Librarycasting SE

Several NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) lectures and computer workshops will be held on the MCV campus (Sanger Hall and Tompkins-McCaw Library) during the first few days (March 12 - 14) of spring break. Class titles are listed below below. These classes will be taught by visiting staff from the National Library of Medicine. For complete class descriptions, scheduled times, and to register for the classes, go to the VCU Training website, type "ncbi" (without the asterisks) into the keyword search box, and click the "Search" button to see a listing of all the NCBI classes being offered.

Class Titles:
- NCBI Field Guide Update
- Making Sense of DNA and Protein Sequences
- Blast Quick Start
- Identification of Disease Genes
- Correlating Disease Genes and Phenotypes

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This Thursday, the workshop will introduce three important tools for molecular structure viewing and searching: Scifinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts Service), Crossfire Commander for Beilstein / Gmelin (MDL), and Entrez Structure / Cn3D (National Center for Biotechnology Information). More info ...

Time & Location: Thursday, October 26, 2006, 11:00 - 12:00 noon, Cabell Library 3rd floor instruction classroom.

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This workshop introduces three important tools for molecular structure viewing and searching: Scifinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts Service), Crossfire Commander for Beilstein / Gmelin (MDL), and Entrez Structure / Cn3D (National Center for Biotechnology Information).

Thursday, October 26, 2006, 11:00 - 12:00 noon, Cabell Library 3rd floor instruction classroom
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Journal table of contents, science news, and search results from some databases can be automically monitored using two technology-based techniques, RSS and e-mail alerts. This introductory workshop demonstrates how to do this.

Thursday, September 7, 11 - 11:50 am, Cabell Library 3rd floor instruction classroom
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Cabell Library is sponsoring a Patent Searching workshop on Friday, August 18, 9 - 12:30, in the 3rd floor library instruction classroom. Trainers will be Tom Turner and Chris Black, who are both librarians with the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This introductory workshop is open to VCU librarians and faculty. It is free, and pre-registration is required (contact Renée Bosman at rbosman@vcu.edu or 828-1101).

This workshop will provide hands-on training with free, publicly available databases on the USPTO website, including the PatFT and AppFT databases for issued patent and patent application searches. Training will be at the beginners level and will include a general introduction to concepts in intellectual property protection.

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Tompkins-McCaw Library is sponsoring a presentation entitled "GIS and Public Health Data: Towards a Better Understanding of the Magnitude of U.S. Public Health Disparities," by Dr. Charles Croner, Geographer and Survey Statistician, CDC, next Wednesday (6/8/06), 10 - 12 noon. This event is open to the public, registration required.

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Mobile Technology Fair 2006, covering "the latest trends in mobile computing technology" will be held at the Tompkins-McCaw Library on the MCV Campus on Thursday, April 6. The schedule includes vendor exhibits and presentations on a variety of mobile technology applications (PDA, blog, tablet PC, GIS, iPod, etc.).

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Engineering Village is offering 4 web-based training sessions in March. They are:

Ei Patents - 3/7 and 3/21
Faceted Searching and Browsing - 3/14
Introduction to Engineering Village 2 - 3/28

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Description: Staying current with developments in the health sciences is important for both research endeavors and academic assignments. This introductory workshop describes two technology-based techniques, RSS and search alerts, to automate portions of this process. These techniques can be used to monitor research journal tables of contents, updates from specific database searches, and science research news. The technology is accessible and free to all VCU-affiliated users. This workshop will demonstrate applications of RSS and search alerts for selected health science resources, and illustrate setup methods.

Time: Wednesday, May 10, 2006, Noon - 1:00 pm

Place: Nursing Education Bldg - Computer Lab, 4th Floor, MCV Campus

Sponsor: VCU Libraries

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Description: Staying current with developments in the health sciences is important for both research endeavors and academic assignments. This introductory workshop describes two technology-based techniques, RSS and search alerts, to automate portions of this process. These techniques can be used to monitor research journal tables of contents, updates from specific database searches, and science research news. The technology is accessible and free to all VCU-affiliated users. This workshop will demonstrate applications of RSS and search alerts for selected health science resources, and illustrate setup methods.

Time: 3/15/2006 Noon - 1 pm

Place: The Learning Center, 1st floor, VCUHS (Main Hospital), MCV Campus

Sponsor: VCU Libraries

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Librarycasting SE is a compilation of selected educational and information resources for the sciences and engineering, with a strong emphasis on new media and communication formats such as screencasts (pc screen video), video, and podcasts (audio). Resources covered include those produced at Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries, the VCU campus community, and the extended sciences and engineering world community beyond.

A major goal of Librarycasting SE is to make available a range of brief screencast and podcast tutorials answering specific questions, and demonstrating specific techniques, relevant to the sciences and engineering. Conveniently access these resources at any time from your Firefox browser bookmarks or RSS aggregator, through the subject-specific automatically updated RSS feeds provided at this site. These tutorials are in constant production at VCU Libraries, and your suggestions for new tutorials in this format are always welcomed!

Pete Kirlew, Ph.D., MLIS
Reference Librarian for the Sciences and Engineering
VCU Libraries

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