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During this online workshop you will learn to use RefWorks, an extremely useful tool that allows you to easily create and manage your own personal research database. With a personalized account, you can quickly add citations to your database as you are searching the literature. When you are ready, RefWorks will automatically generate your bibliography to finalize your grant, thesis, dissertation, or manuscript. Register now at http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/detail.html?ID=42312

When: Monday, February 11, 2008 Noon - 1:00 pm

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Learn tips to help make your research efforts more effective and efficient. Attendees will be shown how to customize library services, store searches and find the most current research using PubMed and Web of Science (WOS), NCHS data sources and CRISP. Register at http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/detail.html?ID=42316

When: Thursday, February 14, 2008
Where: Sanger Hall, Room B1-020

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Learn to search MEDLINE via PubMed, including basic features and search techniques such as limits, display options and print formats. Methods to identify locally available journals or full-text online articles will also be discussed. Print the PubMed Basics handout!

Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Tompkins-McCaw Library - Library Instruction Classroom, Rm. 2-012
Instructor: Alan Williams, Education Services Librarian

Register Online Today!

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This hands-on course focuses on the advanced search features of web search engines and the cutting edge of searching. Participants will use various search engines, compare the features and utility of each and develop search strategies that will increase the precision and scope of their searching. The students will have discussions, exercises and view short presentations as a part of the class. The class includes: discussions of web search engines, indexes and hybrids of the two, commercialism and how it influences searching, finding current events information with search engines, specialized databases for special needs and topics suggested by the participants. This class will be taught by a librarian from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Advanced registration is required. Tompkins-McCaw Library - LIMERC, Rm. 2-012, MCV Campus.

* Friday, October 27, 2006, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
* Friday, October 27, 2006, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Session Full)

For a complete listing of all library instruction sessions, download the flyer

Register Now at: http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/detail.html?ID=38208

Posted by Robert Johnson at 10:57 AM | Permalink

Learn tips to help make your research efforts more effective and efficient. Attendees will be shown how to customize library services, store searches and find the most current research using PubMed and Web of Science (WOS), NCHS data sources, CRISP, and an introduction to searching for funding. Tompkins-McCaw Library - LIMERC, Rm. 2-012, MCV Campus.

* Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Noon - 1:30 pm
* Monday, February 19, 2007 Noon - 1:30 pm
* Thursday, March 8, 2007 Noon - 1:30 pm (Hunton Hall)
* Monday, April 16, 2007 Noon - 1:30 pm

Registration Today at: http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/index.html

Posted by Virginia Stone at 10:59 AM | Permalink

Take advantage of a number of upcoming classes offered by the Tompkins-McCaw Library on a variety of topics, including PubMed, RefWorks, Finding Full-text articles, Drug Information, the Instructional Media Workshop, ordering articles using ILLiad, and more. Information about upcoming events and orientations offered by the Tompkins-McCaw Library and the James Branch Cabell Library is available through the VCU Events calendar

For more information about training opportunities at Tompkins-McCaw Library, please contact Thelma Mack at 804-828-0017 or mackta@vcu.edu.

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