TML News and Notes: Workshops
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Noon - 1:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library - Room 109
Attendees learn how to refine their research ideas into a competitive research question. This session is free and open to the public. Seating is limited; advance registration is encouraged. The Whetting Your Appetite for Research Brown Bag series provides a forum for students, faculty, staff, and community partners engaged in research at VCU to gain a better understanding of the research process at VCU.
Open Online Workshop: RefWorks -A Citation Management Program
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Online
Do you want to save time and energy in managing your citations and creating a bibliography? This online workshop will discuss topics including importing citations from databases, organizing the citations, and correctly formatting citations for a manuscript.
Tompkins-McCaw Library Orientation & Tour
Monday, October 14, 2013
Noon - 1:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library - Room 2-006, MCV Campus
Learn about the variety of resources and services available to you from the VCU Libraries. In these one hour sessions we`ll show you the most effective ways to find books, journals, and other information for research and provide an orientation to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and its services as well as offer a tour of the facility. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome.
Open Online Workshop: PubMed
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Online
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. Registration is required. After registering, participants will receive the class URL via email.
RefWorks
Thursday, September 12, 2013
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Online
Do you want to save time and energy in managing your citations and creating a bibliography? This online workshop will discuss topics including importing citations from databases, organizing the citations, and correctly formatting citations for a manuscript.
Register Online
RefWorks
Monday, September 23, 2013
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library - TML Classroom, 2-006
Do you want to save time and energy in managing your citations and creating a bibliography? This class will discuss topics including importing citations from databases, organizing the citations, and correctly formatting citations for a manuscript. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome.
Register Online
Tompkins-McCaw Library Orientation & Tour
Thursday, September 26, 2013
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library - TML Classroom, 2-006
Learn about the variety of resources and services available to you from the VCU Libraries. In these one hour sessions we`ll show you the most effective ways to find books, journals, and other information for research and provide an orientation to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and its services as well as offer a tour of the facility. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome.
Register Online
Tompkins-McCaw Library Orientation & Tour
Monday, September 9, 2013
Noon - 1:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library - TML Classroom, 2-006, MCV Campus
Learn about the variety of resources and services available to you from the VCU Libraries. In these one hour sessions we`ll show you the most effective ways to find books, journals, and other information for research and provide an orientation to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and its services as well as offer a tour of the facility. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome.
RefWorks
Thursday, September 12, 2013
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Online
Do you want to save time and energy in managing your citations and creating a bibliography? This online workshop will discuss topics including importing citations from databases, organizing the citations, and correctly formatting citations for a manuscript.
Open Online Workshop: RefWorks - A Citation Management Program
Monday, August 26, 2013
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Online
Do you want to save time and energy in managing your citations and creating a bibliography? This class will discuss topics including importing citations from databases, organizing the citations, and correctly formatting citations for a manuscript. Registration is required. After registering, participants will receive the class URL via email
Open Online Workshop: PubMed: the Basics
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Online
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. Registration is required. After registering, participants will receive the class URL via email.
Tompkins-McCaw Library Orientation & Tour
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Noon - 1:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library - TML Classroom, 2-006
Learn about the variety of resources and services available to you from the VCU Libraries. In these one hour sessions we`ll show you the most effective ways to find books, journals, and other information for research and provide an orientation to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and its services as well as offer a tour of the facility. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch.
Open Workshop: RefWorks - A Citation Management Program
Monday, August 12, 2013
Noon - 1:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library - Library Classroom, 2-006, MCV Campus
Do you want to save time and energy in managing your citations and creating a bibliography? This class will discuss topics including importing citations from databases, organizing the citations, and correctly formatting citations for a manuscript. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome.
Open Online Workshop: PubMed: The Basics
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Noon - 1:00 pm
Online , MCV Campus
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. Registration is required. After registering, participants will receive the class URL via email.
Tompkins-McCaw Library Orientation & Tour
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Noon - 1:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library - TML Classroom, Room 2-006, MCV Campus
Learn about the variety of resources and services available to you from the VCU Libraries. In these one hour sessions we'll show you the most effective ways to find books, journals, and other information for research and provide an orientation to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and its services as well as offer a tour of the facility. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch.
Open Workshop: RefWorks - A Citation Management Program
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Noon - 1:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library - Library Classroom, 2-006, MCV Campus
Do you want to save time and energy in managing your citations and creating a bibliography? This class will discuss topics including importing citations from databases, organizing the citations, and correctly formatting citations for a manuscript. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome.
Tompkins-McCaw Library Orientation & Tour
Thursday, July 25, 2013
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tompkins-McCaw Library - TML Classroom, 2-006, MCV Campus
Learn about the variety of resources and services available to you from the VCU Libraries. In these one hour sessions we`ll show you the most effective ways to find books, journals, and other information for research and provide an orientation to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and its services as well as offer a tour of the facility. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome.
Open Online Workshop: RefWorks
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Online , MCV Campus
Do you want to save time and energy in managing your citations and creating a bibliography? This online workshop will discuss topics including importing citations from databases, organizing the citations, and correctly formatting citations for a manuscript. Registration required. After registering you will receive the class URL via email.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Online
Do you want to save time and energy in managing your citations and creating a bibliography? This class will discuss topics including importing citations from databases, organizing the citations, and correctly formatting citations for a manuscript. Registration is required. After registering, participants will receive the class URL via email
Online Workshop: Advanced PubMed
Wednesday, April 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM, Online
During this online workshop you will learn how to get more out of PubMed by using subject headings and setting up a MyNCBI account to save search strategies and send you regular updates. Explore some of the other databases that link to PubMed covering drugs, sequences, structures and more. Register at PubMed
Open Workshop: Library Orientation & Tour
Tuesday, April 30
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, TML Classroom, Room 2-006
Learn about the variety of resources and services available to you from the VCU Libraries. In these one hour sessions we`ll show you the most effective ways to find books, journals, and other information for research and provide an orientation to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and its services as well as offer a tour of the facility. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch. Register at Library Tour
RefWorks -- A Citation Management Program
Wednesday, May 1
12:15 - 1:00 PM, TML Classroom, Room 2-006
RefWorks is 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. With all the needed styles contained within RefWorks, your bibliography can easily be generated in APA, MLA, or most any other style. RefWorks now includes the added module, RefShare, which allows users to share their RefWorks references with both members of their own institution and globally with any researchers via the Internet, further enhancing collaborative projects. Register at RefWorks
Tuesday, March 5
11:00 am - Noon, Sanger Hall B1-020
Have you tried the VCU Libraries Search box recently and noticed the new results format? Are you uncertain about what you have found? Please join us to learn about what you are searching and strategies for finding what you need. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. Register at Searching Primo
Tompkins-McCaw Library Orientation and Tour
Thursday, March 7
Noon - 1:00 pm, TML Room 2-006
Learn about the variety of resources and services available to you from the VCU Libraries. In these one hour sessions we`ll show you the most effective ways to find books, journals, and other information for research and provide an orientation to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and its services as well as offer a tour of the facility. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. Attendees may bring their lunch. Register at Library Tour
Brown Bag Lunch: The IRB - the Exempt, the Expedited, and the Full-Board
Wednesday, March 13
Noon - 1:00 pm, TML, Room 109
Understand the different levels of regulatory review required for research from Drs. Monika Markowitz, OHRP, and Betsy Ripley, IRB Chair. A second session will be scheduled to address specific questions from attendees. This session is free and open to the public. Seating is limited; advance registration is encouraged. The Whetting Your Appetite for Research Brown Bag series provides a forum for students, faculty, staff, and community partners engaged in research at VCU to gain a better understanding of the research process at VCU. Register at Brown Bag
Film Screening: Is Seeing Believing?
Thursday, March 14
Noon - 1:00 pm, TML Learning Center @ Hunton Student Center, Room 209
Horizon explores the strange and wonderful world of illusions - and reveals the tricks they play on our senses and why they fool us. We show how easy it is to trick your sense of taste by changing the colors of food and drink, explain how what you see can change what you hear, and see just how unreliable our sense of color can be. But all this trickery has a serious purpose. It is helping scientists to create a new understanding of how our senses work, not as individual senses, but connected together. Attendees may bring their lunch. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. Register at Film Screening
Friday, February 22, 2013
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library, Room 2-010
Tompkins-McCaw Library will host the internet broadcast of the keynote lecture of the 34th Annual Minority Health Conference at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Brian Smedley will explore how neighborhood and community contexts directly and indirectly shape health and contribute to health inequities as a result of racial and ethnic residential segregation. The presentation will also feature a discussion of policy strategies that de-concentrate poverty, reduce the geographic concentration of health risks, and increase investments in health-enhancing resources in communities that suffer from disinvestment. More information can be found at http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2013/keynoteabstract.cfm Access Live Webcast Lecture to register.
Open Workshop: Introduction to Searching PubMed
Monday, February 25, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library, Room 2-006
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. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. Access Searching PubMed to register.
Open Workshop: Tompkins McCaw Library Orientation and Tour
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
12:00 - 1:00 pm
TML Classroom, Room 2-006
Learn about the variety of resources and services available to you from the VCU Libraries. In these one hour sessions we`ll show you the most effective ways to find books, journals, and other information for research and provide an orientation to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and its services as well as offer a tour of the facility. Participants may bring their lunch. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. To register access Library Orientation & Tour
Community Health Education Center Program (CHEC): Boomerang Kids - When Your Adult Child Lives at Home
Thursday, February 28, 2013
12:00 - 1:00 pm
VCU Medical Center Gateway Building, CHEC
Please join us as Margaret Rittenhouse presents "Boomerang Kids - When Your Adult Child Lives at Home."Margaret Rittenhouse is a Behavioral Health Counselor in the Department of Psychiatry. This program will be especially helpful to you if your adult child is living at home again, or if you know someone in this situation. Attend to learn more about how to adapt to such a change and prevent it from negatively affecting your health. Light refreshments will be provided. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register, please contact Sarah or Dana at 828-2432 or email seamick@vcu.edu.The Community Health Education Center is located on the Ground Floor of the VCU Medical Center Gateway Building.
Open Workshop: Searching Primo - VCU Libraries New Discovery Tool
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanger Hall, Room B1-020
Have you tried the VCU Libraries Search box recently and noticed the new results format? Are you uncertain about what you have found? Please join us to learn what you are searching and strategies for finding what you need. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. Access Searching Primo to register.
12:30 - 1:00 PM
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Thursday, December 13
12:00 - 1:00 pm
PubMed
Online
Wednesday, November 7
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Film Screening: Diet: A Look at Processed Food, Nutrition, and Obesity in the 20th Century
TML Learning Center @ Hunton
Take advantage of a number of upcoming classes offered by the Tompkins-McCaw Library on a variety of topics, including sessions on Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Finding Health Statistics Online, RefWorks, Finding Images, and more.
Information about upcoming events and orientations offered by the Tompkins-McCaw Library and the James Branch Cabell Library is available through the Library Events Calendar.
For more information about training opportunities at Tompkins-McCaw Library, please contact Thelma Mack at 804-828-0017 or mackta@vcu.edu.
Whetting Your Appetite for Research Brown Bag Lunch: Discovering VCU's Research Resources
Class Schedule - Thursday, January 26, 2012
10:30 - 11:30 am: Tompkins-McCaw Library, 2-012 Register
1 - 2 pm: Sanger Hall, B1-020 Register
3 - 4 pm: Sanger Hall, B1-020 Register
Thursday, August 4
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Introduction to Searching CINAHL
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Tuesday, July 26
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Sequence Similarity Search: BLAST
Sanger Hall, B1-020
Wednesday, July 27
12:00 - 1:00 PM
RefWorks
Sanger Hall, B1-020
Tuesday, July 19
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Library Orientation
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Wednesday, July 6
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Library Orientation
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Introduction to Searching CINAHL
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Thursday, June 30, 201
12:00 - 1:00 PM
RefWorks Online Workshop
Online
Friday, July 1, 2011
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
VCUHS Smoke Free Campus Anniversary Health Fair
Gateway Building
Tuesday, June 21
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Whetting Your Appetite for Research Brown Bag Lunch: Making GCP Your Standard Research Practice
1st Floor Conference Room, 109
Friday, June 24
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Library Orientation
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Monday, June 13
12:00 - 1:00 PM
RefWorks
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Tuesday, June 7
1:30 - 4:00 PM
17th Annual Summer Public Health Research Institute and Videoconference on Minority Health: Health Equity: Progress and Pitfalls
Distance Education Room, 2-010
Thursday, June 9
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Library Orientation
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Wednesday, June 1
12:00 - 1:00 pm
PubMed
TML Learning Center @ Hunton
Thursday, May 26
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Introduction to Searching CINAHL
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Thursday, May 26
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Community Health Education Center Program: Happiness at Work
Gateway Building
Monday, May 2, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
PubMed
TML Learning Center @ Hunton
Monday, May 2, 2011
3:00 - 5:00 PM
TML Coffee Break
First Floor
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Whetting Your Appetite for Research Brown Bag Lunch: The IRB- the Exempt, the Expedited, and the Full-Board
Richmond Academy of Medicine Building, First Floor Conference Room
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
3:00 - 5:00 PM
TML Coffee Break
First Floor
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Film Screening: Spirituality, Suffering & Illness
TML Learning Center @ Hunton
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
3:00 - 5:00 PM
TML Coffee Break
First Floor
Thursday, May 5, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Library Orientation
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Thursday, May 5, 201
3:00 - 5:00 PM
TML Coffee Break
First Floor
Monday, April 25, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Library Orientation
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Whetting Your Appetite for Research: The IRB- the Exempt, the Expedited, and the Full-Board
1st Floor Conference Room, 109
Thursday, April 28, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Varicose Vein Care Program
Community Health Education Center, Gateway Building
Friday, April 29, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
CINAHL
Online
Thursday, April 21, 2011
12:00 - 01:00 PM
RefWorks
TML Learning Center @ Hunton
Monday, April 11, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
RefWorks
Sanger Hall, B1-020
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Technology Fair
Tompkins-McCaw Library
Thursday, April 14, 2011
10:00 - 11:30 AM
New Authors' Discussion Forum
Distance Education Room, 2-010
Wednesday, April 6
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Film Screening: Sick Around the World
TML Learning Center @ Hunton
Thursday, April 7
1:00 - 2:00 PM
PubMed
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Friday, April 8
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Library Orientation
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Monday, March 28, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Open Online Workshop: RefWorks
Online
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PsycINFO
Sanger Hall, B1-020
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Library Orientation
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Thursday, March 31, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Advanced PubMed
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Thursday, March 31, 2011
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Bedpan Elegance: Opening Reception
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
RefWorks
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Introduction to Searching CINAHL
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Thursday, March 24, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
PubMed
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Film Screening: The Brain that Changes Itself
TML Learning Center @ Hunton
Thursday, March 10, 2011
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Library Orientation
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Introduction to Searching CINAHL
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Using the VCU Libraries e-Books Collection (Health Sciences)
Library Instruction Classroom, 2-012
Thursday, March 3, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 PM
PubMed
Online
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library - 1st Floor Conference Room
This presentation will cover various aspects of how the iPhone/iPod Touch are being used in healthcare, and by healthcare providers and students. We will discuss the iPhone/iPod Touch features such as internet access, iTunes U, podcasts, and over 100,000 available applications. These features combined with the portability of the device are being used for medical imaging, alerts, patient monitoring, medical reference tools and calculators, even hospital security camera monitoring, and more. We will also touch on the basics of deploying and managing these devices. After the presentation, we encourage folks to use the remaining scheduled time to join Apple for refreshments and informal discussions with other attendees. Seating is limited; registration required.
Tompkins-McCaw Library is hosting two full-day PubMed classes offered by the National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC) from 8:30 am to 5 pm on January 28 and 29 in room 2-012. These classes are designed to teach students how to use PubMed, including MEDLINE citations and an overview of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). For more information and to register, visit http://tinyurl.com/yl88958 or http://tinyurl.com/y8gjp4j.
Warner Yuen, Apple Consulting Engineer for Scientific Computing
Tuesday December 8, 2009
9:30 am - Noon
Tompkins-McCaw Library - First Floor Conference Room MCV Campus
Breakthrough concepts from Apple have revolutionized print publishing, the music industry, and mobile connectivity. Apple technology and innovative partner solutions are now transforming the continuum of mobility from portable to mobile learning tools in medical education. This session will highlight the use of Apple technology in medicine. - Medical imaging applications - Collaboration Services - Publishing and presentation tools - iPhone and iPod touch - Applications for medical education - Applications for practicing medicine. Free and open to the public,
Seating is Limited; Registration encouraged! Register online today!
This event is sponsored by the VCU Libraries and VCU Technology Services.
Refreshments provided courtesy Apple, Inc.
Have you noticed PubMed's new appearance, but need some help navigating the new layout? Attend one of Tompkins-McCaw Library's PubMed Redesign: Are You Ready for the New Look? workshops on Wednesday, November 4 from 12 to 1 pm or Tuesday, November 10 from 10 to 11 am.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) has redesigned most PubMed search screens. To start with, the PubMed homepage has been streamlined, and includes an NCBI Header, Search Bar, and Footer that are common to all PubMed pages. There have been changes to display pages, location of Limits, History, and other tabs, Clipboard and output options. This class will go over these changes and provide a quick review of how best to search PubMed and send your results to RefWorks.
To register for the Wednesday, November 4 class, visit http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7257.
To register for the Tuesday, November 10 class, visit http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7258.
Have you noticed PubMed's new appearance, but need some help navigating the new layout? The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) has redesigned most PubMed search screens. To start with, the PubMed homepage has been streamlined, and includes an NCBI Header, Search Bar, and Footer that are common to all PubMed pages. There have been changes to display pages, location of Limits, History, and other tabs, Clipboard and output options.
Attend one of Tompkins-McCaw Library's "PubMed Redesign: Are You Ready for the New Look?" workshops on Thursday, October 15 or Thursday, October 22 from 10 to 10:45 a.m. in Hunton Hall's Learning Center to learn more about these changes and discover how best to search PubMed and send your results to RefWorks. To register for the October 15 class, visit http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7183. To register for the October 22 class, visit http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7184.
The VCU Libraries and Technology Services invite the entire MCV Campus to attend the 2009 VCU Technology Fair. This event brings the latest in technology developments for the classroom, research, and mobile computing to VCU. Thinking about purchasing an iPhone, a BlackBerry Curve, or new laptop? Want to learn how others are using emerging technologies to streamline their research, workflow, patient interactions, and educational experience? Then plan to attend the VCU Technology Fair. This event is free and open to the public.
Participating exhibitors include Lenovo, Apple, Blackboard, Microsoft, Echo, Daly Computers, Dell, Cisco, and Microsoft and many more.
• Over 10 items to be raffled including iPod shuffles, Godiva chocolates, and other goodies.
• Complimentary lunch will be provided!
Presentations
Lenovo Technology Roadmap and New Product Offerings for 2009 - Learn about Lenovo's new products and see how they can help in both professional and personal work. Distance Education Room (2-010)
Using Apple Technologies in the 21st Century Learning Environment - Review data from the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow-Today results and learn how Apple technologies are being used to support 21st century learning environments including programs for the iPhone in the medical field. Library Instruction Classroom (2-012)
Can't attend on April 2, then plan to attend the Technology Fair on the Monroe Park Campus on April 1 at the University Student Commons.
For more information, call 828-0017 or visit us online at http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/tdays/
This year, the Tompkins-McCaw Library will be offering a new suite of online classes for your learning convenience. There will be a total of 15 classes on 15 different topics lasting 15 minutes each. Some of the topics include CINAHL, PubMed, RefWorks, Web of Science, drug information, consumer health, and evaluating Websites to name a few. Setting up your computer to participate in these classes is straightforward and requires a one-time setup wizard.
To register for these classes or to check out all of our upcoming events, please visit the Library Events page.
Take advantage of a number of upcoming classes offered by the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences on a variety of topics, including PubMed, RefWorks, Tests and Measurements, and the Instructional Media Workshop. A complete list of upcoming training and orientations is available through the VCU Libraries Events calendar. Sign-up today!
To schedule a training session at the Tompkins-McCaw Library, contact Thelma Mack, Education Services Coordinator, 828-0017.
with Addeane S. Caelleigh, MA , Former Editor, Academic Medicine
Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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 covered included 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. Complete the workshop evaluation.
Note: All handouts are available in printable Adobe PDF format and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing and printing.
Group I: Journals, Peer-review
- How Journals Work and How to Make Them Work For You
- CSE's White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications (ToC only)
- Uniform Requirements of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ToC only)
- Peer Review process--chart
- Reasons that Papers about Studies / Interventions Are Not Accepted
- Criteria for Authorship at Peer-reviewed Journals (examples from 5 journals)
Group II: Better Papers
- How to Build Better Papers for Peer-reviewed Journals
- Questions for Writing the First Draft of a Journal Article
- Writing an abstract
- Samples of abstracts
Group III: Tables and Graphs
- Graphical Designs
- Misleading graphic, 2005 from CNN
- Chartjunk - test pattern
Hands-on Exercises
- Hypothetical Dilemmas at Peer-reviewed Research Journals
- Exercises in plain writing
- Is Sliced Bread All it's Cracked Up to Be? A Randomized Control Trial
- Designing tables and figures
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.
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.
Date: Thursday June 5, 2008
Time: Noon - 1:00 pm
Location: Main Hospital - The Learning Center
The VCU Libraries and the VCU Office of Research present Research Day 2008, which will highlight VCU's vast resources to support VCU's research enterprise, on Thursday, March 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tompkins-McCaw Library.
- Dr. Francis Macrina, vice president for research, will present the Ethics of Publishing at 8:45 a.m.
- Publishing with the New England Journal of Medicine will be held at 9:50 a.m.
- New Authors Mentoring Discussion Forum, a question-and-answer session with faculty, will be held at noon.
- Library Services Supporting VCU's Research Enterprise will be held at 1 p.m.
- Choosing Qualitative Data Analysis Software is Only Half the Story
will be held at 3 p.m.
- Managing Your Research Citations using RefWorks
will be held at 3 p.m. - Creating YourResearch Poster using the Instructional Media Workshop will be held at 3 p.m.
For more information, the complete schedule or to register for any of these workshops, visit http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/rday/rday_agenda.html
During this online workshop, 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 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Instructor Alan Williams, Education Services Librarian
Register Online at http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/detail.html?ID=42890
Learn what is available for use in the Instructional Media Workshop, a Self service facility in Tompkins-McCaw Library for creating media presentation materials. The IMW computers include a variety of software, including Adobe software used to convert MS Word documents into .pdf files. Equipment and supplies are available in the Workshop to produce posters, signs, digital images, and edit audio and video files. Use of the Workshop is done independently. Register and then meet at the Service Desk, 1st floor, Tompkins-McCaw Library, 509 N. 12th St., MCV Campus.
Upcoming Workshops:
Wednesday, February 6, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Friday, February 22, 9:00 - 10:00 am
Wednesday, March 5, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Tuesday, March 18, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
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
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
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 11:00 am - Noon
Location Library Instruction Classroom, Tompkins-McCaw Library
Instructor Virginia Stone, Education Services Librarian
Register Online at http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/detail.html?ID=40546
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
This workshop will provide attendees a brief outline of the major tools used to access NCHS data, the reasons for using each tool, and a brief demonstration using real, NCHS data as examples. Microdata access tools will be covered, including SETS, Beyond 20/20, Data Ferrett, CDC Wonder, Data 2010, and WISCARS. Seating is limited for this session; Advanced registration required. This class is free and open to the public.
Date: Friday September 28, 2007
Time: 10:00 am - Noon
Location: Tompkins-McCaw Library - 2-012 MCV Campus
Speaker: Linda Washington, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Searching for information takes time, especially when looking for older material that is not available from your computer in a full text online format. This workshop will provide an overview of health sciences print resources to locate needed information, and guidance to help you 'hand search' the literature for articles that are more difficult to locate. The class will be held at the Tompkins-McCaw Library in LIMERC, Room 2-012. Advanced registration is recommended.
*Tuesday, June 19, 2007, Noon - 1:00 pm
*Wednesday, July 18, 2007, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
For more information and to register, visit http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/
Learn to use the Instructional Media Workshop, a self-service facility in Tompkins-McCaw Library for creating media presentation materials. The IMW computers include a variety of software, including Adobe software used to convert MS Word documents into PDF files. Equipment and supplies are available in the Workshop to produce posters, banners, signs, digital images, audio and video. First-time users are encouraged to attend the class before using the Workshop independently. Meet at the Service Desk, 1st floor, Tompkins-McCaw Library, 509 N. 12th St., MCV Campus.
*Wednesday, June 13, 2007, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
*Tuesday, July 10, 2007, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
*Friday, July 27, 2007, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
*Tuesday, August 14, 2007, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
For more information about these workshops and other VCU Libraries events and classes, log on to:
http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/index.html
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. Tompkins-McCaw Library, LIMERC, Room 2-012.
*Tuesday, July 31, 2007, 11:00 am - Noon
For more information about these workshops, or any of the Summer classes, contact Thelma Mack, Education Services Coordinator, 828-0017.
Learn about the variety of resources and services available to you from the VCU Libraries. In these one hour sessions we'll show you the most effective ways to find books, journals, and other information for research and provide an orientation to the library and its services as well as offer a tour of the facility for employees and students. Tours will begin at the Service Desk, 1st floor, Tompkins-McCaw Library, 509 N. 12th St.
*Friday, June 15, 2007, Noon - 1:00 pm
*Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
*Thursday, August 9, 2007, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
For more information about these workshops and other VCU Libraries events and classes, log on to:
http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/index.html
This class reviews topics covered in the PubMed Basics class while presenting advanced tips and techniques for searching the database. Tompkins-McCaw Library
*Monday, March 5, 2007 Noon - 1:00 pm TompCat, Rm. 2-006
*Tuesday, April 24, 2007 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm LIMERC, Rm. 2-012
For more information about these workshops and other VCU Libraries events and classes, log on to:
http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/index.html
Need a prescription for finding drug information? This class will describe options for searching full-text resources such as STATRef! and MD Consult, databases to identify journal articles such as International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, and Internet sites for reliable and up-to-date drug information. Tompkins-McCaw Library - LIMERC, Rm. 2-012, MCV Campus.
*Monday, January 29, 2007 11:00 am - Noon
*Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
*Thurday, March 22, 2007 9:00 am - 10:00 am
For more information about this workshop, and other VCU Libraries events and classes, log on to http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/index.html
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
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
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.
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. Advanced registration is required.
Location: Tompkins-McCaw Library - LIMERC, Rm. 2-012 MCV Campus
Date: Friday, October 27, 2006
Time: 1:00-5:00 pm
Register Now at: http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/course_detail.asp?ID=3615
For more information about this workshop, contact Shannon Jones at sdjones@vcu.edu or 828-0626
