Workshops by Topic
Workshops by Subject
Workshops are free and open to the public. No registration is needed unless otherwise noted.
Grants
Identifying Grants for Research and Project Funding |
Aimed at faculty and researchers from UW-Madison departments who are interested in identifying grant opportunities. Hands-on workshop using three grants databases: Foundation Directory Online, COS Pivot, and Philanthropy In/Sight. Individuals seeking person grants to fund their education should attend the "Grants for Your Education" workshop. |
| Wednesday, August 7 |
| Memorial Library • Room 231 |
10:00-11:30am |
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Grants for Your Education |
For current and future students in Wisconsin (of any institute of higher education) interested in researching potential scholarships, fellowships, and grants for one's education. Focus is on how to identify funding sources beyond those that are available through most offices of financial aid. |
| Tuesday, June 25 |
| Memorial Library • Room 231 |
1:00-2:30pm |
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Introduction to Foundation Grants for Nonprofit Organizations: Part I |
Sessions will include an orientation to the Collection, background on the world of grantmaking, information on how to build a credible nonprofit organization, as well as general grantseeking tips. This workshop is suitable for staff of nonprofit organizations outside of the university. |
| Thursday, July 18 |
| Memorial Library • Room 231 |
1:00-2:15pm |
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Thursday, August 15 |
| Memorial Library • Room 231 |
9:00-10:15am |
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Intro to Foundation Grants for Non-Profit Organizations: Part II |
Hands-on workshop using three grants databases: Foundation Directory Online, Foundations in Wisconsin, and Philanthropy In/Sight. |
| Thursday, July 18 |
| Memorial Library • Room 231 |
2:30-4:00pm |
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| Thursday, August 15 |
| Memorial Library • Room 231 |
10:30am-12:30pm |
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Funding: A Grants Overview |
Searching for government and private funding opportunities can be daunting. This session will use a variety of databases as well as other resources to track funding outcomes and how to identify funds for research, equipment, travel, training, and more. This is not to be missed if you are seeking to initiate or fine-tune your search for funding opportunities. |
| Wednesday, July 10 |
| Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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| Friday, July 12 |
| Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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Citation Manager: EndNote
Managing Your Citations with EndNote |
EndNote is a desktop citation management software available for purchase from the DoIT Tech Store. This workshop covers the basic features of using EndNote, such as collecting references and files from online databases, sharing references, and formatting citations and bibliographies.
Can't make a workshop, or need additional help? Contact any of the EndNote librarians for small group or individual appointments, or try the Quick Start guide.
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| Tuesday, June 25 |
| Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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| Wednesday, June 26 |
| Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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| Thursday, June 27 |
| Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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| Wednesday, July 17 |
Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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| Friday, July 19 |
Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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Citation Manager: EndNote Web |
EndNote Web is an web-based citation manager free to UW-Madison staff and students that can be used as a standalone citation manager or in conjunction with EndNote Desktop. In this workshop covers the basic features of using EndNote Web such as collecting references and files from online databases, sharing references, and formatting citations and bibliographies.
Can't make a workshop, or need additional help? Contact any of the EndNote librarians for small group or indvidual appointments or try the Quick Start Guide.
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| Wednesday, August 7 |
Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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| Friday, August 9 |
Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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Citation Manager: Zotero
Managing Your Citations with Zotero |
Zotero is an open source citation manager and academic social networking tool. This workshop covers the basic features of using Zotero such as collecting references and files from online databases, sharing references, and formatting citations and bibliographies.
Can't make a workshop, or need additional help? Please contact any of
the Zotero librarians or try the Zotero quick start guide.
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| Wednesday, July 17 |
Wendt Commons Library • Room 108
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4:00-5:15pm |
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| Wednesday, July 24 |
Ebling Library • Room 3268
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Noon-1:00pm |
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| Friday, July 26 |
Ebling Library • Room 3268
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12:00-1:00pm |
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Citation Manager: Mendeley
Managing Your Citations with Mendeley |
Mendeley is a free citation manager and academic social networking tool. This workshop covers the basic features of using Mendeley such as collecting references and files from online databases, sharing references, and formatting citations and bibliographies. |
| Tuesday, June 18 |
| Wendt Commons Library • Room 108. Please bring your own laptop to this session. |
4:00-5:15pm |
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PubMed
PubMed Basics |
| PubMed is the world's largest biomedical literature database. In this introductory hands-on class you will learn how to effectively utilize some of PubMed's many features and tools, such as Limits, History, the new PubMed Search Builder, and an introduction to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). |
| Wednesday, June 12 |
| Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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| Friday, June 14 |
| Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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Advanced PubMed |
| PubMed has many tools that most researchers seldom use. Learn about some of these "hidden" features that can help you search more efficiently, such as the MeSH database, topic-specific search filters, the Journals database, and saving searches in My NCBI. We recommend that attendees come to our My NCBI session before attending this workshop. |
| Wednesday, June 19 |
| Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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| Thursday, June 20 |
| Ebling Library • Room 3268 |
Noon-1:00pm |
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Participants requesting disability-related accommodations should contact the campus Library & Information Literacy Instruction Office in advance, preferably at least two weeks prior to the event, at (608) 262-4308, email libinstruct@library.wisc.edu
Participants requesting disability-related accommodations should contact the campus Library & Information Literacy Instruction Office in advance, preferably at least two weeks prior to the event, at (608) 262-4308, email libinstruct@library.wisc.edu