Workshops @ The Library
Fall 2008 Schedule
 
If you are interested in attending any of the following workshops, please complete the registration form or contact the Reference department at least 24 hours in advance. Hurry! Seats are limited

Workshops offered this semester include: Endnote®, Advanced Endnote®, and Alerting Services®:
 
Using EndNote X2®

EndNote® X2 helps you to keep and manage your references (citations) to books, articles and other research sources electronically, and then to insert them quickly into documents as footnotes, bibliographies, and as in-text citations. EndNote® X2 is bibliographic software for reference management. This workshop will cover a basic introduction to EndNote® X2. You will learn the technical requirements for optimizing the software’s capabilities, core concept definitions, three methods of entering references, how to export a bibliography in one of over 4,000 styles, and how to maximize EndNote® X2’s potential through the CiteWhileYouWrite® feature.

Under current licensing arrangements, members of the North Carolina A&T State University community may have one copy of the EndNote® X2 software to use at home. Anyone wishing a copy of the software must bring their flash drive, CD-R, or CD-RW to this workshop or to the Reference Desk of F. D. Bluford Library. A copy will be made as part of the workshop or while you wait at the Reference Desk. When you obtain your copy, you will be asked to sign for it and provide an e-mail address so we can contact you when a new edition is available.
Note: Workshops are approximately 90 minutes
View Schedule/Register Online for Endnote and Advanced Endnote


 
Advanced EndNote X2®

Advanced EndNote® X2 is recommended for patrons who have completed the Basic EndNote® X2 workshop and desire to learn more functionality. Topics include: importing citations from .txt files with filters; changing the text in the URL field to permit access to articles from off-campus; modifying an output style to include other fields; creating a Subject Bibliography; and another look at the “online Search” feature. Note: Workshops are approximately 60- 90 minutes
View Schedule/Register Online for Endnote and Advanced Endnote


Alerting Services/RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
Alerting services can save you time and effort. This “push” technology keeps you up to date with cutting-edge research without requiring you to perform your searches every day, week, or month. Alerting services, provided by many of the Library’s web-based research databases, are available via email or RSS feeds. Most databases providers offer one or more types of alerts:
  • Your search criteria
  • Topic
  • New volume and issue for a specific journal
  • Times Cited

  • This workshop will focus on those Alerting Services relevant to your academic discipline. You will learn how to set up an account with a database; register to a newsreader (Bloglines) to receive your RSS alerts; and set up several alerts from selected databases.
    Note: Workshops are approximately 45-60 minutes
    View Schedule/Register Online for Alerting Services/RSS