December 2009

* sponsored or co-sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies

Wednesday, December 2
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Shields Library Instruction Lab, Room 165

Learn to Use EndNote

Learn to use EndNote to store, manage, and format references. Class will cover: creating EndNote libraries, adding citations to your libraries, direct export of citations from article databases, output styles, and Cite While You Write (using EndNote with Microsoft Word). Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. For more information contact Sandra Vella (savella@ucdavis.edu). Sponsored by the General Library.

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Wednesday, December 2
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Shields Library Instruction Lab, Room 165

Searching the Animal Sciences/Wildlife Biology Literature

Dependent on the subject interests of attendees, bibliographic databases and library resources from the appropriate animal-related Subject Guides will be presented. Potential Subject Guides to be covered are: Animal Sciences, Entomology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Marine Biology. If pertinent, the new EBSCO interface to the databases FISH & FISHERIES WORLDWIDE and WILDLIFE & ECOLOGY STUDIES WORLDWIDE will be reviewed. Relevant e-book collections will also be discussed. Database searching strategies covered include: topic/keyword, title and author searching; using the wildcard and limits; and using the thesaurus, index, and search history features. Current awareness (update/alert) services, citation searching, and how to use UC-eLinks will also be discussed. Learn about the NEWLY licensed Journal Citation Reports which indicates the top journals in each discipline. Instructor: Ruth Gustafson (ragustafson@ucdavis.edu). Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. Sponsored by the General Library.

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Thursday, December 3
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Shields Library Instruction Lab, Room 165

Searching the Ecological/Environmental Sciences Literature and GIS Data

Dependent on the subject interests of attendees, bibliographic databases and library resources from the appropriate ecological/environmental sciences related Subject Guides will be presented. Potential Subject Guides to be covered are: Ecology and Conservation Biology; Environmental Sciences; Maps and GIS; Marine Biology; and Toxicology. Database searching strategies covered include: topic/keyword, title and author searching; using the wildcard and limits; and using the thesaurus, index, and search history features. GIS data sources will be explored including the California Spatial Information Library. Current awareness or update/alert services and how to use UC-eLinks will also be discussed. Learn about the NEWLY licensed Journal Citation Reports which indicates the top journals in each discipline. Co-instructors: Ruth Gustafson (ragustafson@ucdavis.edu) and Kathy Stroud (kpstroud@ucdavis.edu). Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. Sponsored by the General Library.

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Thursday, December 3
Noon – 1:00 p.m. | 114 South Hall

Writing a Curriculum Vitae*

For doctoral and master's candidates seeking academic careers or high-level research positions in industry or government, this 50-minute workshop provides the format, content and purpose of the CV. No registration necessary. Workshop Leaders: Stuart Henderson, Ph.D., Coordinator, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services, Internship and Career Center; and Teresa Dillinger, Ph.D., Coordinator, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services, Internship and Career Center/Professional Development Services, Office of Graduate Studies. Sponsored by Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services at the Internship and Career Center and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Thursday, December 3
3:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Shields Library Instruction Lab, Room 165

EndNote for the Biological and Agricultural Sciences

Learn to format bibliographies easily and automatically using EndNote, a bibliographic management tool. Discover how to download and export citations from catalogs and selected biological and agricultural databases. You will also learn how to access EndNote through the web. Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. For more information contact Meredith Saba (mksaba@ucdavis.edu). Sponsored by the General Library.

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Friday, December 4
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Shields Library Instruction Lab, Room 165

Searching the Biological Literature: BIOSIS Previews and PubMed Databases

BIOSIS Previews and PubMed are general databases for nearly all biological topics and are especially important for the molecular and cellular sciences. Database searching strategies covered include: topic/keyword, title and author searching; using the wildcard and limits; and using the thesaurus/MeSH terms, and search history features. Current awareness (update/alert) services, citation searching, and how to use UC-eLinks will also be discussed. Learn about the NEWLY licensed Journal Citation Reports which indicates the top journals in each discipline. Instructor: Ruth Gustafson (ragustafson@ucdavis.edu). Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. Sponsored by the General Library.

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Saturday, December 5
9:00 a.m. – Noon | San Jose, CA

MBA Application Workshop

So you've made the decision to get your MBA. Now you want to get into the best school possible. How do you do that? Join Assistant Dean James R. Stevens, who has over 15 years of MBA Admissions experience, at this three-hour workshop where he will share his insights and experiences. For more information about this event, please visit http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/MBAEvents or contact Admissions and Student Services at (530) 752-7658. Sponsored by the Graduate School of Management.

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Monday, December 7
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Shields Library Instruction Lab, Room 165

Cool Library Tools for BioAg Lab Staff

Learn about the following key resources/search tactics for lab staff: major life science methods/protocols resources; quick tips on how to search PubMed, BIOSIS Previews, or CAB Abs searches; automatic updates of your specialized research topics with results sent via weekly/monthly e-mails; locating journal impact factors or rankings to help determine which journals your lab should publish in; tool to apply co-citation analysis to cited references; how to collaborate in your lab in the use of Endnote Web; preview just-licensed e-books from CAB International (primary publisher of agricultural books); locate core computer tech e-books to help with your running the lab Web site, making computer fixes, or writing code for your research group; UC-eLinks tool for linking and copyright rules which apply to downloading PDFs of published articles and posting to UC Davis internal/external Web sites. Co-instructors: Ruth Gustafson (ragustafson@ucdavis.edu) and Meredith Saba (mksaba@lib.ucdavis.edu). Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. Sponsored by the General Library.

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Wednesday, December 9
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | San Ramon, CA

Bay Area Working Professional MBA Information Session

We invite you to learn more about the UC Davis Working Professional MBA Program in San Ramon. Learn about our distinctive curriculum and the admission process from current students, alumni and program representatives and have all your questions answered. For more information about this event, please visit http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/MBAEvents or contact Admissions and Student Services at (530) 752-7658. Sponsored by the Graduate School of Management.

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Thursday, December 10
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Working Professional MBA Information Session

We invite you to learn more about the UC Davis Working Professional MBA Program in San Ramon. Learn about our distinctive curriculum and the admission process from current students, alumni and program representatives and have all your questions answered. For more information about this event please visit http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/MBAEvents or contact Admissions and Student Services at (530) 752-7658. Sponsored by the Graduate School of Management.