Spring 2008

Free workshops held by the library open to anyone. Feel free to attend any or all of these brief introductions to library resources and research skills. Library orientation sessions are also offered at the beginning of the Fall term.

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Calendar of library Workshops

Kline Science Library

Information Resources in Biology
Thur, Jan. 31, 11 am RSVP
Major literature citation databases in biology and useful biology internet siteswill be shown. Learn to search by keyword or author name in these databases including the early years (1926-1968) of Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS) and learn to search multiple databases simultaneously.

Citation Tracking Using Web of Science and SCOPUS
Thur, Feb. 7, 11 am RSVP
and by appointment. Please contact Joe Murphy
Web of Science (Science Citation Index) and Scopus allow you to find articles and other web materials that have referenced earlier publications and vice versa. Learn how to search by cited work to gain perspective or to locate additional relevant materials.

Finding Journal Articles Quickly
Thur, Feb. 21, 11 am RSVP
and by appointment. Please contact Joe Murphy
Resources for locating paper or online journal articles efficiently will be demonstrated. General databases for identifying full text journal articles and searching multiple databases simultaneously will be reviewed.

Locating Grant Information for Science
Tues, March 4, 11 am RSVP
and by appointment. Please contact Joe Murphy
Attend this session to become acquainted with reference works on grants available and tips on applying for or preparing grants.

Keep Current on New Research
By appointment. Please contact Joe Murphy
Learn how to automatically receive regular email notices of newly published articles customized to your interests (authors/keywords).

Journal Citation Reports
Thur, April 17, 11 am RSVP
and by appointment. Please contact Joe Murphy
Learn how to evaluate journal quality based upon citation histories. Discover the major journals in a discipline.

Internet Searching
By appointment. Please contact Joe Murphy
Learn how to search the World Wide Web (WWW) from your desktop. Discover the best search engines and browsing tools. Find full text materials, equipment suppliers, phone directories, and more.

Chemistry Library

Introduction to Searching the Chemical Literature
By appointment. Please contact Joe Murphy <joseph.murphy@yale.edu>
Not sure how to find published research in the field of Chemistry? Confused about the most effective way to use the databases offered by the Yale Science Libraries? This workshop is for you. We will talk about refining a research topic, choosing a database, and performing literature searches. Selected science encyclopedias, dictionaries and databases (such as: Chemical Abstracts, Science Citation Index and Current Contents) will be highlighted. These sessions will include:

Introduction to SciFinder Scholar and Beilstein/Gmelin Crossfire
By appointment. Please contact Joe Murphy <joseph.murphy@yale.edu>
Each workshop will consist of two parts:

Part I: This session will be an introduction to the type of information found in Chemical Abstracts and how this database can be searched using the SciFinder Scholar interface. We will talk about performing a search for information on a topic, a specific author and a chemical substance.

Part II: For users who have not attempted to use the Beilstein/Gmelin database or for those who are frustrated by its cryptic design, this session will take you through the steps of logging on; defining a fact and structure query; displaying answer sets, structures, reactions, data, and literature citations; and exporting data.

Engineering Library

How to Find Journal Articles in Engineering and Computer Science
Wed Jan 30 4pm AND Mon March 3 4pm RSVP
This session will help you select the best databases for engineering and computer science research, learn techniques for efficient searching and link to full text articles.

EndNote Demonstration
Fri Feb 8 1:30pm RSVP
(Also in Bass Library Electronic Classroom L06 110 Wall Street on Thur Feb 7, 2:30-4 pm AND Fri Feb 15, 11am-12:30 pm.)
EndNote helps you to organize your research and easily create footnotes, citations, and formatted bibliographies. Using EndNote you can save references from research databases, add notes and keywords, insert citations into a paper, and format a bibliography for that document.

Find Cited References
Wed, Feb 13 4pm RSVP
Web of Science (Science Citation Index) and Scopus allow you to find papers that have referenced an earlier published work. Learn how to search by citation and use related tools for analyzing the impact of journals and authors.

RefWorks Demonstration
Fri Feb 22 1:30pm RSVP
(Also in Bass Library Electronic Classroom L06 110 Wall Street Mon, Feb 18, 3:30-5pm)
RefWorks is a web-based program that allows you to organize your research and easily create footnotes, citations, and formatted bibliographies. Using RefWorks you can save references from research databases, add notes and keywords, insert citations into a document, and format a bibliography for that document.

Forestry and Environmental Studies Library

Individual Research Sessions
If you wish to schedule an individual research session, please call or e-mail to set up an instruction session with the F&ES Librarian.

Contact: Carla Heister
Tel.:        432-5132
E-mail:    carla.heister@yale.edu

Geology Library

GeoRef and Other Geology Online Tools
By appointment. Please contact Joe Murphy <joseph.murphy@yale.edu>
Learn how to search the geology literature from your desktop, and discover sources of full-text articles and technical reports. Also learn to create search strategies that will automatically send citations to your email address.

Mathematics Library

By appointment. Please contact Andy Shimp

Bass Library, 110 Wall Street (formerly CCL)

Creating Bibliographies with EndNote
Thur Feb 7 2:30-4 pm AND Fri Feb 15 11am-12:30 pm RSVP
Bass Library Electronic Classroom L06 110 Wall Street
EndNote helps you to organize your research and easily create footnotes, citations, and formatted bibliographies while writing a paper. Using EndNote you can save references from research databases, add notes and keywords, insert citations into a paper, and format a bibliography for that document.
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Creating Bibliographies with EndNote Web
Thur, Feb 7, 2:30-4 pm AND Fri, Feb 15, 11am-12:30 pm RSVP
Bass Library Electronic Classroom, L06 110 Wall Street
Need help organizing your references and creating bibliographies? The popular EndNote bibliography manager is now available in a Web version that is available for free to Yale affiliates. EndNote Web allows you to store and manage references, import citations from online databases and create a bibliography instantly as you write.

Creating Bibliographies with RefWorks
Mon, Feb 18, 3:30-5pm RSVP
Bass Library Electronic Classroom, L06 110 Wall Street
RefWorks is a Web-based program that allows you to organize your research and easily create footnotes, citations, and formatted bibliographies while writing a paper. Using RefWorks you can save references from research databases, add notes and keywords, insert citations into a document, and format a bibliography for that document. Best of all, RefWorks is available for free to the Yale community!

Creating Bibliographies with Endnote
Mon, Mon 5, 2-3:30pm
Bass Library (former CCL 110 High St) Electronic Classroom L06 110 Wall St
Need help organizing your references and creating bibliographies? The EndNote program allows you to store and manage references. EndNote can also import citations from online databases. Use EndNote to insert references into word processing documents and compile a bibliography in any citation style. Register at the Sterling Library Reference Desk, by e-mail to smlref@yale.edu, or online at http://www.library.yale.edu/instruction/endnotereg.html!

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Contact Joe Murphy with any questions.