Workshops are free and open to the public. No registration is needed unless otherwise noted.
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Citation Manager: EndNote
Managing Your Citations with EndNote/EndNote Web | ||
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Covers the basic features of using EndNote, including organization of databases and records, searching and sorting records, importing records electronically from MadCat and journal article databases, and instant formatting of bibliographies. Also covers EndNote Web ( Free to campus users courtesy of UW-Madison Libraries). Learn how to set up your EndNote database initially to avoid later style formatting hassles. |
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| Wednesday January 23 | ||
| Steenbock Library • Check Lobby Sign for Room Number | 11:00-12:30 pm | ![]() |
| Thursday January 24 | ||
| Wendt Library • Room 108 |
4:00-5:15 pm | ![]() |
| Wednesday February 13 | ||
| Memorial Library • Room 436 |
12:00-1:30 pm | ![]() |
| Thursday February 21 | ||
| Steenbock Library • Check Lobby Sign for Room Number | 3:00-4:30 pm | ![]() |
| Wednesday March 5 | ||
| Ebling Library • Room 2121 | 12:00-1:00 pm | ![]() |
| Thursday March 6 | ||
| Wendt Library • Room 108 |
4:00-5:15 pm | ![]() |
| Friday March 7 | ||
| Ebling Library • Room 2121 | 12:00-1:00 pm | ![]() |
| Tuesday March 25 | ||
| Steenbock Library • Check Lobby Sign for Room Number | 10:00-11:30 am | ![]() |
| Wednesday April 9 | ||
| Ebling Library • Room 2121 | 12:00-1:00 pm | ![]() |
| Friday April 11 | ||
| Ebling Library • Room 2121 | 12:00-1:00 pm | ![]() |
Citation Manager: RefWorks
Managing Your Citations with RefWorks | ||
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Covers the basic features of using RefWorks, including organization of records, searching and sorting records, importing records electronically from MadCat and journal databases, and the preparation of bibliographies. Hands-on practice included. Need additional help with problem solving or customization beyond these introductory workshops? Please contact a RefWorks Librarian by using the online form at: http://www.library.wisc.edu/instruction/refworks/askrefworksform.shtml for small group or individual appointments. Also, for more information about RefWorks visit: http://www.library.wisc.edu/refworks/questions.html. |
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| Thursday January 24 | ||
| Steenbock Library • Check Lobby Sign for Room Number | 3:00-4:30 pm | ![]() |
| Tuesday January 29 | ||
| Chemistry Library • Room 2361 | 12:00-1:15 pm | ![]() |
| Wednesday February 6 | ||
| Wendt Library • Room 108 |
11:00-12:30 pm | ![]() |
| Wednesday February 13 | ||
| Steenbock Library • Check Lobby Sign for Room Number | 10:00-11:30 am | ![]() |
| Wednesday February 20 | ||
| Ebling Library • Room 2121 | 12:00-1:00 pm | ![]() |
| Friday, February 22 | ||
| Ebling Library • Room 2121 | 12:00-1:00 pm | ![]() |
| Wednesday February 28 | ||
| Wendt Library • Room 108 |
4:00-5:00 pm | ![]() |
| Tuesday March 4 | ||
| Social Science Library • Room 3218 | 4:30-5:45 pm | ![]() |
| Thursday March 6 | ||
| Memorial Library • Room 436 | 12:00-1:30 pm | ![]() |
| Tuesday March 11 | ||
| Steenbock Library • Check Lobby Sign for Room Number | 7:00-8:30 pm | ![]() |
| Thursday March 27 | ||
| College Library • Room 1193D | 4:00-5:30 pm | ![]() |
| Wednesday April 2 | ||
| Ebling Library • Room 2121 | 12:00-1:00 pm | ![]() |
| Thursday April 3 | ||
| Memorial Library • Room 436 | 12:00-1:30 pm | ![]() |
Friday April 4 |
| Ebling Library • Room 2121 | 12:00-1:00 pm | ![]() |
Citation Managers: Zotero
Digital Collections
Internet Searching: Job Hunting & Google for Research
Job Hunting on the Internet | ||
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| Covers resume writing sources, searching databases of job postings, finding the non-advertised jobs, and researching potential employers. For more information click here. | ||
| Thursday March 6 | ||
| Steenbock Library • Check Lobby Sign for Room Number | 4:00-5:15 pm | ![]() |
Google for Academic Research | ||
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| Power search with Google to remove the clutter and quickly locate quality resources. Get hands-on practice using Google, Google Scholar, Google Patents, and Google Book Search. Learn how to use FindIT and RefWorks with Google Scholar and how to evaluate your search results to get the best information from the Internet. | ||
| Monday January 28 | ||
| Wendt Library • Room 108 | 4:00-5:15 pm | ![]() |
| Thursday January 31 | ||
| Steenbock Library • Check Lobby Sign for Room Number | 4:00-5:15 pm | ![]() |
| Thursday February 7 | ||
| Wendt Library • Room 108 | 4:00-5:15 pm | ![]() |
| Thursday February 21 | ||
| Memorial Library • Room 436 | 3:00-4:00 pm | ![]() |
| Monday March 3 | ||
| CIMC • Room 348 Advanced Registration Required |
10:00-11:30 am | ![]() |
| Tuesday April 1 | ||
| College Library • Room 1193D | 4:00-5:00 pm | ![]() |
Libraries in a Nutshell
Keeping Current with the Literature
MadCat
Geographic Information Systems
Publishing Your Research
PubMed
PubMed for the Life Sciences | ||
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| Learn how to successfully mine PubMed (MEDLINE), the world's largest biomedical literature database, using advanced features such as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), limits, clinical queries, citation matcher, and the new My NCBI feature for saving searches, search results, and setting up customized tabs or topic/journal alerts. Learn the power of PubMed record Links to Entrez database such as Gene, Protein, and PubChem Compound. For information email Barbara Lazewski. | ||
| Thursday February 7 | ||
| Steenbock Library • Check Lobby Sign for Room Number | 3:30-5:00 pm | ![]() |
Web Based Learning Tools
Creating Course Sites with Moodle | ||
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| An introduction to Moodle's flexible, open course design platform, and introduction to creating online course sites using this open source tool. For more information visit the CIMC Workshop Web site. | ||
| Friday January 25 | ||
| CIMC Library • Room 348 Advanced Registration Required |
10:00-12:00 pm | ![]() |
Exploring Second Life Learning Spaces | ||
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| An introduction to "Second Life", an online virtual world and simulation learning environment. Session will bring participants in world, help create an avitar, and provide navigation to campus and learning spaces in Second Life. For more information visit the CIMC Workshop Web site. | ||
| Friday April 11 | ||
| CIMC Library • Room 356 Advanced Registration Required |
10:00-12:00 pm | ![]() |
Stop Paying for Software: Open Source Programs for Presentation, Graphics, Web Design, and Statistics | ||
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| Participants will learn how to find "free" programs on the Internet as well as how to use open source programs for a variety of tasks. We explore presentation and other "productivity" functions using Sun's OpenOffice suite of programs. Image editing similar to Adobe Photoshop will be demonstrated with the GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). Statistics and Web design work will also be shown using the R statistical environment and Nvu respectively. For more information visit the CIMC Workshop Web site. | ||
| Friday April 4 | ||
| CIMC Library • Room 348 Advanced Registration Required |
2:00-4:00 pm | ![]() |
Web Development with Dreamweaver
Introduction to Dreamweaver | ||
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| This hands-on workshop introduces participants to Adobe Dreamweaver. By building a small Web site (less than 10 pages), participants will gain familiarity with the program's workspace, and how to make Web pages, insert images, make navigation links between site pages, and link to external Web sites. For more information visit the CIMC Workshop Web site. | ||
| Friday February 1 | ||
| CIMC Library • Room 348 Advanced Registration Required |
2:00-4:00 pm | ![]() |
Dreamweaver Web Site Management | ||
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| This hands-on workshop explores such additional features of Dreamweaver as templates, libraries and document sharing. For more information visit the CIMC Workshop Web site. | ||
| Friday March 7 | ||
| CIMC Library • Room 348 Advanced Registration Required |
2:00-4:00 pm | ![]() |
Chemistry
Education
Creating a Poster for a Conference | ||
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| In this session, we build a basic poster in Adobe Illustrator, learn tips for successful printing to the wide-format poster printer. For more information visit the CIMC Workshop Web site. | ||
| Friday March 14 | ||
| CIMC Library • Room 348 Advanced Registration Required |
10:00-12:00 pm | ![]() |
Digital Camcorders and iMovie | ||
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| Learn how to capture and edit your own digital movies in this hands on workshop for beginners using Imovie, a Macintosh based software. For more information visit the CIMC Workshop Web site. | ||
| Friday February 29 | ||
| CIMC Library • Room 356 Advanced Registration Required |
1:00-3:00 pm | ![]() |
Digital Storytelling | ||
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| We all have stories to tell, and with digital tools like video, digital images, and audio, these stories can be told with depth and creativity. Digital storytelling is an increasingly popular assignment given in elementary and secondary schools. Students who create digital stories learn multimedia skills, how to structure stories, and develop project planning skills. This workshop will introduce the components and workflow of creating a digital story. Knowledge of Apple's iMovie, Adobe Photoshop, camcorders, and digital cameras is helpful, but not required. For more information visit the CIMC Workshop Web site. | ||
| Friday February 22 | ||
| CIMC Library • Room 356 Advanced Registration Required |
1:00-3:00 pm | ![]() |
Introduction to Data Analysis with SPSS |
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| The purposes of this workshop is to familiarize participants with the SPSS workspace and to do a basic data analysis. First we will prepare the data for analysis by using the SPSS Data Editor to label its variables. Then we will choose analyses from menus to summarize the data and to describe relationships. Finally, a report of the output will be prepared in the SPSS Viewer and exported for publishing on the Web. For more information visit the CIMC Workshop Web site. | ||
| Friday February 22 | ||
| CIMC Library • Room 348 Advanced Registration Required |
2:00-4:00 pm | ![]() |
Health Sciences
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
If you can't attend a workshop you need, many libraries offer group and/or individual sessions. Contact the campus Library & Information Literacy Instruction Office
