Virginia Commonwealth University

Training

Title: Web of Science Online Workshop

Date/Time: 3/22/2010  6:00 - 6:30 pm

Presenter: Kristine Hughes

Registration: 16 seats available (Max. Class Size = 20)
(Class is archived)

Building: Online   Online

Cost: $0  

Sponsor: VCU Libraries

Audience: General Public

Category: Research/Searching

Description: Web of Science is an excellent database to enhance your biomedical literature search by allowing one stop cross-disciplinary searching. Along with subject or author searching, you can do a cited reference search. Find out who has cited you or who else has cited the method paper you are using for your research. Journal Citation Reports will help you find the top journals in your field. WIMBA Instructions: Online Instructions: This library workshop will take place online via the Wimba classroom found within Blackboard. As you register for this course you will be added to the Health Sciences Resources Blackboard course which will appear under the My Courses heading when you log into Blackboard. This course contains tutorials and other information pertaining to the various databases used at Tompkins-McCaw Library and is a useful tool for you to consult after the online class to help you in further understanding databases such as PubMed. To participate in the online class you will need to check your computer to make sure you have all the necessary software to participate in the class. You will need a pair of headphones or speakers that are connected to your computer. You may also use a microphone to communicate with the instructor, but that is not required. We will have someone monitoring any questions you may have via the classroom chat. Access http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cQVr6Vn7p for all online instructions to prepare your computer for the class. To listen to the instructions on screencast you will need your headphones or speakers.

Contact: Kristine Hughes
7-1150
kmhughes@vcu.edu