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EndNote Training
Learn how to use EndNote
to assist you in writing papers for publication. EndNote is an easy-to-use
way of managing citations and footnotes. Citations can be exported
from Google Scholar and databases such as Academic Search Premier,
then formatted instantly in a large variety of citation styles in
either EndNote or a Microsoft Word document. This class will focus
on the PC version of the software.
Two sessions will be offered:
Monday, June 2 at 10
am in Library 138
Monday, June 2 at 1 pm
Library 138
If you are unable to come
to either session, please call and we can schedule a one-on-one
meeting.
Selected
New Books
Web Sites of InterestÂ
Carnegie Institution
for Science [Macromedia Flash Player, pdf]
http://www.ciw.edu/
Andrew Carnegie was known for his philanthropy, and in 1895 he contributed
his vast wealth to creating 22 various organizations that still
bear his name. In 1901 he created what became known as the Carnegie
Institution for Science with an initial gift of $10 million. Over
the past century, the Institution has continued to support a wide
range of scientific endeavors, and researchers such as Edwin Hubble,
Barbara McClintock, and Andrew Fire have been associated with this
august organization. On their first-rate site, visitors can browse
through sections that profile their various departments (which include
embryology and global ecology), read their latest reports, and view
an interactive calendar of events sponsored by the Institute. Visitors
with a scholarly bent will want to browse on over to the "Publications/Archives"
section. Here they will find the Institute's annual
report, listings of their books in prints, and a wide selection
of online books. The online offerings span the past five decades,
and visitors can view everything from "Ceramics for the Archaeologist"
to "How Galaxies Rotate". Those persons looking for specific
information about the Institution's academic departments would do
well to click on through to the "Departments" area to
learn more about fellowships, employment opportunities, and recent
and forthcoming conferences. [KMG]
Schreyer Institute
for Teaching Excellence: Tools for Teaching and Learning
[pdf]
http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Tools/
Colleges and universities around the world have embarked on a new
era of assisting teachers with their classroom manner and organization.
The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence at Pennsylvania State
University has created this site to give educators access to a wide
range of excellent teaching and learning tools. The materials and
resources here are divided into the following sections: "Course
Design and Planning", "Teaching and Assessment Strategies",
"Tools for Course Evaluation", "Tools for University
Assessment", and "Scholarship of Teaching and Learning".
Within these sections, users can read and download specific activities
geared towards syllabus improvement, writing effective and meaningful
tests, and incorporating problem-based activities into the classroom.
Overall, the site is well designed and it is one that educators
and the like will want to pass along to their colleagues across
campus. [KMG]
From The Scout Report,
Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2008. http://scout.wisc.edu/
Comments
or suggestions for the newsletter are welcome and appreciated.
Please reply to:
JaNae Kinikin, Science Librarian
Stewart Library
(801) 626-6093
jkinikin@weber.edu