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Scholarly Publication and Open Access Webcast
Posted Friday, November 9, 2007, 2:37 pm by Barbara Knight
You are invited to a webcast on Scholarly Publication and Open Access, which will be held in the classroom of the Library of the Health Sciences from 1 - 3 pm on Tuesday, November 20th. The webcast is presented by the Medical Library Association (MLA).

Objectives of the program are:
1.  To introduce, define, and explain significant models of scholarly publishing
2.  To explore the impact of open access on academic libraries, hospital libraries, and authors
3.  To discuss practical examples of new models of scholarly publishing and describe actions from both university and hospital perspectives to support new approaches.

Issues to be addressed include:
Part I:  What is scholarly publishing?  Definition of scholarly publishing - Public access - Associations involved in the issues - Key issues in the publishing industry.
Part II:  Environmental scan of the publishing industry.  How are publishers reacting to open access? - What new models are emerging? - What are the flavors of open access? - What are the concerns among publishers? - What about issues of sustainability?
Part III:  What is the impact on libraries and their users?  Impact and concerns for libraries - Impact, benefit, and concerns for the author/researcher - Ways librarians and libraries can support these new initiatives.
Part IV:  Resources.
PubMed Searching Skills
Posted Tuesday, June 19, 2007, 3:23 pm by Barbara Knight
need updating?   Check out the PubMed Tutorial!  Go to PubMed and click on Tutorials on the Blue Side Bar to update your PubMed skills.  You can also refresh your skills with a PubMed QuickTour.  The QuickTours require only 1 to 4 minutes of time.
Learn more about SCOPUS
Posted Friday, May 4, 2007, 4:08 pm by Judy Rieke
Consider attending online Live Meetings to learn more about SCOPUS .  The following sessions each take about 20 minutes, but can save you hours when doing your searches.

Using SCOPUS to complete funding & grant applications:
  • Tuesday, May 8,10:30 AM (scopus1may8) and 1:30 PM (scopus2may8)
  • Wednesday, May 16,10:30 AM (scopus1may16) and 1:30 PM (scopus2may16)
  • Thursday, May 24, 10:30 AM (scopus1may24) and 1:30 PM (scopus2may24)
  • Wednesday, June 20,10:30 AM (scopus1june20) and 1:30 PM (scopus2june20)
Citation Searching in SCOPUS:
  • Thursday, May 17,10:30 AM (37GCK5) and 1:30 PM (8ZDPNR)
  • Tuesday, June 12,10:30 AM (M58STC) and 1:30 PM (4XWGFF)
  • Tuesday, June 19,10:30 AM (G997M4)and 1:30 PM (HD2Z7N)
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Update on author searching, WebCites, Patents, RSS feeds:
  • Wednesday, May 9,10:30 AM (scopus1may9) and 1:30 PM (scopus2may9)
  • Thursday, May 10,10:30 AM (scopus1may10) and 1:30 PM (scopus2may10)
  • Tuesday, May 15, 10:30 AM (scopus1may15) and 1:30 PM (scopus2may15)
  • Tuesday, June 12,10:30 AM (scopus1june12) and 1:30 PM (scopus2june12)
  • Thursday, June 14,10:30 AM (scopus1june14)and 1:30 PM (scopus2june14)

Directions to log-on to one of the sessions
  1. Go to the URL:  https://www305.livemeeting.com/cc/elseviercustomereducation/join
  2. Enter name and meeting ID (the series of numbers/letters listed beside the session times above, such as scopus1may8)
  3. Click join meeting
  4. Join teleconference by calling 1-866-261-9402 and entering the conference code 969229 followed by # sign
If you need additional help connecting, contact Microsoft Customer Service at 1-866-493-2825.  Or call the reference desk at 777-3994.  
SCOPUS Training on Thursday, April 26th
Posted Monday, April 16, 2007, 11:53 am by Judy Rieke
Please come!  Thursday April 26th 1 to 2 pm in Medical School Room B320B.  Training and update on using SCOPUS for Citation Searching including sorting results, citation overviews, how to use SCOPUS when preparing grant applications. and using the Hirsch or h-index a new performance management tool for scientific authors.  Presented by SCOPUS trainer, Armond Dirado.   Questions welcomed!  Register to win an  iPod Shuffle and Memory Stick (512 MB) to be presented later in the afternoon.  

If you have a schedule conflict, consider attending these sessions:  Chemistry, Abbott  Hall, Room 343, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.; Geology - Leonard Hall, Room 108,  2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
PDA Training
Posted Tuesday, February 7, 2006, 4:26 pm by Lila Pedersen
A series of 30-minute sessions in February will focus on tips for using your PDA's.  They will be held in Room B320B in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences building and will be presented by Mary Markland, Southeast Clinical Campus Librarian.  All sessions will be held on Thursdays.

February 2nd
12:30  Finding, downloading, and installing software
1:10  InfoRetriever, FirstConsult, DynaMed and other EBM resources

February 9th
12:30  Drug Information
1:10  Software for Clinical Settings

February 16th
12:30  Surfing the Web
1:10  Keeping Up to Date:  Current Awareness tools

February 23rd
12:30  Organizing your Life:  How to use the Calendar and Contacts more
effectively
1:10 Repeat of 12:30 OR other requests
MD Consult/First Consult Training
Posted Tuesday, October 25, 2005, 12:00 pm by Judy Rieke
A trainer from MD Consult/First Consult will be on campus November 1.  There are two training sessions scheduled at 1 pm and 3 pm on Tuesday November 1st.  The 1 pm session will be in the library classroom, Room 1300K .  The 3 pm session will be held in room B320b in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences Building.  MD Consult/First Consult is a suite of electronic information resources including books, journal articles, and patient information that meets the clinical content needs of physicians and other health care professionals.  Access to this resource is provided through the generous support of the children of Karl Christian Wold, M.D. who created the Dr. Karl Christian Wold Endowment for the library.
Everyone is welcome to attend the training.
SCOPUS Open House & Training
Posted Wednesday, October 5, 2005, 2:00 pm by Judy Rieke
The University of North Dakota Libraries staff invites students, faculty, and staff to training sessions and an open house to learn about Scopus.  What is Scopus?...A new web research tool that is the most extensive abstract and citation database ever assembled.  It has currently 28 million records from 1966 to the present covering articles from over 14,200 peer-reviewed titles from more than 4,000 international publishers covering social science, scientific, medical, and technical subjects.  Scopus will help you keep up-to-date on new research, find unexpected connections between subject areas, locate patent information, see reference lists from articles, and discover who is citing your publications.

Scopus at UND was funded through the University of North Dakota Libraries, North Dakota INBRE, & UND Neuroscience COBRE.

Training sessions will be presented by a Scopus trainer and are scheduled for October 12:
9:30 a.m.to 11:00 a.m.Chester Fritz Library, Room 108
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences, Room B320B, Medical School

Open House, October 12: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Memorial Union, Main Level

Please plan to attend.  There will be refreshments and give-aways - including an i-Pod.  Come, visit us, and learn!
ScienceDirect Training.
Posted Monday, October 4, 2004, 3:26 pm by HEFL Webmaster
ScienceDirect training will be held on campus to assist users with navigating the expanded offerings on this electronic resource.  There will be two sessions at the Chester Fritz Library on Turesday October 5th and one at the Library of the Health Sciences on Wednesday October 6th at 10:00 am.  A trainer from ScienceDirect will be available to update users on the newest features.  There will be refreshments and door prizes.  Stop by Room B320b in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences for the hands-on session.
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