Time: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM
Location: 120 Andersen Library

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.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX287

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JSTOR Arts & Sciences VI Collection
http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/archives/collections.jsp

JSTOR offers multi-disciplinary and discipline-specific collections that include complete runs of journals as well as select monographs, transactions, and conference proceedings. JSTOR also offers a small set of additional collections providing access to primary and secondary research materials including: pamphlets, manuscripts, letters, oral histories, government documents, images, 3-D models, and more.

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Time: Thursday, June 25, 2009 1:00 PM -- 2:00 PM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul

This workshop will give you an introduction to the copyright alternative, Creative Commons. During the time we will discuss the various licenses, how you can use Creative Commons materials and why you may want to license your own work! We will also look at come CC resources to locate and integrate CC media into your lectures, presentations, podcasts, and papers.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX282

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Time: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:00 AM -- 12:00 PM
Location: Walter Library 310

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.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX281

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Time: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:00 AM –12:00 PM
Location: Walter Library 310

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.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX265

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Time: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:00 PM -- 4:00 PM
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul

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.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX281

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Time: Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:30 PM -- 2:30 PM
Location: Walter Library 310

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.

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

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Time: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM
Location: Walter Library 310

An introduction to the *free* Firefox extension that allows you to collect, manage and cite your research citations with ease.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX283

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