Archive for the ‘Library Courses’ Category

Instruction Materials for Biostats 406: Applied Multivariate Biostatistics

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Below are links to the materials for the Biostats 406: Applied Multivariate Biostatistics library instruction sessions to be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 from 3-4 p.m. and on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from noon-1 p.m. and 1-2 p.m. in the Biomedical Library Classroom (12-077X CHS).

Important links:

<submitted by Lisa Federer>

Instruction Materials for CHS 246: Women’s Roles and Family Health

Monday, May 13th, 2013

Below are links to the materials for the CHS 246: Women’s Roles and Family Health library instruction session to be held on Monday, May 13, 2013 from 2:05-2:50 p.m. in the Biomedical Library Classroom (12-077X CHS).

Important links:

<submitted by Lisa Federer>

Describing and Organizing Your Data: a Workshop

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

A recent study in PLOS ONE showed that sharing your research data can lead to about a 70% increase in citations for your article!  Making your data available is a great way to advance knowledge, but your data is no good to anyone if it doesn’t come with contextualizing information that will help others (and you!) make sense of it.  Plus, if you’re submitting a data management plan to a funder, you’re required to specify how you’ll describe your data.

Join us to find out more about describing your data to make it easier for you to analyze and others to find and understand.  In this hour-long workshop, you’ll learn how to:

  • find and use the metadata standards that apply to your field of study
  • adapt or create a metadata schema to describe your unique data
  • use taxonomies, ontologies, and controlled vocabularies to ensure consistency in your description so your work will be easier to find

Class meets in UCLA Biomedical Library Classroom, May 22, 2013, 12-1 pm.  Please register to reserve your space.

This workshop is the part of the Biomedical Library’s Data Wednesdays series.  Join us the fourth Wednesday of every month to learn about a topic related to research data management.

Questions?  Email biomed-ref@library.ucla.edu for more information.

Instruction Materials for LS10H: Research Training in Genes, Genetics, and Genomics

Friday, April 26th, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below are links to the materials for the LS10H: Research Training in Genes, Genetics, and Genomics library instruction session to be held on April 26, 2013 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. in the Biomedical Library Classroom (12-077X CHS).

Important links:

<submitted by Lisa Federer>

Instruction Materials for Biostatistics 240: Master’s Seminar and Research Resources for Graduating Biostats M.S. Students

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

Below are links to the materials for the Master’s Seminar and Research Resources for Graduating Biostatistics M.S. Students library instruction session to be held on April 4, 2013 from noon – 1 p.m. in the Biomedical Library Classroom (12-077X CHS).

Important links:

<submitted by Lisa Federer>

Advanced EndNote Workshop

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

Want to take your EndNote use to the next level?  This First Fridays Workshop will cover advanced features of EndNote such as organizing your library by creating groups and smart groups, importing PDFs into EndNote and creating your own output styles.  We’ll also have a question and answer time where you can ask your more challenging EndNote questions.  The workshop will be Friday, March 1, noon-1 p.m. in the Biomedical Library. The workshop is free but seating is limited. Please RSVP to biomed-ref@library.ucla.edu.

NOTE:  This class is not an introductory EndNote class.  Advanced EndNote sessions are for attendees who have already been using EndNote, know how to import citations and format basic bibliographies.  These introductory skills will not be covered in this session, but can be learned through EndNote’s online tutorials.

Instruction Materials for LS10H: Research Training in Genes, Genetics, and Genomics

Friday, February 8th, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below are links to the materials for the LS10H: Research Training in Genes, Genetics, and Genomics library instruction session to be held on February 8, 2013 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. in the Biomedical Library 4th Floor Classroom.

Important links:

<submitted by Lisa Federer>

Upcoming Workshop “Mendeley, a Free Citation Management Program”

Monday, January 28th, 2013

Whether you’re a new student or a seasoned researcher, you know that one of the hardest parts of writing a paper is keeping your research organized. Join us to learn how Mendeley, a web-based and desktop program can help you organize your citations, connect with other researchers, discover the most popular papers in your field, and more. Best of all, it’s free!

In this month’s First Fridays session on Mendeley, you’ll learn how to:

  • Set up your Mendeley library to access your citations from your desktop, online, or even on the go with the mobile app
  • Add articles to your library and keep your research notes organized with PDF highlighting and annotation
  • Share citations with your colleagues to make group papers easier
  • Network with other users from around the world and discover papers relevant to your interests

The session will be held at the UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library on February 1, from noon-1 p.m. Limited seating available. RSVP to biomed-ref@library.ucla.edu.

Instruction Materials for Psychology M144: Measurement and Its Applications

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Below are links to the materials for the Psych M144: Measurement and Its Applications library instruction session to be held on January 17, 2013 from 2-3:15 p.m. in the Biomedical Library 4th floor classroom.

Important links:

<submitted by Lisa Federer>

Finding Psychology Literature & Tests

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Friday, January 11
noon – 1 p.m.
Biomedical Library 4th Floor Classroom
Part of the Biomed Library’s First Fridays Series

Have you been using Google to find articles only to discover that the Journal website requests payment for you to view the article?  Come discover PsycINFO and other psychology databases and test resource the Biomedical Library offers. Learn techniques for efficient and effective searching.  The class will also cover how to set up email notifications and save searches for future use.

Admission is free, but seating is limited. Please RSVP to biomed-ref@library.ucla.edu.