The Gustave L. and Janet W. Levy Library

EndNote X2 is the latest version of the popular desktop reference management software. It includes Find Full Text, a feature that allows you to automatically locate available PDF articles and quickly add them to your EndNote Library. In this class, you will practice using EndNote X2 to collect, organize and maintain a 'library' of references, find and save full-text journal articles, and insert and format references in a MS Word document.
Please note: EndNote X2 is installed on the Levy Library classroom computers, and the software is available from the Library at a substantial discount off the retail price.

If you are comfortable with the basic functions of EndNote and want to find out what else this program can do for you, sign up for this class. You'll learn to use some of the power functions in EndNote, such as inserting images and tables into your document, customizing reference types and output styles, creating custom bibliographies and connecting to full-text journal articles online. You will also practice using EndNote X2's new Find Full Text feature to automatically locate available PDF articles and quickly add them to your EndNote Library.
Prerequisite: Levy Library's "Introduction to EndNote" class, or experience importing references and using Cite While You Write.

Tuesday, December 9, 4-5:00 PM, Library Computer Classroom
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RefWorks is the Web-based bibliographic citation management program licensed by the Levy Library. In this class you will practice using RefWorks to organize your research, import references from MEDLINE/PubMed and generate bibliographies. You will also use Write-N-Cite III to insert and format references in a MS Word document.

Thursday, December 11, 4-5 PM, Library Computer Classroom
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The National Center for Biotechnology Information provides dozens of databases containing a wide range of biological information. This class serves as a brief introduction to some of NCBI’s most commonly used biology resources, including the Nucleotide, Protein, and Gene databases, and how to search and navigate them using the Entrez and BLAST systems.

Tuesday, December 16, 4-5:30 PM, Library Computer Classroom   
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In this advanced class, you will learn how to find and download images from Levy Library's licensed image databases and from freely available databases of biomedical images. You will also practice capturing graphics and charts from PDF articles. Then you will practice editing images and customizing slide animations with tools available in PowerPoint 2003.
Prerequisite: Levy Library's "PowerPoint: Getting Started" class, or experience adding and formatting slides; inserting clip art and images; and saving and presenting a slide show.