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EndNote and PubMed Classes

By libnews, on February 16th, 2012%

Having trouble searching, or managing all the information you do find? Acquire skills to become more efficient at finding and managing information at the following classes. Open to students, staff, and faculty–all are welcome!

EndNote

Tuesday, February 21, 3-4pm

Centennial Complex – Conference Center – 4th Floor

PubMed Tips and Tricks

Thursday, February 23, 1:40 – 2:30pm

Centennial Complex – Conference Center – 4th Floor

UpToDate Introduces Graphics Search

By libnews, on October 5th, 2011%

If you have ever needed an image or graphic to use in a class, paper, or presentation, you have likely used Images.MD (now a part of the Medical and Life Science collection of images on Springer Images), an image database we have made available for some time. You now have another option. UpToDate, a database primarily used clinically, now offers a graphics search. Keep in mind that UpToDate is only available on campus. For more information, see their flyer below.

EndNote Classes

By libnews, on October 25th, 2010%

Need help managing references? EndNote software, provided by the university, helps manage your references and also creates bibliographies and in-text citations on the fly. Learn how to download and use the software at one of the training sessions coordinated by the Library in conjunction with the Helpdesk.

Three identical sessions are planned:

Tuesday, Nov. 2
Monday, Nov. 15
Wednesday, Dec. 1

All sessions will be held in Del E. Webb Library Room 405 from noon to 1 p.m. Space is limited to 20 per session, so please RSVP to gsehgal@llu.edu to reserve a spot.

If possible, each attendee should bring a laptop; however, a computer is not required to attend.

Additional assistance is available by appointment.

For more information, contact Gurmeet K Sehgal by phone at 909–558–4300, ext. 47561, or by email at gsehgal@llu.edu.

Friday-lite links: interesting chatter from across the web

By libnews, on August 6th, 2010%

Do doctors and biomedical librarians agree on, “…the medical journals most important to [their] life’s work?” See the list of journals resulting from the polls asking this question of the two groups, posted on the Special Library Association’s Biomedical & Life Sciences Division Blog.

Notice the cited by __ link underneath each Google Scholar results? Read about the recent release on the Google Scholar blog.

This doesn’t only happen in movies; shelves tip in domino fashion at the Cunningham Memorial Library at Indiana State University. Read the news report from the Tribune-Star.

Erez Zukerman at Download Squad reviews a free online file converter.

Tagging: what it can do for you

By libnews, on June 10th, 2010%

Tags are simple keywords you assign online to a piece of information. These words, or tags, categorize the information in a way that makes sense to you. You can later search for the information by searching by the tag.

Make tags on the library website work for you and others in the LLU community. A resource commonly known by a name other than its official title can be tagged with that common name. For example, medical students often refer to the Graduate Medical Education Directory as the “green book.” When you’ve found the resource you want, click on the title and you’ll see the “Add a tag” area directly below the title. You will be asked to log in to enter your tag (use the university username and password you use for email on campus, or for Blackboard).

Teaching a class? You can tag the resources for your class the way you want and then direct students to use your tag.

If you have more ideas for tags, any comments or questions, feel free to comment below.

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