TML News and Notes: June 2008
Are you looking for a more efficient way to stay current with health sciences literature? Do you want to monitor content from your favorite journals, databases, newspapers, or blogs without having to constantly visit their websites to see what's new? If you answered yes to these questions, then plan to attend this workshop.
This hands-on workshop will introduce attendees to using RSS feeds to monitor newly published and frequently updated information. Attendees will receive assistance with registering for a Google Reader account in addition to subscribing to feeds from journals such as the JAMA, Nature, and Science; articles from newsletters like the NIH Research Matters, and updated search results from database such as PubMed, CINHAL, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect. Seating for this session is limited.
Session 1 | Register Online
Date: Tuesday, 7/29/2008
Time: Noon - 1:30PM
Location: Tompkins-McCaw Library - Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Session 2 | Register Online
Date: Tuesday, 8/05/2008
Time: Noon - 1:30PM
Location: Sanger Hall - Sanger B1 Classroom, B1-020
For more information, contact Shannon Jones at 828-0626.
with Addeane S. Caelleigh, MA , Former Editor, Academic Medicine
Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Biotech One, 800 E. Leigh Street, Ball Conference Room
$20 Registration Fee | Print the Flyer and Registration Form | Session Handouts
Register online at: http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/detail.html?ID=43608
Publishing in peer-reviewed journals can be intimidating and often frustrating. This session is an overview of publishing in peer-reviewed research journals and will focus on how the process works and how to make it work for you. Topics to be covered include how editors make decisions, tips for improving your chances of a good review and/or publication, writing effective abstracts, tips for dealing with the editorial office, and online and print resources.
This workshop will include presentation, handouts, hands-on exercises, discussion, and Q&A.
Guest Speaker: Addeane S. Caelleigh, Former Editor of Academic Medicine
Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00PM
Location: Ball Conference Room, Biotech One, 800 E. Leigh Street
Cost: $20
Register online using your VCU eID at:
Print the Event Flyer | Registration Form
For more information about this session, contact Shannon D. Jones at 828.0626.
This event is cosponsored by the VCU Libraries and the Office of Research.
TML librarians and staff made some great contributions to the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting in Chicago in May this year.
Papers Presented:
Reconstructing Reference to Become Strategic Partners in Research Initiatives
Irene M. Lubker, Barbara Allen Wright, Margaret E. Henderson, Kristine M. Hughes, Shannon D. Jones, Virginia L. Stone, Jean P. Shipman, Mary Jane Green, Catharine S. Canevari.
Library Liaisons: Partnering, Connecting, and Engaging with Users: A Recipe for Success
Shannon D. Jones, Catharine S. Canevari.
Wimba Live Classroom: Virtual Connections
Alan T. Williams, Kristine M. Hughes, Virginia L. Stone, Catharine S. Canevari.
Posters Presented:
Connecting with Customers: Customer Service Training for Library Staff
Irene M. Lubker, Alan T. Williams, Kristine M. Hughes, Barbara A. Wright, Jean P. Shipman, Catharine S. Canevari.
Connecting University Initiatives in Health Literacy: Virginia Commonwealth University Librarians Help to Bridge Gaps
Jean P. Shipman, Shannon D. Jones, Sarah E. Amick.
Home Field Advantage: Connecting with Users on Their Turf
Shannon D. Jones, Catharine S. Canevari.
Using RefShare to Complement Resource Guides
Irene M. Lubker, Margaret E. Henderson.
Great work everyone!
