9/12 and 10/17. Find out more about funding opportunities available to graduate students. Learn how to use Pivot (from Community of Science), SciVal Funding 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 under Researcher Support.

Registration information

Wed, 09/12/2012 - 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Location: 310 Walter Library

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Location: 310 Walter Library

Posted by katep at 1:40 PM | Permalink

Think through creating a data management plan with a focus on data preservation issues and tools for sharing your data, like subject-based repositories. In January 2011, the National Science Foundation (NSF) began requiring a data management plan for all new grant proposals. This workshop is geared toward graduate students, faculty and researchers.

See the Managing your Data Web page for more resources. Satisfies RCR continuing education awareness/discussion requirements.

Thu, 08/09/2012 - 9:00am - 10:30am
Location: 314 Walter Library

Fri, 08/10/2012 - 9:00am - 10:30am
Location: 314 Walter Library

Register at https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/workshops/registration

Posted by katep at 11:35 AM | Permalink

Time: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:00 PM – 3:00 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!

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 10:14 AM | Permalink

Time: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: Walter Library 310

Learn one of the most powerful cross-disciplinary citation indexes available. New and experienced users will learn new tricks that will make their literature research even easier using the new interface.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX240

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 10:13 AM | Permalink

Time: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:15 AM – 12:15 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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 10:11 AM | Permalink

Time: Monday, February 9, 2009 2:30 PM -- 3:30 PM
Location: Walter 310

This workshop will introduce you to web-based tools like tagging, RSS feeds and library databases that can help you more efficiently keep up with your fields of interest.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX149

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 10:08 AM | Permalink

Time: Monday, February 9, 2009 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Andersen Library 120

Archives and Special Collections at the U will broaden a student's experience in any class. Learn how to explore the possibilities of using primary materials to enrich the classroom experience.

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 10:05 AM | Permalink

Time: Thursday, February 5, 2009 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Location: Walter Library 310

An introduction to EndNote. Learn to import citations and format your bibliographies and in-text citations. We'll also discuss EndNoteWeb, a web-based version of EndNote.

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 3:00 PM | Permalink

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 2:04 PM | Permalink

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 2:02 PM | Permalink

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 1:58 PM | Permalink

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 1:54 PM | Permalink

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 1:28 PM | Permalink

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 1:26 PM | Permalink

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 1:23 PM | Permalink

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 9:10 AM | Permalink

Time: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 • 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: S30C - Wilson Library

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 www.lib.umn.edu/refworks/ for more details about RefWorks.

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:18 AM | Permalink

Time: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 • 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul

Learn tips to help you focus your searches in the journal indexes and on the Web. Spend less time and retrieve better results! The handout for the class is at http://courses.lib.umn.edu/page.phtml?page_id=462

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX19

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:17 AM | Permalink

Time: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 • 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: S30C - Wilson Library

Whether you are doing research on trends in research funding or hoping to apply for funding for new projects, the Libraries have wonderful tools to help you. 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. This workshop is targeted specifically to those in the social sciences and education. Resources for the course are listed on the Web site of the Office of the VP for Research, http://www.research.umn.edu/opportunities/.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX270

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:08 AM | Permalink

Time: Monday, November 10, 2008 • 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
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 www.lib.umn.edu/refworks/ for more details about RefWorks.

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:06 AM | Permalink

Time: Thursday, November 6, 2008 • 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Walter Library, Room 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 www.lib.umn.edu/refworks/ for more details about RefWorks.

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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:03 AM | Permalink

Time: Thursday, October 30, 2008 • 1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Location: S30C - Wilson Library

Whether you are preparing your dossier, a grant proposal or just wanting to see how some of your own works have been considered by your peers, this workshop is intended to help you better understand the core databases, web sites and tools available to you for advanced citation research. The first part of the session is presentation style and the last part will allow you time for hands-on work in the databases or using some of the tools develop to help you manipulate citation data from different sources.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX269

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:02 AM | Permalink

Time: Thursday, October 23, 2008 • 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: S30C - Wilson Library

Explore online resources for studying religion from a variety of perspectives: history, textual studies, classical studies, anthropology, sociology, and psychology. Learn about new library services to support your work. Research tools including ATLA, Encyclopedia Judaica, Oxford Islamic Studies Online, and more will be covered. Session is led by the librarians in the four subject fields: Laura Dale Bischof (Classical Studies), Susan Gangl (Religious Studies), Laurel Haycock (Psychology), and Nancy Herther (Sociology & Anthropology). NOTE: There will be an OPTIONAL 1/2 hour beyond the listed time for more hands-on searching plus a brief tour of print and CD resources in Wilson Reference. See flyer.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX279

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 9:45 AM | Permalink

Time: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 • 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Walter Library, Room 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

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 9:39 AM | Permalink

Time: Thursday, October 16, 2008 • 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: S30C - Wilson Library

Election Day is fast approaching and voters are dealing with an overload of candidate information and platform positions. How does someone sift through the massive amounts of information to find the deciding factors in determining their final vote? Don't miss this opportunity to hear about sources, sites, and search techniques to make the sifting easier.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX272

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:38 AM | Permalink

Time: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 • 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Walter Library, Room 310

This workshop, intended for graduate students and newer faculty in the sciences, will help you identify appropriate journals to which to submit your article and discuss how to manage your rights when signing a contract with a publisher. Join your colleagues to share your ideas and discuss the issues you face as an emerging academic author.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX246

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:32 AM | Permalink

Time: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 • 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Walter Library, Room 310

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.

Register for this course: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX148

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:28 AM | Permalink

Time: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 • 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Location: Magrath Library Instruction Room - St. Paul

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.research.umn.edu/opportunities/

Register for this course: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX18

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:53 AM | Permalink

Time: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 • 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: S30C - Wilson Library

Election Day is fast approaching and voters are dealing with an overload of candidate information and platform positions. How does someone sift through the massive amounts of information to find the deciding factors in determining their final vote? Don't miss this opportunity to hear about sources, sites, and search techniques to make the sifting easier.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX272

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:46 AM | Permalink

Time: Monday, October 6, 2008 • 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: AHC Learning Commons, 535/545 Diehl Hall

Learn how to exploit Google to your advantage! Our advanced tips and tricks will help you get the most out of your Google searching. We will also show you how to use Google to find scholarly articles, patents, ebooks, government documents, and more. This class will have a health sciences focus.

Register for this workshop: http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/#eventidXX220

Posted by Timothy Cronin at 11:34 AM | Permalink