Learn to effectively and efficiently search for chemical reaction and reagent information using a host of print and online materials, including Science of Synthesis and Houben-Weyl; the Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis; Organic Syntheses online; comprehensive collections; and the old favorites: SciFinder, Beilstein, and Gmelin. (more info...)

The databases of SciFinder Scholar are now available to the Penn community via two different interfaces: the traditional SciFinder Scholar client interface and the new SciFinder Web interface. This workshop will highlight the differences between the two, enabling you to decide which interface works best for your query. Attendees must have an active Penn e-mail address in order to make use of SciFinder Web. (more info...)

Looking for an article on corporate culture from the Harvard Business Review? Interested in keeping up with the latest business news? Preparing for job interviews? Have an assignment due tomorrow that requires examining company financials from the last ten years? Wondering how you can fit it all in? Maximize your research efforts and minimize preparation time by attending a one-hour session to learn about the wealth of resources available to you through Lippincott, Wharton's premier research library. (more info...)

Learn to use Beilstein CrossFire to profile compounds according to structure and properties. This workshop will cover complex substructure search techniques to identify molecules with a core structure of interest, as well as methods of generating sets of compounds with desired physical properties. Attendees are requested to come with a working knowledge of the Beilstein CrossFire structure editor. (more info...)

SciFinder searches the literature of chemistry and the related fields by topic, author, substance, and reaction. This workshop is an introduction to the version of SciFinder: SciFinder on the Web! Solve those off-campus problems once and for all, as you learn how to use your favorite functions from the SciFinder client in a Web environment. (more info...)

Get an in-depth look at the Gmelin data structure. Learn to design and execute complex text queries, substructure searches, inorganic polymer searches, and coordination compound/metal complex searches, as well as examining methods of locating properties of organometallic and inorganic compounds and materials. (more info...)

This workshop goes into some of the more advanced search features of SciFinder Scholar, particularly focusing on structure and reaction searching. It also introduces some time-saving tips that novice searchers may not have discovered. (more info...)

Sessions include: audio-editing, improving sound quality, producing podcasts, mixing multiple audio sources. Please check session description for details. (more info...)

Learn basic Beilstein CrossFire search techniques, including drawing a structure in the CrossFire structure editor, performing a search for an exact structure search, a simple substructure search, a partial or complete reaction search, and a combined structure-text search to find property information on compounds. (more info...)

Blackboard courseware workshops designed for faculty, instructors and graduate students. (more info...)

Bloomberg is the definitive source of information for security pricing, indicative and fundamental data, customized analytics and business news. This class covers basic database structure and commands with a focus on practical and useful examples. (more info...)

Interested in keeping up on the latest research in your field? Want all your favorite journals and E-resources in one convenient, personalized, place? This workshop will help you understand the various personalized homepages and feed readers available, and how you can add items to create your own page. (more info...)

Come discover sources for building your first-rate business plan. Now that you know what your plan should contain, come prepared to investigate library resources that will help you to fill in the blanks. Uncover key marketing and financial information for your business plan, find sources for financing, and learn about your key competitors. (more info...)

Are you working on an invention that has market potential or engaging in a start-up company? Then come take advantage of this workshop focusing on business information resources available here at Penn. Penn Libraries provides a wide variety of tools for conducting market research, evaluating companies as employers/competitors/collaborators, seeking investment capital, and surveying the patent literature. Arm yourself with knowledge to enter the corporate world! (more info...)

By gaining an understanding of the basic structure and content of the United States census, students will be able to decide which data needs can be met by the census and how to start locating useful data. (more info...)

Penn has chosen Turning Point clicker technology that integrates with PowerPoint. We will explore creating clicker questions, testing, using clickers in class and connecting the data to your Blackboard course. Assumes working knowledge of PowerPoint and restricted to faculty, instructors and librarians. More info at http://wic.library.upenn.edu/multimedia/clickers/ (more info...)

Explore Comic Life's ability to quickly create a comic book or graphic novel. Bring in images, screen shots from movies, scanned drawings and other graphics. Add effects and push the boundaries of comic book design. Print, or make a web version with ease. (more info...)

This workshop will introduce participants to the best methods to find journal articles on CAM topics in several health databases: PubMed Plus, CINAHL/ Nursing, EMBASE, and AMED. In addition, it will demonstrate how to find the many resources available in the Penn Libraries and on the web. Participants will learn how to: limit PubMed and CINAHL databases searches to CAM-related citations; use EMBASE and AMED to find unique CAM-related article citations; use the Penn Libraries' Franklin Online Catalog and FindIt box to locate CAM-related books and journals held by the Penn Libraries; use the Penn Libraries' FindIt box to locate CAM-related resources from the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, and the National Library of Medicine; find free journal articles on CAM topics not held in the Penn Libraries by using Google or another search engine; find additional materials on special CAM topics (Herbs for Pets, Herbs in Pregnancy, etc.) using Google or another search engine. Participants will learn how to: Limit PubMed and CINAHL databases searches to CAM-related citations; Use Embase and AMED to find unique CAM-related article citations; Use the Penn Libraries' Franklin Online Catalog and FindIt box to locate CAM-related books and journals held by the Penn Libraries; Use the Penn Libraries' FindIt box to locate CAM-related resources from the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, and the National Library of Medicine; Find free journal articles on CAM topics not held in the Penn Libraries by using Google or another search engine; Find additional materials on special CAM topics (Herbs for Pets, Herbs in Pregnancy, etc.) using Google or another search engine. (more info...)

We will explore strategies appropriate for a conference presentation including engaging the audience, using visual support such as PowerPoint, communicating research results, and fielding questions. We will conduct hands-on activities, evaluating and revising examples. Please email wic1@pobox.upenn.edu with any presentation materials that you would like the presenters to comment upon. Presented by Anu Vedantham and Sue Weber. (more info...)

Having trouble staying current on the latest research in your field? Want to get the latest Table of Contents from your favorite journals? Learn the answers to these questions and more in the new Alerting Services class. We will go over the basics of how to save a topic search, how to have it run automatically for you, and how to set up a Table of Contents service for your particular subject journals. This class is a must for researchers, graduate students or anyone else needing to stay up to date. You will never be behind the eight ball again when it comes to being completely informed. (more info...)

Scopus is a multidisciplinary and strong scientific abstract and citation database that covers over 15,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers. Learn how to search for journal citations, conference proceedings, trade publications, and patents using the Scopus interface. In addition, discover how Scopus can help identify research trends, track researcher output, identify important publications, and calculate one's "h index". (more info...)

Described as a European version of Medline, Embase indexes 7,000+ journals from over 70 countries. EMBASE is a comprehensive and international bibliographic database renowned for its extensive coverage of the drug and biomedical literature. Workshop topics include basic EMTREE subject, author, journal, and keyword, search techniques. Remote access, printing, email, and downloading will also be discussed. (more info...)

This lecture-style workshop is for new and experienced EndNote users. Come and see the new features of the latest EndNote version. Learn the basics of this popular bibliographic management program and how to use it with its Web version, EndNote Web. All EndNote questions will be taken. (more info...)

Haven't decided which personal bibliographic citation database to use? Come to this one hour session to learn the pros and cons of two such tools. We will discuss cost, access, and unique features of both Refworks and EndNote software. (more info...)

Learn the basics of how to create your own personal bibliographic citation database using this popular personal information management commercial program. The workshop will focus on how to manually enter references into your database, load citations from a bibliographic database into EndNote and insert them into a document in an appropriate manuscript style. NOTE: The Library has purchased a site license for the networked bibliographic management program, RefWorks. If you have not yet purchased Endnote, consider attending a Refworks workshop as an alternative. (more info...)

Explore student engagement through technology. The symposium will include faculty insights, hands-on exploration and small-group discussion. Open to Penn faculty, instructors and graduate students. The morning session is now full. Please register for afternoon sessions only at this link: http://tinyurl.com/nkwrzb (more info...)

This series is designed for faculty and instructors and provides hands-on experiences with new media, software and online resources. (more info...)

This course will teach users to get the most out of these National Library of Medicine databases, which cover information relating to health/life science fields including biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, and biotechnology. (more info...)

This course will teach users to locate physical properties and thermodynamic properties of a wide variety of compounds, including organics, inorganics, and other small molecules. Some basic spectroscopic resources will be included. (more info...)

Communication within the Curriculum (CWiC), Weingarten Learning Resources Center (VPUL), Writing Center and Penn Libraries assist undergraduates with research, writing, presentation, organization and technology. (more info...)

Finding quality information quickly can be a breeze, with a few tips and techniques. (more info...)

You've found a reference to the perfect article, but how do you get your hands on it? This session will show you the secrets that the Library staff use everyday to locate full text articles in our online databases. We will also discuss alternative methods to obtaining articles when electronic full text is not available. (more info...)

Google is changing the way people find and use information. (more info...)

Confused about the electronic resources available through the library? This workshop will cover an overview of the information services available through the Science & Engineering libraries including how to optimize your use of the library website and an introduction to some good starting tools for your research needs. (more info...)

Students will be introduced to ArcGIS software and will learn how to make a map using data from Census2000. Students with some GIS knowledge who would like to learn more about adding census data, and those new to GIS are welcome to attend. To decide whether this workshop is right for you, contact Laurie Allen (laallen@pobox.upenn.edu). (more info...)

Evidence Based Medicine supports the clinical decision making practices of health care professionals by providing them with accumulated evidence from the primary medical literature. Resources, including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, ACP Journal Club, and DARE (Database of Abstracts of Review of Effectiveness), will be discussed. Focus will be on search techniques, browsing, print/save commands, and links to other Ovid databases. (more info...)

This workshop introduces legal materials, commentary, case law research, and Congressional law making from enactment to codification. It has the goal of teaching non-law students how to perform basic electronic legal research and focuses on materials available on the University Libraries homepage and the Internet. The workshop will consist of a mixture of lecture and hands-on exercises. Time will be available for questions and answers. (more info...)

We will discuss book review searches, play and theater reviews, MLA International Bibliography, subject databases in literature and area studies resources (more info...)

Learn to use the two library-supported citation management programs, EndNote and RefWorks, to import citations from databases, search a personal library of citations, and insert citations into a journal article or document in the style of your choice. (more info...)

This popular spreadsheet package provides significant data analysis and graphing capabilities. (more info...)

This workshop teaches physical scientists and engineers how to make use of the NCBI suite of resources in their research. Topics covered include sequence, structure, and gene databases, as well as interlinking between these resources. (more info...)

Are you in compliance? Update on NIH Public Access Policy (more info...)

Access biomedical databases including MEDLINE via the Web. Topics include basic OVID subject, author, journal, keyword, and multi-file search techniques. Remote access, printing, email, and downloading will also be discussed. (more info...)

Patents are a crucial source of cutting edge technical information. Learn to use Derwent Innovations Index, USPTO, and esp@cenet to access the full text of patents, use patent families to find English language equivalents of foreign patents, and learn to use classification codes and do cited patent searches. (more info...)

PennTags is a social bookmarking tool for locating, organizing, and sharing your online resources. You will learn how to set up your computer to get started with Penntags, and how to use Penntags to add and annotate books, journal articles, films, and websites. http://tags.library.upenn.edu (more info...)

This workshop will provide a general overview of the information resources available about the city of Philadelphia and how to use the library to find these resources. (more info...)

This professional image-editing software assists with online and print publications. (more info...)

Trying to create a poster to explain your research project to others? Wondering how to make a powerful visual statement? We will explore designing your poster in PowerPoint. We will look at page size options, font and color choices, Word Art, Autoshapes and drawing tools. Bring your poster information with you as well as your personal laptop if appropriate. We will share tips and tricks for poster formatting, show examples and discuss preparing a PDF for printing in the Vitale Digital Media Lab or similar facility. Note: This is a hands-on workshop. (more info...)

Learn the basics of PowerPoint hands-on. Participants will learn to create new presentations, apply design templates, manipulate text, insert graphics, prepare notes and handouts from PowerPoint slides, save presentations, and more. (more info...)

This course will teach the user how to effectively access and search PubMed, the NLMs interface for Medline. Basic search techniques for subject, author name, journal title and text word will be discussed, as will strategies for formulating searches. The Limit, Preview/Index, History and Clipboard options will be covered in-depth. (more info...)

Is it time to take a second look at Qualitative Data Analysis software? Encoding texts? Ethnographic work? What is the role of software in qualitative analysis? Can software save you time? Improve consistency? What are the differences between the available packages? What are their strengths and weaknesses? How difficult are these packages to learn and use? The University of Pennsylvania Libraries are sponsoring a symposium designed to help researchers who use qualitative methods learn about available software for analysis. Raymond Maietta, Ph.D., a leading consultant on Qualitative Research Methods, and an expert on the use of Software in Qualitative Research, will give an overview of the role of QDA software, and will introduce participants to the leading software packages in the area. Following Dr. Maietta's overview of the packages, we will hear from faculty in a number of fields about their experience using Qualitative Data Analysis Software. Packages discussed will include: NVivo, MaxQDA, Atlas.Ti, etc. (more info...)

Reaxys contains information on organic, inorganic, and organometallic compounds, their properties, and their reactions. It is a new, Web-based interface to the Beilstein and Gmelin data, and it also includes a new patent chemistry database. The Penn Libraries are deciding whether or not to switch Beilstein and Gemlin to this new platform; please come, try it out, and let us know what you think! (more info...)

Learn the basics of how to create your own personal bibliographic citation database using this web-based bibliographic management tool. The workshop will focus on how to create a personal database online, import references automatically from databases and library catalogs, organize and annotate references, format references and bibliographies in Microsoft Word documents and more. NOTE: RefWorks is freely available to all current Penn students, faculty, and staff. (more info...)

Learn to use scientific databases, such as Inspec, Compendex, Derwent, Scopus, and the Science Citation Index, to identify companies and universities researching in your area of interest. Then, learn to use some of the business databases to get the full scoop on companies in preparation for an interview. (more info...)

Learn to use scientific databases, such as SciFinder, Derwent, and the Science Citation Index, to identify companies and universities researching in your area of interest. Then, learn to use some of the business databases to get the full scoop on companies in preparation for an interview. (more info...)

SciFinder searches the literature of chemistry and the related fields by topic, author, substance, and reaction. Data searched comes from Chemical Abstracts, MEDLINE, and CASREACT, a chemical reaction database. Learn basic methods of searching, including structure and reaction searching, tricks for effective text searching, simple substructure searching, and refining and analyzing text, substance, or reaction searches. (more info...)

The Science Citation Index on the ISI Web of Science has a new look! Topics covered will include a comparison of past and present interfaces, general and citation search techniques, setting up topic and citation alerts, and learning about various citation metrics that show the impact of a scholar or topic on the community. (more info...)

Second Life is an interactive virtual environment that shows promise for educational and creative activities in several disciplines. (more info...)

Learn advanced searching techniques that will allow you to determine if specific authors and works have been cited in the writings of other writers. These search techniques enable researchers to trace how various studies have influenced or have been influenced by others, as well as find relevant resources for their own work. (more info...)

Learn to effectively and efficiently search for synthesis information using a host of online materials, including Science of Synthesis and Houben-Weyl; the Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis; Organic Syntheses online; and the old favorites: SciFinder, Beilstein, and Gmelin. (more info...)

This series showcases new technologies. Vendor presentations may include sales-related content. (more info...)

This workshop is designed for faculty and researchers at Penn to learn how to use Selected Works, an easy to use interface for creating personal research web pages and Scholarly Commons, an online archive of scholarly articles and books. We will actually be setting up accounts and creating web pages at the workshop, so come prepared with CVs, articles, or other materials you might like to put online. (more info...)

A humanities and social science reference librarian will show you how to get the most from the library's website, featuring hands-on instruction in using electronic journals, databases, and document delivery services. A guided walk through the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center will include computer labs, the Music Library, the Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection, Van Pelt Library's 2.58 million volume open stacks, and the library's newest space, the Weigle Information Commons. (more info...)

Learn how to use the Weigle Information Commons Videorecording rooms. We will explore recording and camera options hands-on and discuss troubleshooting. (more info...)

These workshops, offered at various levels, provide guidance on good web design principles, overview tools available and enable exploration of the technical aspects of web design. (more info...)

Presented by Weingarten Learning Resources Center at the Weigle Information Commons (more info...)

Find out about all of the newest services and resources available from the Science and Engineering Libraries. (more info...)

Find out which are the most prominent journals in your field. (more info...)

Learn how to use Citation Indexes at Penn. (more info...)

Zotero is a great way to organize your online resources, bibliographies, blog posts and PDFs. Keep track of what you have found, and find it again easily. (more info...)

This class will provide a hands-on introduction to using Apple's iMovie '09 software, which is available for Penn students, faculty, and staff in the Vitale Digital Media Lab. You will learn how to capture video, organize or delete video clips, add a new soundtrack, add subtitles, and create special effects. You will also learn how to export your video into a usable form so that you can share your masterpiece with others. (more info...)