalization documents, and more.

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Time: Monday, January 12, 2009 • 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Walter Library Room 314

Do your students have trouble selecting appropriate sources? Do they too often rely on Google and Wikipedia? Learn strategies to design engaging library research assignments. Discuss assumptions faculty make about students skills and challenges students face when using the library.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX271

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