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Where are the Data Repositories?

jvandervolgen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:00:41 +0000

Discovering and re-using research datasets has become much easier in recent years due in large part to data sharing initiatives, the increasing use of standards and innovative new technologies. Come learn about the data repositories and research data available for your use. We will also provide information on how to deposit your own research data and appropriately cite datasets in your publications. Eccles Express is pleased to have Daureen Nesdill, Data Curation Librarian, from the Marriott Library present this workshop.

Finding and Re-purposing Datasets
Thursday, April 25
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
HSEB 3100 D

For questions on the content of this workshop, please contact Daureen Nesdill: daureen.nesdill@utah.edu

For more information about the workshop series or to suggest topics for Eccles Express, please contact Jessi Van Der Volgen: j.vandervolgen@utah.edu

Images: Where can you find them and what’s legal?

jvandervolgen — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:45:24 +0000

Update: resources from this class are linked below.

Need to find the right image for your presentation? Once you find it, do you know how you can use it? This short workshop will cover Fair Use, Public Domain, Creative Commons and other issues in the use of images for teaching and presentations.

Please join us for Eccles Express:

Thursday, April 18
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
HSEB 3100 D

For questions on this workshop, please contact Nancy Lombardo: Nancy.Lombardo@utah.edu

Resources:

Digital Images – where to find them and whats legal
Using Digital Images URLs – Handout

Do you have a grant from the National Institutes of Health?

jvandervolgen — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:30:01 +0000

Join us for Eccles Express on Thursday, April 11^th to find out if your publications meet the updated NIH Public Access Policy requirements. You’ll learn how to check your compliance and make sure your papers are in PubMed Central. We will cover how to use NCBI My Bibliography to organize your publications and review your compliance, how to find out if a publisher will submit to PMC for you, and how to submit to PMC if they don’t.

The Updated NIH Public Access Policy
Thursday, April 11
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
HSEB 3100 D

For questions on this workshop, please contact Abby Adamczyk: Abby.adamczyk@utah.edu

What can you do to help more people find your research?

jvandervolgen — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:43:58 +0000

If you would like to learn a few simple steps you can take as you prepare your work for publication, bring your lunch and join us for Eccles Express on Thursday, April 4. This week’s session features a short workshop on Enhancing the Impact of Research. We’ll discuss measures to help you disseminate your work widely and make it easier to find in web searching and database searching.

Thursday, April 4
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
HSEB 3100 D

For questions on this workshop, please contact Jessi Van Der Volgen j.vandervolgen@utah.edu

Miss the Sex & Gender Differences Research Session?

ahonisett — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:07:57 +0000

Don’t worry! You can still see the video here: http://bit.ly/WJ3S9h

Access the handouts and the slides here: http://bit.ly/11HIgJo

The session covered:

What is the difference between sex and gender?
How do sex and gender affect health?
Why is it important to include sex and gender differences in research?
Where can I find more information and resources?
What is the Office of Research on Women’s Health?

You can find more resources in this guide: http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/sexandgender

New 30-minute workshops!

jvandervolgen — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:59:10 +0000

Crunched for time? Stop in for Eccles Express!

Eccles Express is a short workshop with an overview of the topic where you can learn strategies, steps, or resources you can employ right away. We are pleased to offer the following sessions on Thursdays in April, from 11:30 am-12:00 pm in HSEB 3100D.

April 4: Enhancing the Impact of Research
Presented by Jessi Van Der Volgen
Optimize the visibility and impact of your research through increased discoverability. In this session you’ll learn strategies to consider in preparing for publication, disseminating your research, and keeping track of your research.

April 11: The Updated NIH Public Access Policy
Presented by Abby Adamczyk
Do you have an NIH grant and need to find out if your publications meet the updated NIH Public Access Policy requirements? Learn how to check your compliance and make sure your papers are in PubMed Central.

April 18: Images: Where can you find them and what’s legal?
Presented by Nancy Lombardo
This brief overview will cover what is a legal use of images for teaching and presentations. Fair Use, Public Domain and Creative Commons issues will be discussed. Useful sites for finding images will be presented.

April 25: Finding and Re-Purposing Datasets
Presented by Peter Jones
Discovering and re-using research datasets has become much easier in recent years due in large part to data sharing initiatives, increasing use of standards and innovative new technologies. Come learn about some of the many treasure troves of research data available, as well as how to utilize and cite them.

These workshops are offered for free by Eccles Health Science Library and no registration is required. For questions about Eccles Express, please contact Jessi Van Der Volgen: j.vandervolgen@utah.edu

Fall 2011 issue of eSynapse newsletter now available

jeanneleber — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:10:20 +0000

The Fall 2011 issue of eSynapse, the newsletter of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, is now available online.

Issue highlights include:

Questions can be directed to the newsletter editor:
Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or jeanne.leber@utah.edu
or assistant editor Julie Quilter; 801-581-5534 or julie.quilter@utah.edu

eSynapse is published using open source software. The Open Journal Systems is a complete online journal management and publishing package that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS assists with every stage of the publishing process, from submissions through online publication and indexing.

NCBI Classes Available

jeanneleber — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:25:17 +0000

The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library is hosting two NCBI classes in the coming week. Peter Cooper from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) will be presenting BLAST and Genomes Updates. Peter will present these two sessions via Adobe Connect. Please join us in the Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 3100B. There is no fee to attend, but please register.

Class: BLAST: The Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
Date: Friday, July 15, 2011
Time: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Place: HSEB 3100 B
Description: The Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) finds regions of local similarity between protein or nucleotide sequences. The program compares nucleotide or protein sequences to sequence in a database and calculates the statistical significance of the matches. This class provides an introduction to BLAST and then describes the practical application of different BLAST program.

Class: Genomes Updates
Date: Monday, July 18, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m.-Noon
Place: HSEB 3100 B
Description: Contains sequence and map data from the whole genomes of over 1000 organisms. The genomes represent both completely sequenced organisms and those for which sequencing is in progress.

For more information contact Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744

Spotlight on toxicology

Todd Vandenbark — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:30:17 +0000

Each month the National Network of Libraries of Medicine offers a one-hour online class on a different resource from the National Library of Medicine. Tomorrow’s “Spotlight!” session will be on “Toxicology Resources”:

Are you exploring ways your library can become an active participant in emergency preparedness planning, response and recovery? In this interactive session, learn about National Library of Medicine toxicology resources you can bring to the community of planners, responders, health care professionals, and stakeholders. Discover free, authoritative tools for crisis response, rapid decision making, and consequence management.

Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE.

Registration is not required but greatly appreciated.

How to connect:

URL: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr/
Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone.
Login: as a guest with your first and last name. Instructions to connect to the audio will show up once you’ve logged in. Captioning will be provided a few minutes before the hour.
Questions: email mmagee@unmc.edu

TOXNET and Beyond

jeanneleber — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:45:27 +0000

The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library is hosting TOXNET and Beyond: Using the National Library of Medicine’s Environmental and Toxicology Portal webinar on Wednesday, June 1 and Friday, June 3. Stephanie Publicker, from Specialized Information Services, will present these two sessions via Adobe Connect. Please join us in the Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 3100-B at 10:00 a.m. for both. There is no fee to attend, but please register.

PART ONE: Introduces users to the Environmental Health and Toxicology Portal and covers the basics of searching the TOXNET system, including saving, printing and downloading citations. The databases covered in this session address factual and bibliographic information about chemicals and toxicology. (Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 10:00-Noon)

PART TWO: Continues the exploration of the portal by introducing resources that can be used to learn about environmental exposure, map environmental release data, and find drug and dietary supplement information. (Friday, June 3, 2011 at 10:00-11:30 a.m.)

For more information contact Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744

EndNote Web Classes in May and June

ahonisett — Fri, 06 May 2011 22:01:11 +0000

Are you having trouble managing your citations? Do you wish there was a way to share citations with your colleagues? Have you dreamed of a tool that can help you insert references directly into the paper you’re writing, while helping you build a bibliography? If so, today’s your lucky day.

The Eccles Library is offering classes on the web-based reference management tool EndNote Web.

This hands-on class will cover how to create an account, import data directly, and manually enter data. You will also learn how to edit and organize your database, and how to use EndNote Web to add references to your paper and create your bibliography.

Three sessions are available:

May 23 from 10 am – 11 am

May 26 from 10 am – 11 am

June 2 from10 am – 11 am

The class is free, but registration is required.

The instructor is Amy Honisett:

801-587-9246

Classes meet in HSEB 3100 B

For new Mac owners/users

Todd Vandenbark — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:32:29 +0000

Got a new Mac but you feel like it takes too long to find things? Have you inadvertently hit a key combination and now see something unexpected, or don’t see something you need? Want to mark-up a document but don’t have Adobe Acrobat? Need to adjust colors on just a few image but can’t afford Adobe Photoshop? Tired of the blue-and-white color scheme for folders? Need a way to organize your projects? Our Mac Tips & Tricks workshop will offer helpful ideas and answers to all of these questions and more. In addition, this workshop will show you how to safely and securely connect to the University network from on or off-campus. Finally, if you’ve ever accidentally deleted a file you really needed, we’ll show you how your Mac can help you retrieve lost work.

Details:

Date: Friday, January 14, 2011
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: HSEB 3515-B
Cost: Free, but you must register online.

Clinical Team Experience registration open

Todd Vandenbark — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:07:30 +0000

Registration for the Clinical Team Experience (CTE), an interdisciplinary project that demonstrates the importance of a team approach to health care delivery, is now open. If you deleted the email with the registration information, a link to CTE registration can be found on the library’s website, complete with instructions. Questions? Contact your school or college.

How to: Biomedical Publishing

Todd Vandenbark — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:45:40 +0000

Attention students: want to learn the ins and outs of publishing in a biomedical journal, whether print or online? According to the MidContinental Region News blog:

“Biomedical Publishing 101 will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, 1pm Pacific Time, 2pm Mountain Time, 3pm Central Time – 90 minutes.

Created by the Chicago Collaborative, a joint partnership of librarians, publishers and editor

Sponsored and hosted by the Four Corners Directors, and the MidContinental, Pacific Southwest and the South Central Regions of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine

This 90-minute webinar provides an opportunity to learn about the publishing cycle of biomedical journals, both in print and online. The complexities of publishing, in a world of rapidly changing delivery formats and devices will be explored, including the publishing challenges and opportunities posed by each. Presenters include John Tagler of the Association of American Publishers, Inc. and the session will be moderated by Jean Shipman, Director of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the MidContinental Region Director.

Please register by December 4, 2010, if you plan on attending. Connection instructions for Adobe Connect will be provided upon registration.“

Tune in and check it out. Then come back and tell us what you think!

Fall software workshops scheduled

Todd Vandenbark — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:30:41 +0000

Need to learn Microsoft Excel for use in a course? Having trouble with formatting a document in Word? Or are you a Mac user looking for tips on how to make your computer work for you? University Libraries offer a variety of workshops to meet your needs, and Eccles Health Sciences Library offers a great selection. The entire list of workshops is available on our registration page. Below is a list of the most-recently added workshops:

Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac

August 26, 2010, 10-11am in HSEB 3515-A
Oct 6, 2010, 2-3pm in HSEB 3515-A

Microsoft Excel 2007 for Windows

Sept. 9, 2010, 1-2pm in HSEB 3100-A
Nov. 5, 2010, 12:30-1:30pm in HSEB 3100-B

EndNote for Mac

Sept 2, 2010, 12:30-2pm in HSEB 3515-A
October 25, 2010, 8:30-10am in HSEB 3515-A

Microsoft Word 2008 for Mac

Sept 17, 2010, 2-3pm in HSEB 3515-A
Oct 12, 2010, 8:30 – 9:30am in HSEB 5100-A

Mac Tips & Tricks

Sept. 23, 2010, 12:30-1:30pm in HSEB 3515-A
Nov. 19, 2010, 12:30-1:30pm in HSEB 5100-A

Free distance education resources

Todd Vandenbark — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:43:49 +0000

The National Library of Medicine has posted more than four hours of video presentations from MLA 2010 on its website — all for free! The MCR News blog offers a short list of the latest additions, and you can find the entire list on the NLM website under “Distance Education Program Resources.” Check it out!

Office for Mac workshops at the library

Todd Vandenbark — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:13:34 +0000

The Eccles Health Sciences Library offers free workshops on a variety of software tools and services. For people using Microsoft Office on Apple Macintosh computers we will be offering a series of workshops this June:

Entourage 2008 for Mac, Wednesday, June 16, 2010; HSEB 2949, 1-2pm.
Word 2008 for Mac, Thursday, June 17, 2010; HSEB 3515-A, 1-2pm.
Mac Basics, Friday, June 18, 2010; HSEB 3515-A, 1-2pm.
Excel 2008 for Mac, Wednesday, June 23, 2010; 1-2pm; location TBD.

Workshops are free but registration is required.

Questions? Post a comment or contact Todd Vandenbark, Web Services Librarian (801-581-5263).

New workshop: Word 2008 for Mac

Todd Vandenbark — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:30:26 +0000

Microsoft Word 2008 for Mac is a word-processing application that can be used to create complex, graphics-rich documents easily and quickly. In this workshop, some of the most-frequently used basic features of Word such as editing and formatting text, using templates, working with pictures and other graphic elements, formatting pages and documents will be covered. Time will be left at the end for questions and answers to help you with challenges you are facing in creating your documents. Because HSEB does not have a Mac computer lab, participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops.

When: Friday, March 26th, 2010
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm.
Where: HSEB 2968
Cost: FREE, but registration is required.

Questions? Contact Todd Vandenbark, Web Services Librarian, or post a comment below.