As part of our Faculty Development activities, we have arranged for a number of excellent presentations by our librarians again this semester. If any of these interest you, please go to
http://iacmiami.org/ and register for the specific sessions that you will be attending.
Images for Instruction and Research: An Introduction to ARTstor
Instructor: Chella Vaidyanathan (E-mail: cvaidyan@miami.edu)
History, Political Science, and U.S./International Government Docs. Librarian
Location: Faculty Exploratory (Richter Library, Room 305) - Friday, Sept. 18 (1-2 pm)
Description:
ARTstor is a digital library/database that has more than one million images which include collections from a wide variety of civilizations, time-periods, and media, as well as from different museums, photo archives, and archaeological sites. Currently, the database has more than 60 collections that are being used for instructional and research purposes in a wide variety of disciplines such as humanities, architecture, art, and social sciences. In this session, you will learn how to search for images, create and save images groups, and download images for your PowerPoint presentations.
Journals, blogs and hometown news: keeping up electronically with RSS Feeds
Instructor: Meiyolet Mendez (E-mail: meimendez@miami.edu)
International Studies and Latin American and Caribbean Studies Librarian & Instruction librarian for Modern Languages and Literatures
Location: Faculty Exploratory (Richter Library, Room 305) - Friday, Sept. 25 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Description
Save time by having the latest articles in your research area delivered to you automatically. Set up an email alert to notify you when a certain article or author has been cited or even to receive the latest sports scores and hometown news. This hands-on session will explain RSS feeds and email alert services and help you set them up from your preferred databases and web sites.
Using Wikis, Flickr, and YouTube for Research and Instruction
Instructor: Chella Vaidyanathan (E-mail: cvaidyan@miami.edu)
History, Political Science, and U.S./International Government Docs. Librarian
Location: Faculty Exploratory (Richter Library, Room 305) - Friday, Oct. 2 (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Description
Flickr and YouTube aren't just used to record cats playing the piano. Both are valuable repositories of primary and secondary source material on a wide range of topics. The Library of Congress and other museums have uploaded many of their image collections to Flickr. Likewise, YouTube has numerous video clips from historical and contemporary documentaries. In this session, you will learn how to find useful material and organize, share and present it. Wikis are the quick and easy way to create web pages. Collaborate on documents, brainstorm ideas and share bibliographies with colleagues without learning html. They're also great to foster class discussion and group projects among your students.
Citation Tracking, Impact Factors, and You
Instructor: William Jacobs (E-mail: billjac@miami.edu)
Science and Engineering Librarian
Location: Faculty Exploratory (Richter Library, Room 305) - Tuesday, Oct. 13 (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
Description
You've heard of impact factors and know to count up citations, but do you know about the h-index and eiginfactor? These are all numbers you can use to evaluate journals, researchers, institutions and individual articles. They're also being used to evaluate you and your work. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how they're calculated, how they're manipulated, their strengths and weaknesses, how to interpret them and how they're commonly misinterpreted. You'll be able to see how you and your department measure up and check to ensure that you're getting the credit you deserve.
RefWorks
Instructor: Jameatris Johnson (E-mail: jyjohnso@miami.edu)
Africana Studies, Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, and Women's & Gender Studies Librarian
Location: Memorial Building, Room 212 - Friday, Oct. 23 (11:15 am - 12:05 pm)
Description
RefWorks is a web-based tool that allows users to create searchable databases of citations and through that database manipulate them into a number of writing styles. During this Lunch n' Learn you will learn all that you need to get you started with your very own RefWorks database.
Some RefWorks Features:
* Gather references automatically from article databases while you research
* Format manuscripts and citations instantly in a variety of styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, etc.)
* Create and organize a personal research database online
* Access your information online from any computer, anywhere, any time
* Share your databases with colleagues around the world
Improving Research Assignments through Library Partnership
Instructor: William Jacobs ((E-mail: billjac@miami.edu)
Science and Engineering Librarian
Location: Faculty Exploratory (Richter Library, Room 305) - Monday, Nov. 9 (1:00 pm -2:00 pm)
Description
Do your research assignments introduce your students to the depth of literature in your field or do they send your students scurrying to Wikipedia? Are they learning research methods or just doing a scavenger hunt through the library's collection? In this session, you will learn how the library can work with you to create research assignments with strong learning outcomes. We will review the latest studies on student research behavior and best practices on the development of research assignments.
To register for any of these sessions, go to http://iacmiami.org/
Bill Vilberg
