Friday, January 30, 2009

[ED-TECH] Registration for next Lunch and Learn events

The next two Lunch and Learn sessions are a great chance to learn more about Library resources and services. I learn something new at every session. Space is limited to 18 people. Lunch is provided. Registration is required. To register, visit http://www.miami.edu/iac and click on the "Events" link.

Thursday, February 5, "Citation Tracking, Impact Factors and You" presented by Librarian Asst. Professor Bill Jacobs. 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. Learn how they're calculated, and commonly misinterpreted. The event occurs from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in the Richter Library, Faculty Exploratory room 305.

Friday, February 6, " Demystifying Government Documents" Government and international publications deal with a wide variety of topics such as international affairs, epidemics, declassified information, environmental issues, etc... You can also locate information about recent legislation, reports, maps, and statistics. This session will focus on demystifying government and international documents and provide an overview of the different kinds of publications. Chella Vaidyanathan, Librarian Asst. Professor will present at Richter Library, Faculty Exploratory room 305 from 12:20 - 1:10.

Bill Vilberg