Posted March 28, 2008
Library Workshops
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Introduction to Library Resources for the National Capital Region
This workshop will address accessing and using online resources that are available for faculty, staff, and students in the National Capital Region through the University Libraries at Virginia Tech. Topics will include:
Saturday, 05 April 2008, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am Saturday, 05 April 2008, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Taught by Debbie Cash (dcash@vt.edu). If there are specific issues you would like addressed, please send her an e-mail ahead of time. |
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EndNote X1 - An Introduction to EndNote for the National Capital Region EndNote is a software product that allows researchers to save and organize results of database searches or lists of bibliographic references. EndNote can be used in conjunction with Microsoft Word to format in-text citations and bibliographies. This session will include basic EndNote “how to” skills such as: creating a library, entering references manually, exporting references from online databases, editing records for accuracy, using import filters, creating groups (subsets of your library), editing output styles, using term lists, attaching files, setting preferences, and Cite While You Write. WhenSaturday, 05 April 2008, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Sunday, 06 April 2008, from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Monday, 07 April 2008, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Taught by Debbie Cash (dcash@vt.edu). If there are specific issues you would like addressed, please send her an e-mail ahead of time. |
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EndNote and APA 5th Output Style - National Capital Region This session will include some of the same elements as the introductory session (exporting, importing, editing references, setting preferences), but will focus more on getting references to format correctly according to the examples provided in the Publication Manual of the APA, 5th ed. and the APA Style Guide to Electronic References (2007) WhenSaturday, 05 April 2008, from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Sunday, 06 April 2008, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Taught by Debbie Cash (dcash@vt.edu). If there are specific issues you would like addressed, please send her an e-mail ahead of time. |
If you do not have a copy of EndNote X1 software, bring your laptop to the session and have it loaded to your computer. Desktop users can borrow a CD from the library. You must be currently affiliated with Virginia Tech to download the software.
Where (all classes):
Room 102
Virginia Tech Northern Virginia Center
7054 Haycock Rd
Falls Church, VA 22043
For directions: http://www.nvc.vt.edu/about/
Free parking on Saturdays and Sundays!
Register for classes: http://www.training.lib.vt.edu/classesoffered.php
More information on EndNote: http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/endnote/index.html
For additional help and information contact the Resource Center Library, 1st floor, Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church 703-538-8340
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