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Register for new EndNote workshops - now open for May/June

Wish it was easier to sources in your papers? Cite it right by attending our beginner & advanced citation management workshops.

Publish in BioMed Central or SpringerOpen and receive APC discount

The University of Toronto is now an institutional member of BioMed Central, offering a 15% discount to affiliated researchers.

New resource alert: Psychiatry manuals in DSM Archive

Digital archives of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual: Mental Disorder (DSM) via Psychiatry Online, including all previous editions back to 1952.

Two new VR services now available!

Borrow VR equipment for home from Short Term Loans Desk, or develop & test your apps in the studio at the MADLab! More info: http://uoft.me/virtualreality

Apply to Showcase Your Work: U of T Libraries Grad Student Exhibit Competition

Recently worked on an amazing paper or a wonderful project? Here’s your chance to win a $1000 prize and show off your project in an eye-catching display!

New resource alert: Point-of-Care tool from BMJ Best Practice

Summaries, calculators, patient education resources, & videos. Includes Q & As derived from Cochrane systematic reviews.

New resource alert: Pharmacy ebooks from AccessPharmacy

Books on anatomy, biochemistry, organic chemistry. Includes DiPiro’s Pharmacotherapy; Goodman & Gilman’s Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics; Casarett & Doull’s Toxicology; Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine & more

Our popular 3-part Graduate Professional Skills Workshop Series is back! (Jun 5,7,12)

Attend this intensive, hands-on series & learn how to develop complex, effective Medline searches, adapt searches for other databases, and dive into grey literature.

Drop by The Gerstein Book Stop

Fiction books now available to borrow from our leisure reading collection. Mystery, Romance, SciFi, Thrillers & more

Tutorial: Searching in MEDLINE

Workshops

EndNote X7 Advanced

Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Presenter: Dentistry Library
Location: Dentistry Library
Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus

In this workshop you will learn how to create a library, create and manage groups, import citations from different databases, remove duplications, find full-text, edit output styles, and use the EndNote plugin for MS Word to create and edit bibliographies. NOTE: This workshop takes place at the Dentistry Library, 124 Edward Street, Room 266C.

Launchpad: Campus Resources for U of T Startups

Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Presenter: Chris Kim
Location: Robarts Library
Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus

Orientation to campus resources for students with startups or interested in startups, including startups and ventures, accelerators, courses and programs, library resources, commercialization, funding opportunities, and Toronto community resources.

You will leave with:

knowledge of how the university supports student and faculty startups through space, training, and mentorship
an understanding of campus accelerators, pitch competitions, and funding opportunities
further library workshops available on the topic of entrepreneurship research
a guide of where to go to find more information at U of T and around Toronto

Next session: Wed May 30, 2018, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Electronic Class Room, Fourth Floor, Robarts Library
Instructor: Chris Kim, Entrepreneurship Librarian | Gerstein Science Information Centre | csy.kim@utoronto.ca

This session is part of the Entrepreneurship Research Skills co-curricular record. To participate, bring your T-Card and register at the beginning of the session.

Introduction to Business Resources

Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Presenter: Holly Inglis
Location: Robarts Library
Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus

Students of all disciplines learn the types of documents available related to company, industry and market research. Includes overview of public versus private companies, subscription resources, government sources of information, and evaluating sources found online.

You’ll learn how to:

Develop skills to find and evaluate business information resources
Comprehend the basics of market research and industry reports
Practice finding relevant industry reports and company information

Next session: Wed May 30, 2018, 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Electronic Class Room, Fourth floor, Robarts Library
Instructors: Holly Inglis, Public Services Librarian, Rotman. holly.inglis@rotman.utoronto.ca

This session is part of the Entrepreneurship Research Skills co-curricular record. To participate, bring your T-Card and register at the beginning of the session.

Intermediate IBM SPSS for dental researchers

Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018
Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Presenter: Dr. Musfer Aldossri
Location: Dentistry Library
Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus

This workshop provides an introduction to using SPSS to perform common data management and basic statistical analysis tasks. Participants will work through hands-on exercises in SPSS, and will learn to import spreadsheets, manage and edit data, create charts and other visualizations, and run descriptive statistical tests. Note: this workshop will not cover advanced statistical concepts, but participants will be provided with suggested resources for additional skills development. NOTE: This workshop takes place at the Dentistry Library, 124 Edward Street, Room 266C.