Skip navigation.

print logo

Workshop Registration Form

Hardin Library is offering the following workshops to faculty, clinicians, staff, and students of the University of Iowa. All sessions are free of charge but pre-registration is required. For further information, contact us at: hlhsed@uiowa.edu.

One on one drop in PDA/Wireless Device support available on Fridays in Information Commons East 10am-2pm

Hardin Open Workshops

HOW we can help you …  

Learn PUBMED PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to the medical literature and includes over 17 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This one hour session will introduce you to the basics of searching PubMed and will also cover: using subject headings (MeSH headings), combining searches, choosing limits, and saving, printing and emailing search results.
(Location: East Information Commons)
(Location: East Information Commons)

 
Search CINAHL This hands-on session will demonstrate how to use CINAHL effectively to find high quality nursing and allied health literature. An explanation and demonstration of how to select the most appropriate search terms will be provided. Search practice will be conducted at the end of the session to reinforce what was demonstrated. Anyone who has an interest in learning how to use this tool should consider attending; no prior experience with searching this database is needed.
(Location: East Information Commons)

 
Use RefWorks Want some help writing your next paper?  Come to Hardin Library’s class on RefWorks and learn about this web-based bibliographic management tool.  In this class, you’ll learn how to import citations from PubMed, how to enter references, how to create a quick bibliography, and how to add end and foot notes to your papers (Write-n-Cite).  RefWorks is available for free to anyone affiliated wtih UI and can also be accessed remotely.  Sign up to learn more about RefWorks  and save yourself a lot of time next time you have to write a paper.
(Location: East Information Commons)
(Location: West Information Commons)

 
Master EndNote EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing.  This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations.  The class will be hands-on and there will be time for questions at the end.
(Location: East Information Commons)
(Location: East Information Commons)

 
Understand NCBI This session provides information on the use of NCBI bioinformatics databases for research projects or advanced study applications.  Available NCBI resources will be demonstrated, including basic molecular, genome and pathway databases and basic tools for location and comparison of the researched items.  Material covered will include a very brief introduction to NCBI site and its structure and function, followed by practical hands-on exercises on finding data sets.  There are no prerequisites or restrictions for UI students or staff.
(Location: East Information Commons)

 
Explore NIH Public Access, Open Access, Authors’ Rights, and Other Trends in Publishing The NIH Public Access Policy, which assures that all articles arising from NIH-sponsored research are freely available within a year after publication, is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changes in the scholarly publishing.   Sign up to learn more about these trends and to discuss experiences with publishing.
 (Location: East Information Commons)
 
 
Status: