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Wed, 11/11/2009 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: 310 Walter Library

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. 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 collaborative environment.

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Check out our upcoming workshops beginning August 24. Learn about citation managers and how they can help you stay organized and save you time. Other workshops include Google for Researchers and Getting Published. Learn about all the library workshops and register for them here.

Time: Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:00 PM -- 1:00 PM
Location: Walter 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 here for the session.

Time: Friday, June 26, 2009 9:00 AM -- 10:15 AM
Location: Walter 310

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

Register here for the workshop.

Time: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:00 AM -- 10:15 AM
Location: Walter 310

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

Register here for the workshop.