Join us in November for three useful sessions on new and nifty things in the information world
Using the “cool tools”: Communicating in the age of the Social Web
Presenter: Karen Neves
Tuesday 13 November 12:00-1:00, Tupper Building, Theater D
Feeling lost in the sea of new communication technologies? Just don’t get it? Come on in for an introduction to Web 2.0, you just might want to join in. Tools covered will be:
- Facebook / MySpace
- Libguides
- Blogs / Wikis
- Ning
Keeping up-to-date …is it getting easier?
Presenter: Shelley McKibbon
Tuesday 20 November 12:00-1:00, Tupper Building, Theater D
Wondering what all the fuss is about RSS feeds, Podcasts and all those other new tools? Come for an introduction to these new technologies and see how they can help you keep up to date in your subject areas. Tools covered will be:
- RSS feeds (NEJM and more)
- Podcasts (from sources like Nature etc.)
- Blogs (from big names in health care)
Journal Citation Reports – or, what’s all the hoopla about impact factors?
Presenter: Ann Barrett
Tuesday 27 November 12:00-1:00, Tupper Building, Theater D
Come and learn about new library access to the Journal Citation Reports from ISI. Topics covered will include:
- A one minute history of citation analysis
- What are impact factors – why do I want to know and should I care?
- Web of Science journal analysis
- Open Source publishing and impact factors – does one affect the other
Registration is not required. The room is wireless if you wish to bring your own laptop or pda to follow along. For further details email us at