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Cool Library Tools For BioAg Lab Staff

Learn about the following key resources/search tactics for lab staff: Major life science methods/protocols resources; quick tips on how to search PubMed, BIOSIS Previews, or CAB Abstracts; automatic updates of your specialized research topics with results sent via weekly/monthly e-mails; locating journal impact factors or rankings to help determine which journals your lab should publish in; tools to apply co-citation analysis to cited references and to create author citation reports; how to collaborate in your lab in the use of Endnote Web; preview just-licensed e-books from CAB International (primary publisher of agricultural books); locate core computer tech e-books to help with your running the lab website, making computer fixes, or writing code for your research group; UC-eLinks tool for linking & Copyright rules which apply to downloading PDFs of published articles and posting to UC Davis internal/external websites. Co-instructors: Ruth Gustafson & Meredith Saba.

FriNov 1311:30am-1:00pmLibrary Instruction Labregister
MonDec 711:30am-1:00pmLibrary Instruction Labregister

EndNote for Health Sciences Research and Paper Preparation

This session may include information on how to obtain EndNote, using EndNote's internal Online Search feature with PubMed, exporting records from databases to EndNote, linking EndNote and Microsoft Word, EndNote Web and obtaining or modifying EndNote filters. Topics covered will be dependent on the interests of the attendees. Bring your laptop to try out new techniques.

MonNov 164:00pm-5:00pmCarlson Health Sciences Library Conference Room 128register

EndNote for the Biological & Agricultural Sciences

Learn to format bibliographies easily and automatically using EndNote, a bibliographic management tool. Discover how to download and export citations from catalogs and selected biological and agricultural databases. You will also learn how to access EndNote through the web.

ThuNov 123:10pm-4:30pmLibrary Instruction Labregister
ThuDec 33:10pm-4:30pmLibrary Instruction Labregister

Improve Efficiency Searching Animal and Human Health Information

Database searching strategies covered may include: using database thesauri, specialized indices, and search history features; using the wildcard and limits; and topic/keyword, title and author searching. Current awareness or update/alert services and how to use UC-eLinks may also be discussed. Topics covered will be dependent on the interests of the attendees. Bring your laptop to try out new techniques.

MonNov 912:00pm-1:00pmCarlson Health Sciences Library Conference Room 128register

Learn to Use EndNote

Learn to use EndNote to store, manage, and format references. Class will cover: creating EndNote libraries, adding citations to your libraries, direct export of citations from article databases, output styles, and Cite While You Write (using EndNote with Microsoft Word).

WedDec 211:00am-12:30pmLibrary Instruction Lab[full]

Library 101: Catalogs, Databases & Services

90 minutes is all you need for this hands-on introduction to finding books, research articles and other items at the UC Davis General Libraries. Learn about library privileges, services and how to discover print and digital materials in our collections. Catalog searching and an introduction to research databases will be covered. This basic orientation to the Library is suitable for any discipline and all your questions are welcomed.

TueNov 1012:00pm-1:30pmLibrary Instruction Lab

NEW Search System for Searching the Agricultural Literature

Learn how to search efficiently in the !NEW! OvidSP version of the three core agricultural databases: CAB Abstracts, Agricola, and Food Sciences & Technology Abstracts. The unique scope and content of each database will be reviewed. Researchers in the farm animal (including veterinary), entomological (pest), fruit and vegetable crop, farming systems, food sciences & technology, viticulture & enology, and human nutrition areas will find these databases to be the most pertinent to their research needs. Topics covered include: keyword, author and title searching; using the wildcard and common limits; and using the thesaurus, indexes, and search history features. Current awareness or update/alert services, how to use UC-eLinks, and how to cross-search databases simultaneously will also be discussed. Learn about the NEWLY licensed Journal Citation Reports which indicates the top journals in each discipline. Instructor: Ruth Gustafson

FriNov 2011:00am-12:30pmLibrary Instruction Labregister

Searching the Animal Sciences/Wildlife Biology Literature

Dependent on the subject interests of attendees, bibliographic databases and library resources from the appropriate animal-related Subject Guides will be presented. Potential Subject Guides to be covered are: Animal Sciences, Entomology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Marine Biology. If pertinent, the new EBSCO interface to the databases FISH & FISHERIES WORLDWIDE and WILDLIFE & ECOLOGY STUDIES WORLDWIDE will be reviewed. Relevant e-book collections will also be discussed. Database searching strategies covered include: topic/keyword, title and author searching; using the wildcard and limits; and using the thesaurus, index, and search history features. Current awareness (update/alert) services, citation searching, and how to use UC-eLinks will also be discussed. Learn about the NEWLY licensed Journal Citation Reports which indicates the top journals in each discipline. Instructor: Ruth Gustafson.

WedDec 23:30pm-5:00pmLibrary Instruction Labregister

Searching the Biological Literature: BIOSIS Previews & PubMed Databases

BIOSIS Previews and PubMed are general databases for nearly all biological topics and are especially important for the molecular and cellular sciences. NOTE: A new PubMed interface was released on Oct 27, 2009. A special comparison section between the NEW and OLD interface for PubMed will be included. Database searching strategies covered include: topic/keyword, title and author searching; using the wildcard and limits; and using the thesaurus/MeSH terms, and search history features. Current awareness (update/alert) services, citation searching, and how to use UC-eLinks will also be discussed. Learn about the NEWLY licensed Journal Citation Reports which indicates the top journals in each discipline. Instructor: Ruth Gustafson

FriDec 411:00am-12:30pmLibrary Instruction Labregister

Searching the Ecological/Environmental Sciences Literature & GIS Data

Dependent on the subject interests of attendees, bibliographic databases and library resources from the appropriate ecological/environmental sciences related Subject Guides will be presented. Potential Subject Guides to be covered are: Ecology and Conservation Biology; Environmental Sciences; Maps and GIS; Marine Biology; and Toxicology. Database searching strategies covered include: topic/keyword, title and author searching; using the wildcard and limits; and using the thesaurus, index, and search history features. GIS data sources will be explored including the California Spatial Information Library. Current awareness (update/alert) services, citation searching, and how to use UC-eLinks will also be discussed. Learn about the NEWLY licensed Journal Citation Reports which indicates the top journals in each discipline. Co-instructors: Ruth Gustafson and Kathy Stroud.

ThuDec 311:00am-12:30pmLibrary Instruction Labregister