Classes & Workshops
Description of Classes
Using the Library: Catalogs and Services
Find books and journal articles at UC Davis and in all the UC libraries using the Harvest: UC Davis Library Catalog and the Melvyl Catalog. Learn how to start your research and use effective search strategies.
| Thu | Aug 14 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Library Instruction Lab |
Using the Library: Finding Articles and Journals Online
Having a hard time finding the article you want? Is it available in electronic form in one of our full-text sources? This class will guide you through the process of identifying appropriate databases and electronic journals available through the Library web site.
| Tue | Jul 8 | 1:30pm-3:00pm | Library Instruction Lab |
| Tue | Aug 19 | 10:00am-11:30am | Library Instruction Lab |
Endnote for the Biological Sciences
Learn to format bibliographies easily and automatically using this special bibliographic management tool. You will be taught how to download and export citations from catalogs and selected biological databases. You will also be shown the use of Endnote accessible through the web.
| Thu | Jul 17 | 3:00pm-4:30pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
| Wed | Aug 13 | 3:00pm-4:30pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
EndNote for the Health Sciences
This class may include how to obtain EndNote, using Connect with PubMed, exporting records from databases to EndNote, linking EndNote and Microsoft Word, and obtaining or modifying EndNote filters. Topics covered will be dependent on the interests of the attendees. Bring your laptop to try out new techniques.
| Thu | Jul 10 | 5:00pm-6:00pm | Carlson Health Sciences Library Conference Room 128 | register |
| Fri | Aug 15 | 12:00pm-1:00pm | Carlson Health Sciences Library Conference Room 128 | register |
Learn to Use EndNote
Learn to use Endnote to store, manage, and format references. Class will cover: creating Endnote libraries, adding citations to your libraries, direct export of citations from article databases, output styles, and Cite While You Write (using Endnote with Microsoft Word).
| Thu | Jul 3 | 11:00am-12:30pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
| Fri | Jul 11 | 10:00am-11:30am | Library Instruction Lab | register |
| Wed | Jul 16 | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
| Thu | Jul 31 | 10:30am-12:00pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
| Thu | Aug 7 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
| Thu | Aug 21 | 11:00am-12:30pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
| Thu | Aug 28 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
Searching the Animal Sciences/Veterinary Medical/Wildlife Biology Literature
Dependent on the subject interests of attendees, bibliographic databases and library resources from the appropriate animal-related Subject Guides will be presented. Potential Subject Guides to be covered are: Animal Sciences, Entomology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Marine Biology. Relevant e-book collections will also be discussed. Database searching strategies covered include: topic/keyword, title and author searching; using the wildcard and limits; and using the thesaurus, index, and search history features. Current awareness or update/alert services and how to use UC-eLinks will also be discussed. Co-instructors: Ruth Gustafson and Deanna Johnson.
| Fri | Jul 18 | 10:30am-12:00pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
| Thu | Aug 28 | 3:30pm-5:00pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
Searching the Ecological/Environmental Sciences Literature & GIS Data
Dependent on the subject interests of attendees, bibliographic databases and library resources from the appropriate ecological/environmental sciences related Subject Guides will be presented. Potential Subject Guides to be covered are: Ecology and Conservation Biology; Environmental Sciences; Maps and GIS; Marine Biology; and Toxicology. Database searching strategies covered include: topic/keyword, title and author searching; using the wildcard and limits; and using the thesaurus, index, and search history features. GIS data sources will be explored including the California Spatial Information Library. Current update/alert services and how to use UC-eLinks will also be discussed. Co-instructors: Ruth Gustafson and Kathy Stroud.
| Wed | Jul 16 | 3:00pm-4:30pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
| Tue | Aug 26 | 10:30am-12:00pm | Library Instruction Lab | register |
Tips for Finding Vet Med and Medical Information
Database searching strategies covered may include: topic/keyword, title and author searching; using the wildcard and limits; and using the thesaurus, index, and search history features. Current update/alert services and how to use UC-eLinks will also be discussed. Topics covered will be dependent on the interests of the attendees. Bring your wireless-capable laptop to try out new techniques.
| Tue | Jul 8 | 12:00pm-1:00pm | Carlson Health Sciences Library Conference Room 128 | register |
| Thu | Aug 14 | 12:00pm-1:00pm | Carlson Health Sciences Library Conference Room 128 | register |