Here are next month’s Library Workshops (complete list for winter 2016). Classes are free and registration is encouraged. Note the location of the workshop, either the Geisel or Biomedical Library Building.
Library Databases and Search Tools
PubMed Essentials
Feb 4 (Thurs), 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Biomed Lib Bldg, Classroom 3 (Register)
This hands-on workshop focuses on what every user needs to know about PubMed, whether doing a search for a specific author or topic using keywords. Learn to focus your results with limits, become familiar with the features of the advanced search screen, and know how to use UC E-Links to easily get to full text articles.
SciFinder for Chemists and Non-Chemists
Feb 16 (Tues), 2:00 – 3:30 pm, Geisel Lib Bldg, Classroom 1 (Register)
SciFinder is one of the core information resources for exploring the chemical literature, but it’s not just for chemists. It can also be helpful to researchers in engineering, environmental sciences, physics, and radiology and other health sciences.
This hands-on workshop will cover the SciFinder essentials: topic and author searching, improving your search results, accessing the full text articles, and how SciFinder compares with other databases like Web of Science. You’ll also learn to search CAS Registry to find chemical substance information, and get an introduction to the built-in editor for drawing chemical structures and reactions. Attendees must be affiliated with UC San Diego (students, faculty, staff, etc.) with a ucsd.edu email address.
PubMed: Beyond the Essentials
Feb 17 (Wed), 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Biomed Lib Bldg, Classroom 3 (Register)
Move beyond the basics to refine and expand your searching skills. Learn about MeSH terms and how to use them in a search. Use MyNCBI and its numerous tools to keep you updated and to customize PubMed for your most frequent types of searches. Great for the frequent searcher.
And coming in March: PubMed Beyond the Essentials, Substance and Reaction Searching with SciFinder and Reaxys
Information Management Series
Managing Citations
Feb 9 (Tues), 2:00 – 3:30 pm, Biomed Lib Bldg Classroom 3 (Register)
This session will provide an introduction to a variety of tools for managing papers and citations including EndNote & EndNote Online, Zotero, Mendeley and will discuss how to choose the tool that’s right for you.
EndNote Online
Feb 23 (Tues), 11:00 – 12:30 pm, Biomed Lib Bldg Classroom 3 (Register)
The online version of EndNote is available for free. Come learn how to insert citations to your online library and then use them when writing a paper. Users of the desktop version can also synch their online and desktop library, so knowing how to use the online version extends the options.
And coming in March: EndNote Desktop and Mendeley workshops