Levy Library Classes

The library is currently offering the following classes:

EndNote X3: Advanced Features
Prerequisite: EndNote X3: An Introduction
Description: If you are comfortable with the basic functions of EndNote X3 and want to find out what else this program can do for you, sign up for this class. You'll learn to use some of the power functions in EndNote X3, such as inserting images and tables into your document, customizing reference types and output styles, creating custom bibliographies and connecting to full-text journal articles online. You will also practice using EndNote X3's new Find Full Text feature to automatically locate available PDF articles and quickly add them to your EndNote Library.
	Date	Time	Location	Instructor
	11/19/2009 (Thursday)	4:00 - 5:00	Small Classroom	Jim Viskochil
	12/17/2009 (Thursday)	4:00 - 5:00	Small Classroom	Jim Viskochil

EndNote X3: An Introduction
Prerequisite: None
Description: EndNote X3, the popular desktop reference management software, includes Find Full Text, a feature that allows you to automatically locate available PDF articles and quickly add them to your EndNote Library. In this class, you will practice using EndNote X3 to collect, organize and maintain a 'library' of references, find and save full-text journal articles, and insert and format references in a MS Word document.
	Date	Time	Location	Instructor
	11/12/2009 (Thursday)	4:00 - 5:00	Small Classroom	Jim Viskochil
	12/10/2009 (Thursday)	4:00 - 5:00	Small Classroom	Jim Viskochil

Genome Browsers - UCSC, Ensembl and NCBI Map Viewer
Prerequisite: None
Description: Ensembl, UCSC Genome Browser and NCBI MapViewer have visualization and discovery tools for many genomes. This class introduces major genome browsers to find sequence variations, see expression data, detect evolutionary conservation and more.
	Date	Time	Location	Instructor
	12/02/2009 (Wednesday)	4:00 - 5:30	Small Classroom	Tina O'Grady

NCBI's Entrez and Blast: An Introduction
Prerequisite: None
Description: The National Center for Biotechnology Information provides dozens of databases containing a wide range of biological information. This class serves as a brief introduction to some of NCBI's most commonly used biology resources, including the Nucleotide, Protein, and Gene databases, and how to search and navigate them using the Entrez and BLAST systems.
	Date	Time	Location	Instructor
	11/03/2009 (Tuesday)	4:00 - 5:30	Small Classroom	Tina O'Grady
	12/14/2009 (Monday)	4:00 - 5:30	Small Classroom	Tina O'Grady

Photoshop: Preparing Images for Publication
Prerequisite: None
Description: This class is an introduction for students, researchers and faculty who need to apply best practices in editing and preparing images for use in posters and manuscripts. Topics covered include resizing, cropping, layers, color and contrast adjustment, and annotation.
	Date	Time	Location	Instructor
	12/03/2009 (Thursday)	4:00 - 5:00	Small Classroom	Jim Viskochil

PowerPoint: Finding Images and Using Them in Presentations
Prerequisite: PowerPoint 2007: An Introduction
Description: In this advanced class, you will learn how you can find and use images from Levy Library's licensed image databases, and from public domain and open source biomedical image collections. You will also practice capturing graphics and charts from PDF documents. Then you will use tools in PowerPoint 2007 to edit your images, add shapes and customize animation.
	Date	Time	Location	Instructor
	12/08/2009 (Tuesday)	4:00 - 5:30	Small Classroom	Polly Beam

PubMed: Navigating the New Interface
Prerequisite: None
Description: PubMed is undergoing a major redesign for the first time in many years. All functionality remains the same, but the interface has been streamlined and many tools and services have been moved or consolidated. Take a tour of the new PubMed and find out how to maximize your use of this essential database
	Date	Time	Location	Instructor
	11/10/2009 (Tuesday)	4:00 - 5:00	Small Classroom	Tina O'Grady
	11/12/2009 (Thursday)	12:00 - 1:00	Small Classroom	Polly Beam
	12/09/2009 (Wednesday)	4:00 - 5:00	Small Classroom	Tina O'Grady

RefWorks: An Introduction
Prerequisite: None
Description: RefWorks is the Web-based bibliographic citation management program licensed by the Levy Library. In this class you will practice using RefWorks to organize your research, import references from MEDLINE/PubMed and generate bibliographies. You will also use Write-N-Cite III to insert and format references in a MS Word document.
	Date	Time	Location	Instructor
	11/17/2009 (Tuesday)	4:00 - 5:00	Small Classroom	Polly Beam
	12/16/2009 (Wednesday)	4:00 - 5:00	Small Classroom	Polly Beam

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In addition to our regularly scheduled classes, we will gladly customize database instruction sessions, tours, and orientations for individuals and small groups. Let us help you find the information you need for your course work, research, and clinical practice. MEDLINE & LinkOut Tutorials MEDLINE is the NLM’s premier bibliographic database in the field of biomedicine. LinkOut, a service of the PubMed interface, allows the Mount Sinai community to link directly from MEDLINE to the full text of thousands of journal articles. Database Orientations The library has over 100 end-user databases. Learn to use Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Harrison’s Online, LexisNexis, MD Consult, ProQuest Direct, PsycINFO, PubMed and many more! Please call us at ext. 47204, or contact us to make your appointment.