U Mn Science & Engineering Library News & Events

Time: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 12:30 PM -- 1:45 PM
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.research.umn.edu/opportunities/

Register here for the workshop.

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Time: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:00 PM -- 3:00 PM
Location: Walter 310

Register here for the workshop.

This introductory workshop is ideal for undergraduates or graduates beginning their research process who are looking for a better way of searching, one that goes beyond simply skimming the surface! We will cover search strategies, article retrieval, journal ranking, and exporting citations to Endnote. Subject examples will focus on the sciences, but arts, humanities and social sciences are also covered by this index.

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Time: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 1:00 PM -- 2:00 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 here for the workshop.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 09:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Learn the basics of using RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is available to all U of M students, faculty, and staff. Adding references to RefWorks will be covered, as well as exporting them to Word, and selecting a style (ACS, APA, LaTeX, AIP, etc.) for your bibliography. You can register for the workshop here.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 03:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 2:00 PM -- 3:00 PM
Location: Walter 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 here for the workshop.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 03:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:00 PM -- 3:30 PM
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.research.umn.edu/opportunities/

Register here for the workshop.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 12:28 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 12:00 PM -- 1:00 PM
Location: AHC Learning Commons, 535/545 Diehl Hall

Where do you go to find the article? This class will compare and contrast two different library resources -- Google Scholar and Web of Science -- in a smackdown to determine which is better for tracking down incomplete or incorrect citations.

Using Web of Science and Google Scholar, you can also identify how often a publication has been cited, trace how research on a topic has evolved over time, and track who has cited your publications. Learn also how to search for books, articles and other sources cited in bibliographies and works cited lists.
Register here for the workshop.

This class will have a health sciences focus.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 11:08 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:00 PM -- 12:00 PM
Location: Walter 310

Prepare for your upcoming papers and research by learning about RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is freely available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff.

RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style.

You can register for the workshop at this address.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 08:19 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 2:30 PM -- 4:00 PM
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. Register here for the workshop.

Resources for the course are listed on the Web site of the Office of the VP for Research, http://www.research.umn.edu/opportunities/

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 03:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Monday, March 3, 2008 2:00 PM -- 3:00 PM
Location: Walter 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 here for the workshop.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 04:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:30 PM -- 3:30 PM
Location: Walter 310

Prepare for your upcoming papers and research by learning about RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is freely available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff.

RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style.

You can register for the workshop at this address.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 02:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

This is an overview of the alerting services in the science & engineering fields. We will highlight the databases that send weekly updates of current literature references which meet the criteria you specify. The workshop will also cover some of the new web-based resources that you can customize to keep up with new information. We can also help you define your interests in a search profile and set up an alert in the appropriate database. Register here for the workshop.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 03:25 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM
Location: Walter 310

This introductory workshop is ideal for undergraduates or graduates beginning their research process who are looking for a better way of searching, one that goes beyond simply skimming the surface! Plus, with the unveiling of a new interface, even experienced Web of Science users will learn new tricks that will make their literature research a seamless and continuous process.

We will cover search strategies, article retrieval, journal ranking, and exporting citations to RefWorks. Subject examples will focus on the sciences, but arts, humanities and social sciences are also covered by this index. Register here.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 11:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The library is offering an introductory workshop on SciFinder Scholar on Monday, February 4, in room 310 Walter Library. Register here to learn more about the features of the premier chemistry database.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 03:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Science and Engineering Library staff will be offering a series of workshops for IT graduate students and faculty over the winter break.

Learn more about available library tools and techniques to simplify your research.
Planned classes include Grant Funding resources, Refworks Basics, Tips for publishing your research article, Effective use of Web of Science and How to use Beilstein with the new DiscoveryGate interface.

For further information contact Jody Kempf.

To register for the workshops visit the Jumpstart Your Research page.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 10:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Web of Science is one of the most powerful cross-disciplinary indexes available. We will cover search strategies, article retrieval, journal ranking, and exporting citations to RefWorks. For more information visit the Jumpstart website: http://sciweb.lib.umn.edu/workshops.phtml

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 08:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Learn how to use one of the best databases for locating chemical property data and organic reaction information. Discover the power of the DiscoveryGate search engine in searching the Beilstein and Gmelin databases. Register on the Jumpstart your Research page.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 08:47 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Join us tomorrow, January 10, at 1:30 pm in room 310 to learn about how to use RefWorks to organize and keep track of your references, and also how to easily add them to your documents.

We will be focusing on using RefWorks with databases most often used in the sciences and engineering. Visit the Jumpstart your Research web page for further information and registration for the workshop.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 08:46 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 12:30 PM -- 1:45 PM
Location: Walter 310

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. Register here for the workshop.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 02:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 1-2 pm
Location: Walter 310

Prepare for your upcoming papers and research by learning about RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is freely available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff.

RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style.

You can register for the workshop at this address.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 11:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 9:00 AM -- 10:15 AM
Location: Walter 310

Register here for the workshop.

Unlock doors to countless research articles in the sciences and beyond in one of the most powerful cross-disciplinary citation indexes available: the Web of Science. This introductory workshop is ideal for undergraduates or graduates beginning their research process who are looking for a better way of searching, one that goes beyond simply skimming the surface! Plus, with the unveiling of a new interface later this month, even experienced Web of Science users will learn new tricks that will make their literature research a seamless and continuous process.

We will cover search strategies, article retrieval, journal ranking, and exporting citations to Endnote. Subject examples will focus on the sciences, but arts, humanities and social sciences are also covered by this index.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 02:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 2:00 PM -- 3:15 PM
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. Register here for the workshop.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 02:05 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:15 AM -- 12:15 PM
Location: Walter 310

Prepare for your upcoming papers and research by learning about RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is freely available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff.

RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style.

You can register for the workshop at this address.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 09:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM
Location: Walter 310

Register here.

Unlock doors to countless research articles in the sciences and beyond in one of the most powerful cross-disciplinary citation indexes available: the Web of Science. This introductory workshop is ideal for undergraduates or graduates beginning their research process who are looking for a better way of searching, one that goes beyond simply skimming the surface! Plus, with the unveiling of a new interface later this month, even experienced Web of Science users will learn new tricks that will make their literature research a seamless and continuous process.

We will cover search strategies, article retrieval, journal ranking, and exporting citations to Endnote. Subject examples will focus on the sciences, but arts, humanities and social sciences are also covered by this index.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 09:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 4:30 PM -- 6:00 PM
Location: Walter 310

Beilstein offers deep coverage of the literature of organic chemistry and the ability to search structures, properties, and reactions. This workshop offers an introduction to fact and structure searching in Beilstein with hands-on time as a part of the class. We will also provide an introduction to the new web-based interface for Beilstein and Gmelin, DiscoveryGate.

Register here for the workshop.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 09:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Monday, October 8, 2:30-3:20 pm
310 Walter Library

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.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 04:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Learn about the wide range of electronic and print resources for property data in the physical sciences and engineering, as well as some ideas to help you efficiently discover the appropriate resources.

Monday, October 1
2:30 PM -- 3:30 PM
Location: Walter 310

Register here to attend the workshop

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 01:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The library is offering an introductory workshop on SciFinder Scholar on Wednesday, September 26 from 5-6:30 pm in room 310 Walter Library. Register here to learn more about the features of the premier chemistry database.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 01:39 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Time: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 2:30 PM -- 3:30 PM
Location: Walter 310

Prepare for your upcoming papers and research by learning about RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is freely available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff.

RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style.

You can register for the workshop at this address.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 10:24 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

This class is an overview of the alerting services in the science & engineering fields. The databases will send weekly updates of current literature references which meet the criteria you specify. We will help you define your interests in a search profile and set up an alert in the appropriate database. Register for the class here.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 11:04 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Prepare for your upcoming papers and research by learning about RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is freely available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff.

RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style.

There is a workshop scheduled for Tuesday, September 11, 2:30-3:30 pm in 310 Walter Library.

You can register for the workshop at this address.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 11:49 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tuesday August 21
2-3:15 pm
Walter 310

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. Register here for the course.

Resources for the course are listed on the Web site of the Office of the VP for Research, http://www.research.umn.edu/opportunities/

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 02:45 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Prepare for your upcoming papers and research by learning about RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is freely available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff.

RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style.

There is a workshop scheduled for Monday, August 20, 2-3 pm in 310 Walter Library.

You can register for the workshop at this address.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 02:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 2:00 PM 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.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 04:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:00 PM -- 2:00 PM, Walter 310

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. Register here for the course.

Resources for the course are listed on the Web site of the Office of the VP for Research,

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 08:57 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:00 PM -- 3:30 PM, Walter 310

Beilstein offers deep coverage of the literature of organic chemistry and the ability to search structures, properties, and reactions. This workshop offers an introduction to fact and structure searching in Beilstein with hands-on time at the end of the class. Register here for the workshop.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 10:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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. Register here for the course.

Resources for the course are listed on the Web site of the Office of the VP for Research, http://www.research.umn.edu/opportunities/

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 10:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wednesday, June 6
2-3 pm
Walter 310

This is an overview of the alerting services in the science & engineering fields. The databases will send weekly updates of current literature references which meet the criteria you specify. We will help you define your interests in a search profile and set up an alert in the appropriate database. Register here.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 02:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The library is offering an introductory workshop on SciFinder Scholar on Wednesday, May 30 from 2-3:30 pm in room 310 Walter Library. Register here to learn more about the features of the premier chemistry database.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 11:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Learn about the wide range of electronic and print resources for property data in the physical sciences and engineering, as well as some ideas to help you efficiently discover the appropriate resources.

Wednesday May 23
2:00 PM -- 3:00 PM
Location: Walter 310

Register here to attend the workshop.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 10:54 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Prepare for your upcoming papers and research by learning about RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is freely available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff.

RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style.

There is a workshop scheduled for Wednesday, May 16, 10-11am in 310 Walter Library.

You can register for the workshop at this address.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 09:16 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Getting ready to do a poster at an upcoming conference or symposium? Learn pointers on how to use PowerPoint to create the poster as one giant slide, and send it to a large-scale printer on Thursday, April 12, 2007, 12:30 PM -- 1:15 PM in Walter 310. You can register here.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 08:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Prepare for your upcoming papers and research by learning about RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is freely available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff.

RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style.

There is a workshop on Wednesday, March 5, 3-4 PM in 310 Walter Library

You can register for the workshop at this address

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 03:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wednesday, March 7, 10:10 am-11 am, room 310 Walter Library

If you are only searching Google for academic research, you are only getting a fraction of the information available. The library has a host of quality indexes, databases, and e-book collections specifically for engineering research. Learn which databases are best, how to search them, and why knowing how to use these resources will give you a competitive edge.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 01:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Prepare for your upcoming papers and research by learning about RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is freely available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff.

RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style.

There is a workshop on Wednesday, February 14, 10-11 AM in 310 Walter Library

You can register for the workshop at this address

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 05:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Learn about the wide range of electronic and print resources for property data in the physical sciences and engineering, as well as a process to efficiently discover the appropriate resources.

Monday, February 19, 2007 2:00 PM -- 3:00 PM
Walter 310

Register here.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 12:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The library is offering an introductory workshop on SciFinder Scholar on Thursday, February 8 from 4-5:30 pm in room 310 Walter Library. Register here to learn more about the features of the premier chemistry database.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 09:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

This class offers an overview of the alerting services in the science & engineering fields. Library databases will send weekly updates of current literature references which meet the criteria you specify. We will help you define your interests in a search profile and set up an alert in the appropriate database. Sign up here.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 09:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style. Learn how to do it at the RefWorks workshop on 11/8 from 10-11 am in room 310 Walter Library.
Sign up here.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 09:24 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

This class offers an overview of the alerting services in the science & engineering fields. Library databases will send weekly updates of current literature references which meet the criteria you specify. We will help you define your interests in a search profile and set up an alert in the appropriate database. Sign up here.

Posted by U of M Lib Science and Engineering Lib at 02:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)