Crerar Library News

RefWorks workshop, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 10:00am

RefWorks is a Web-based tool that makes creating bibliographies and citing sources quick and easy.

This workshop covers the basic features of RefWorks: learn how to add citations to your RefWorks database, manage your citations using folders and editing features, and create footnotes and bibliographies.

This workshop is not held in a computer classroom.  Feel free to bring your laptop to follow along. 

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 10
Time: 10:00-11:30am
Location: Kathleen A. Zar Room, 1st Floor, Crerar Library

To register, go to https://training.uchicago.edu/course_detail.cfm?course_id=401.

AI Spacesuits Turn Astronauts Into Cyborg Biologists

Featured in Wired Science this research is being led by Patrick McGuire, a scientist in the Department of Geophysical Sciences.  The full research research paper was published in arxiv.org a freely available repository of scientific  e-prints in physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, and quantitative finance and statistics.

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ScienceDirect scheduled maintenance

ScienceDirect, Elsevier's e-journal platform, will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 9 hours from 8:00pm Saturday, October 31 to 4:00am Sunday, November 1.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

PubMed Using Redesigned Interface

PubMed has transitioned to its redesigned interface; the previous version is no longer available.  Complete details about the new interface are available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so09/so09_pm_redesign.html.

If you have questions about using the redesigned PubMed or would like to set up an individual or group training session, please contact biomed@lib.uchicago.edu.

Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users

The University of Chicago's John Crerar Library will host the sponsored Chicago area local showing of  Medical Library Association's upcoming webcast, Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users. 

According to the MLA Distance Education web page, the goal of the webcast is "to familiarize information professionals with current and emerging mobile technologies, innovative initiatives using mobile devices, useful mobile software applications, and funding options for projects using mobile devices."

Participants living outside the Chicago area should go to the MLA website to investigate showings in their local area or individual registration at http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/mobile/ .

The Crerar Library is a National Network of Library of Medicine (NN/LM) Greater Midwest Region (GMR)-sponsored site; participation is free.  Participants will receive up to 3.5 MLA CE contact hours.  Light refreshments will be served.

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time: 1:00-3:00pm*
Location: Kathleen A. Zar Room, John Crerar Library, University of Chicago

*Optional wrap-around sessions 12:30-1:00pm and 3:00-4:00pm.

Please register by November 16.

MLA's webcast website 
http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/mobile/agenda.html

Maps, directions, and parking information
http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/
http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/parking/north.shtml

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3503 with the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation in order to participate in this event should contact Deb Werner at 773-702-8552 for assistance.

Try SpringerMaterials

Springer Materials is a rich resource for critically evaluated physical & chemical data and comprises the contents of the Landolt-Börnstein New Book Series (> 400 volumes) plus its electronic supplementary material. Basic search is by text keywords; advanced search features include searching by CAS Registry Numbers, Substances/Element Systems, Properties, or Molecular Formula.   Send comments about this resource to Andrea Twiss-Brooks (atbrooks@uchicago.edu).

New Exhibit at Crerar Library

Chicago Celebrates Darwin

October 19, 2009 - March 26, 2010

The John Crerar Library presents Chicago Celebrates Darwin, an exhibit which revisits the Darwin Centennial Celebration hosted by the University in 1959. We look back at the original letters, pictures, and documents from that conference to get a sense of the atmosphere and the importance of the events, including the effect of Darwin’s theories on the research and popular opinion of the day. More information is available here: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/exhibits/Darwin.html

H1N1 Flu information from CDC

With flu season just around the corner, check out the Center for Disease Control's H1N1 flu information site at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/. The site features uptodate maps of confirmed cases, Q&A about flu vaccines, guidelines for flu prevention, and more.

Printing on USITE Macs on Crerar 1st floor

Black and white printing from USITE Macs on the first floor of Crerar has been restored.  We expect a solution for color printing from these machines soon.  For more information on printing from Library and USITE computers, visit http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/using/copy/

Library Catalog briefly unavailable

The Library Catalog will be unavailable due to normal system maintenance on Friday, September 4, from 5:00-9:00 p.m.  Lens remains available.  We apologize for the inconvenience.