esslsocwrk http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/ en-us Copyright 2008 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:00:03 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LIBRARY INSTRUCTION: workshops, videos, web pages and tutorials WORKSHOPS: The Savvy Researcher Workshop Series are drop-in workshops geared toward graduate students and cover a myriad of topics including RefWorks, RSS feeds and current awareness tools, how to find grant money, statistical research, IDEALS and finding the tough stuff e.g. conference proceedings. You can access the schedule off the Library Gateway under "Get Help" --> Workshops. or here is the direct link... http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/instruction/workshops.html Note: These sessions are suggested as an option to help you with more in-depth coverage of many research resources the library offers. ===================================================================== NO TIME to attend a workshop on campus? CHECK OUT the OTHER OPTIONS to help you learn how to use the library... INSTRUCTIONAL WEB PAGE: HOW DO I FIND...? http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rex/find/ This portal will provide step-by-step text and visual instructions on how to locate, request or more use several services available to help you locate books, articles and journals, dissertations, reserves, or items in particular locations. INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/ondemand/index.html These videos will provide step-by-step visual and voice instructions on how to locate, request or more use several services available to help you locate books, articles and journals, dissertations, reserves, or items in particular locations. It also includes instructions on a variety of other topics not included as a part of the "How do I find...?" web page. ===================================================================== ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2008/08/library_instruction_workshops.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2008/08/library_instruction_workshops.html Instruction and Tutorials Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:00:03 -0600 DATA SERVICES HELP Data Service Office Hours continue through June 11, 2008 Wednesdays 1:30-4:30 pm Government Documents Library (2nd floor of the Main Library) Get help finding opinion polls, election studies, social surveys, census, education, and health data; and preparing datasets for analysis in SPSS, SAS, STATA and ArcGIS. No Appointment Necessary! ________________ For more information about using digital survey data sources, see: Data Services @ The University Library http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/research/dataservices.html Jointly sponsored by the University Library and Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Sciences (ATLAS) Enhance and expand your research, writing, and teaching with data ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2008/05/data_services_help.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2008/05/data_services_help.html Tue, 13 May 2008 11:09:33 -0600 Learn to use ICPSR: the world's largest archive of digital social science data!! Health, Economic, Social & Political Data for Secondary Analysis WHEN: Thursday, April 10th WHERE: Undergrad Library 291 TIME: 3:30-4:30pm The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the world's largest archive of digital social science data. Learn to search ICPSR's catalog of holdings, download data, and read it into a statistics program (SPSS) to make tables. Our examples will focus on topics suggested by the audience. Some prior experience with SPSS may be helpful, but is not necessary. Register now (preferred, but NOT required) OR Find out about upcoming and past workshops: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/instruction/workshops.html ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2008/04/learn_to_use_icpsr_the_worlds.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2008/04/learn_to_use_icpsr_the_worlds.html Data Sets and Services Instruction and Tutorials Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:30:04 -0600 APA style ONLINE TUTORIAL!! APA style online tutorial. The tutorial, a collaboration between Gutman Library's Writing Services and the Learning Technologies Center (HGSE IT), is based on a highly regarded and well-attended workshop entitled, "APA EXPOSED : Everything You Always Wanted to Know About APA Format But Were Afraid to Ask!" Wendy Mages, an HGSE doctoral student, developed the content and taught the workshop for the past several years under the auspices of the Gutman Library Writing Services. In collaboration with Allison Harrington, Instructional Technology Designer for the Learning Technologies Center, Wendy Mages transferred the content of the in-person workshop to an online version. The online APA tutorial has been designed to supplement the HGSE in-person workshop, but will serve any student well as a stand-alone resource. It provides... point-of-need assistance, and to facilitate student access to citation "how-to" information for APA format. Additionally, the tutorial has self-checks and additional resources for APA citation information. NOTE: Please keep in mind that this resource is geared toward Harvard students and will at times refer to their library and campus resources. The tutorial, however, is very well done and useful to anyone using the APA citation style. If you're interested, please take a look at the APA tutorial, which is currently undergoing beta testing. APA tutorial URL: http://gseacademic.harvard.edu/~instruct/articulate/APA/player.html Carla Lillvik, Research and Distance Services Librarian at Harvard Graduate School of Education welcomes your feedback at: http://poll.icommons.harvard.edu/poll/taker/pollTakerOpen.jsp?poll=1-6134-12670 ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2008/03/apa_style_online_tutorial.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2008/03/apa_style_online_tutorial.html Instruction and Tutorials Instruction and Tutorials New Services Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:24:52 -0600 New DATA SERVICES Partnership! NEW Spring 2008 The University of Illinois Library and the Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Sciences (ATLAS) are now Data Service Partners! DATA SERVICES Office Hours: Wednesdays: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Government Documents Library (2nd Floor Main Library) Get help finding opinion polls, election studies, social surveys, census, education, and health data; and preparing datasets for analysis in SPSS, SAS, STATA and ArcGIS. No Appointment Necessary! MORE INFORMATION: (217) 244-6445 or atlas-consult@uiuc.edu Web site: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/research/dataservices.html Online Tutorials: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/research/data_tutorials.html Future Events: Data and Statistical Workshops (Date and Times TBA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allison Sutton Psychology & Social Work Subject Specialist Education & Social Science Library asutton@uiuc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2008/02/new_data_services_partnership_1.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2008/02/new_data_services_partnership_1.html Data Sets and Services Database Tips & Info. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:01:11 -0600 PsycINFO database changes Ask-A-Librarian page. To set up an alert system to let you know when new materials in your area of interest are added to the database, please see the directions at Alerts in CSA (Cambridge) Databases. Access to these databases via OVID will end June 30, 2007. CSA access is available now.]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2007/06/psycinfo_database_changes.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2007/06/psycinfo_database_changes.html Database Tips & Info. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:35:07 -0600 Self-Managed Current Awareness Self-Managed Current Awareness Defined: The art of saving searches and setting up auto-alerts using databases and journals. Need to be kept up to date on a particular topic or research area? Learn how to use current awareness features in several popular social science databases. What will current awareness features allow me to do? *set up permanent searches. *save a search you have created and run it manually whenever you wish. *receive email updates (auto-alerts) when new research matching your search criteria is added to the database. *set up table of contents (TOC) alerts. Which databases allow me to use current awareness features? The short answer is Several!! However, you are likely using many social science databases powered by either OVID or Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA). The Ovid group of databases includes PsycINFO/PsycARTICLES, ERIC, Social Work Abstracts, ERIC, MedLine, Health and Psycho-Social Instruments, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Current Contents and more. The CSA databases include Social Services Abstracts, ERIC, Sociological Abstracts, Communication Abstracts and Worldwide Political Abstracts. Instructions are available at the Education and Social Science Library’s Self-Managed Current Awareness page. Are Current Awareness and Auto-Alert features available for journals or other databases? YES! The Funk (ACES) Library has compiled an extensive list of instructions on setting up Table of Contents (TOC) alerts in various databases. Of particular interest to Education and Social Science Library users may be the Web of Science TOC alert instructions Ready to get started? Need to learn more? See the Education and Social Science Library’s Self-Managed Current Awareness page. ========================================================= Questions? Please contact me... Allison Sutton, Psychology & Social Work Subject Specialist Email: asutton@uiuc.edu Voice: 217-244-1866 =========================================================]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2007/04/selfmanaged_current_awareness.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2007/04/selfmanaged_current_awareness.html Research Mgmnt/Technology Support Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:02:11 -0600 New Trial of PsychiatryOnline (includes DSM IV TR!!) PsychiatryOnline! Access will be available until May 6, 2007! This powerful web-based portal features DSM-IV-TR (R)-the most widely used psychiatric reference in the world and American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of a collection of psychiatric references from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. The journal collection also includes the Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences Additionally, PsychiatryOnline also provides access to textbooks, self-assessment tools and clinical & research news from Psychiatric News. In addition, unlimited downloads to your PDA are available! Find out more at http://www.psychiatryonline.com or link from the Library's ORR. To assist the library in determining whether to obtain full subscriptions to this resource, please send feedback to Allison Sutton, Psychology and Social Work Librarian at asutton@uiuc.edu Hope you are enjoying the Spring break! Allison ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2007/03/new_trial_of_psychiatryonline.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2007/03/new_trial_of_psychiatryonline.html Database Tips & Info. Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:36:46 -0600 RefWorks: A Citation Management Tool What exactly is RefWorks? and How can RefWorks make my research and writing process easier? RefWorks gathers, and stores citations from books, articles and websites organizing them into bibliographies using common styles like APA, MLA and many others. A few specifics... • Export records from databases to Refworks seamlessly—takes the tedium out of reference tracking • Access your personal citation database from anywhere—on campus, at home, or abroad—via the Web • Insert references directly into Word, using citation style of your choice, with Write N Cite feature • NEW! All citations in RefWorks have a UIUC "Discover" link, allowing you quick access to the e-version of journal articles, and more. Learn more about RefWorks: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/refworks/ The Library is offering a series of workshops on using RefWorks. For information on workshop dates, times, and registration refer to the library's event calendar at: http://130.126.32.16/evanced/lib0/eventcalendar.asp No time to attend a workshop? There is also an excellent online tutorial for RefWorks: http://www.refworks.com/tutor Questions? Please contact me... ==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+ Allison M. Sutton, Assistant Professor Psychology & Social Work Subject Specialist/Librarian Education & Social Science Library Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1408 West Gregory Drive Urbana, Illinois 61801 Email: asutton@uiuc.edu Voice: 217-244-1866 Fax: 217-333-2214 ==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2007/02/refworks_a_citation_management_tool.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslsocwrk/2007/02/refworks_a_citation_management_tool.html Research Mgmnt/Technology Support Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00:16 -0600 Welcome to the ESSL Social Work Blog! Greetings, Social Work Scholars!

Do you find yourself in need of a little library research assistance, but can't seem to squeeze in another appointment?

Well, assuming many of you are nodding and saying "YES"...I thought establishing a new blog service would help you with your research endeavors. Here you will find periodic announcements, e-lessons and news about research resources and services of interest and use to you. More specifically, the intermittent series of messages posted here will provide notices of new (or overlooked) databases or resources, quick tips & instructions on their use, information on library workshops, the collections and other library services. This blog will replace most emailed updates I have sent to your listserv in the past. And, the best part is that the blog entries will be archived so that you can easily retrieve information I have previously posted---searching by category or date.

I aim to assist, not to annoy and have no plans to overload your brain. It is my hope that these messages will help you to make the most of the library's vast resources and services. More often than not, the information, descriptions and explanations will be customized to suit your needs as a graduate student or member of the faculty in the School of Social Work. The next blog entry (on Monday, Feb 5th) will be about RefWorks---a popular citation management tool. Stay tuned!

One final note about personalized service---it is still an option. You may, at any time during the semester, send along an email or call with a question. As always, I am also available if you wish to schedule an individual research consultation. To do so please complete the following online form.

Feel free to let me know how I can best help you with your research endeavors.

Best Regards,

Allison

Allison M. Sutton, Assistant Professor
Psychology & Social Work Subject Specialist/Librarian
Education & Social Science Library
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1408 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Email: asutton@uiuc.edu
Voice: 217-244-1866
Fax: 217-333-2214

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