Category: Workshops
Summer EndNote workshops
July 9th, 2012EndNote workshops are scheduled for:
Saturday, July 21, 10:30am-noon, Learning Commons Room 1306
Thursday, August 2, 10:30-noon, Learning Commons Room 1306
Monday, August 6, 4-5:30pm, via Adobe Connect
Learn how to collect references from the library’s databases and export them into EndNote, a powerful tool for organizing and managing bibliographic references. You will also learn how to import and format references in your Word document (Cite While You Write).
If you bring your own laptop, we ask that you already have EndNote X5 downloaded. See the how-to guide for EndNote on the library's website.
Contact Karen Vaughan - kvaughan@odu.edu or 683-4184 - to register.
EndNote Workshop Saturday 4/7
April 3rd, 2012Using EndNote with Library Databases!
Saturday, April 7, 10:30am - noon
Learning Commons Instruction Room 1306
Learn how to collect citations from the library’s databases and export them into EndNote, a powerful tool for organizing and managing bibliographic citations. If you bring your own laptop, we ask that you already have EndNote downloaded. Instructions and information available from the Tutorials & How-Tos link on the library web site.
Contact Miriam Bridges at mbridges@odu.edu or 683-4169 to register.
Undergrads: Learn EndNote Web
March 22nd, 2012"Get to Know EndNote Web" at one of the workshops we're offering just for you!
Meet in the Learning Commons Instruction Room 1306 to learn how to use EndNote Web to collect, organize, and format citations for your research papers.
Tuesday, March 27, 8:30-9:15am
Wednesday, March 28, 4-4:45pm
Thursday, March 29, 12:45-1:30pm
Note: Undergraduate workshops are intended for individuals, not full classes.
Workshop: Science & Engineering Databases
March 19th, 2012"Searching Databases in Sciences & Engineering," a workshop geared toward faculty and graduate research, will be held on Thursday, March 22, from 10:00 am–11:00 am in the Learning Commons Instruction Room 1306.
The University Libraries have access to many electronic databases in the sciences and engineering. This workshop will highlight some of the most popular and heavily used databases and describe new and improved features that allow you to gather more in-depth information in an efficient and effective manner.
Contact Edward Wladas at ewladas@odu.edu or 683-5910 to register.
EndNote Help
March 14th, 2012If you missed the all-day EndNote training sessions, you can still get help. EndNote offers video training, webinars, and they have a YouTube channel.
Go to http://www.endnote.com/training for many of your needs. Or, go to http://www.youtube.com/user/EndNoteTraining/videos for brief training on many EndNote features.
The Library also offers a page full of help. From the "Tutorials & How-tos" link, click "Use EndNote" under How-tos. We'll be offering another Grad/Faculty workshop on Saturday, April 7.
For undergraduate students, we have 3 EndNote Web workshops scheduled for March 27, 28, 29.
Workshop: Census 2010 via Factfinder
March 13th, 2012Learn about the "new" American Factfinder and how to use it for Census 2010 data.
Contact Judy Trump at jtrump @odu.edu to register for the workshop.
When: Thursday, March 15, 1-2 pm
Where: Learning Commons Instruction Room 1306
Learn EndNote from a PRO !!
March 7th, 2012EndNote is a great tool to help you …
… save and organize articles and other materials you find while conducting your research
… create in-text citations and works cited pages in proper citation style while typing your paper
… collaborate and share references with others (EndNote Web)
On Monday, March 12, Donna Kirking* will be in the Learning Commons Library Instruction Room 1306 teaching four in-depth training sessions on using EndNote.
Please plan to attend one or all of the following sessions:
9:00-10:30 Building an EndNote Library
11:00-12:30 EndNote Cite While You Write
1:30-3:00 EndNote Web for EndNote Users
3:30-5:00 EndNote Advanced: Tips & Tricks
Registration is not required but will help with our planning. Contact Karen Vaughan, kvaughan@odu.edu to register or for more information. Refreshments will be available!
*Donna Kirking is a Senior Product Trainer and has been providing technical support and training in EndNote for Thomson Reuters for over 12 years – she was an EndNote user before that.
EndNote Workshop Thursday 3/1
February 28th, 2012Graduate students and faculty are invited to attend Using EndNote with Library Databases!
Thursday, March 1, 2:45 - 4:15 pm
Learning Commons Instruction Room 1306
Learn how to collect citations from the library’s databases and export them into EndNote, a powerful tool for organizing and managing bibliographic citations. If you bring your own laptop, we ask that you already have EndNote downloaded. Contact Miriam Bridges at mbridges@odu.edu or 683-4169 to register.
Be sure to check the Workshops & Programs page on the library's web site to learn about more workshops.
Virus Scans and OS Updates
February 22nd, 2012Come to the Learning Commons Conference Room 1 (1310) for an instructional training session on how to remove viruses and malware from your computer using McAfee Anti-Virus and Malwarebytes Anti-malware. You'll also learn how to perform your Operating System updates.
OCCS (Office of Computing and Communications Services) is providing this training at the following times:
Wednesday 02/29 @ 11am
Thursday 03/01 @ 3pm 2pm
Mark your calendar!!
Undergrads! We want to help you!
February 21st, 2012"Get to Know the Databases" at one of the workshops we're offering just for you! Get a quick introduction to our research databases and some of the techniques you can use to get the best results.
Meet in the Library Instruction Room (1306) of the Learning Commons for any of these sessions:
Tuesday, February 28: 8:30-9:15am 9:30 - 10:15am
Wednesday, February 29: 3:00-3:45pm
Thursday, March 1: 12:45-1:30pm
Note: Undergraduate workshops are intended for individuals, not full classes.
