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Advanced Video Editing (Final Cut Pro): Using the non-linear video editing program, Final Cut Pro, learn how to edit videos to generate your own professional quality videos.; 2008-10-28 - 9:00-10:30 am - 112 King [Register]
Audio Podcasting: Curious about iTunes U? This workshop will explore the basics of podcasting which includes: recording, editing, and sharing your own podcast using iTunes U.; 2008-09-08 - 10:00-11:00 am - 110 King [Register]; 2008-10-21 - 3:00-4:00 pm - 110 King [Register]; 2008-11-04 - 10:00-11:00 am - 110 King [Register]
Beta (Re)search Tools -- AIM bots, Facebook Widgets, and others: IM a library robot? Library info on your cell? The libraries have a wide array of convenient tools to help you find and save your research materials. Come and find out what's new!; 2008-11-11 - 10:00-11:00 am - 110 King [Register]
Bioinformatics Unleashed I: Finding Data with NCBI Entrez and BLAST: This workshop introduces the two principal search systems of the National Center for Biotechnology web site for biological and health research. Participants will learn to use Entrez effectively to search the text of documents in the NCBI system, and learn the capabilities of the BLAST biomolecular sequence search tool.; 2008-09-03 - 3:00-4:00 pm - 212 Brill [Register]
Bioinformatics Unleashed II: Entrez Gene and NCBI Map Viewer: This workshop explores two key portal resources within the National Center for Biotechnology web site for biological and health research. Particpants will learn how Entrez Gene and NCBI Map Viewer can lead them to rich information and data sources about topics of interest to biomedical researchers. Prior participation in Bioinformatics Unleashed I is recommended.; 2008-09-10 - 3:00-4:00pm - 212 Brill [Register]
Citing Sources: Using RefWorks: Have you ever agonized over creating citation lists at the end of your paper? This session will highlight how RefWorks, a web-based citation manager, allows you to export citations from various indexes and databases. In addition this workshop will demonstrate how the write-n-cite plugin can help cite sources while writing your paper.; 2008-09-18 - 2:00-3:00 pm - 110 King [Register]; 2008-10-15 - 10:00-11:00 am - 212 Brill [Register]
Effective Googling (and knowing when not to Google): Google has become a part of our everyday lives, but can you effectively use this resource? Learn how to save time searching Google, and discover information beyond Google’s grasps.; 2008-10-07 - 1:00-2:00 pm - 110 King [Register]
From Accordions to ZZ Top : Music Text and Audio Resources: This workshop will introduce some of the music-related databases hosted at Miami. Participants will gain knowledge of where to find musical information and how to make use of a variety of existing sound files.; 2008-10-09 - 10:00-11:00 am - 212 Brill [Register]
From the Parlor to the Laptop: The Literary, Artisitic, and Historic Appeal of Gift Books: British and American gift books that were published between 1823 and 1865 and are now held by the Walter Havighurst Special Collections are being digitized for inclusion in the Poetess Archive, an online full-text resource for studying the literary history of popular British and American poetry. Learn how to access gift books in this workshop.; 2008-10-23 - 2:00-3:00 pm - 320 King [Register]
Griefers and n00bs: An Introduction to Second Life: Have you heard of Second Life, but not exactly what it is or what you can do with it? Join us for this series of workshops that will explain Second Life and show you how you can create your own identity and navigate this virtual environment.
in Part I, participants will create an avatar and complete an orientation to introduce communication, movement and basic navigation in the virtual world,
in Part II, participants will cover more in-depth topics including searching for events/groups and buying/creating objects.; 2008-09-04 - 1:00-2:00 pm (Part I) - 110 King [Register]; 2008-09-11 - 10:00-11:00 am (Part II) - 110 King [Register]; 2008-11-17 - 2:00-3:30 pm (Parts I+II) - 110 King [Register]
Intermediate Photoshop: Tools and Effects: This workshop will focus on editing and creating images using masks and other advanced effects within Adobe Photoshop. Participants should have basic knowledge of Photoshop or should take the Intro course before enrolling.; 2008-11-06 - 10:00-11:00 am - 110 King [Register]
Introduction to Photoshop: Image manipulation for the absolute beginner! Learn the basics of this powerful program and you'll have many of the skills needed to edit, adjust, and create image suitable for web or print.; 2008-10-30 - 11:00am - 12:00 noon - 110 King [Register]
Introduction to Video Editing: Using Apple’s i-Movie, learn how to take your video from raw footage to a movie. Participants will create a video by importing footage, editing content, and creating a DVD.; 2008-09-23 - 10:00-11:30 am - 112 King [Register]
Letters of Old Miami, 1809-1873: Discover the documents of Old Miami that are housed in the Walter Havighurst Special Collections. See how you can use these primary resources - and the recent publication about them - in your courses.; 2008-10-08 - 11:00am - 12:00 noon - 320 King [Register]
Making Posters & Banners: Take a small idea and turn it into a big poster. This workshop will explore how to create posters, software options, manipulate images, and tips for printing your poster.; 2008-10-06 - 10:00-11:00 am - 110 King [Register]
Research @ Miami - Accessing Resources: Materials are located in multiple places but how can you easily obtain materials regardless of where they are located? This workshop will explore services that provide books and journal articles, whether they are located at another Miami campus, in Ohio, or anywhere in the world.; 2008-10-20 - 5:00-6:00pm - 110 King [Register]
Research @ Miami - Formatting & Submitting Your Thesis/Dissertation: This session will explore time saving tips for dealing with pagination and formatting of your thesis/dissertation. In addition, an overview of the process for creating and submitting electronic theses, dissertations and honors projects in .pdf format will be covered.; 2008-10-29 - 2:00-3:00 pm - 110 King [Register]; 2008-11-19 - 10:00-11:00 am - 212 Brill [Register]
Research @ Miami - Journals: The Miami University Libraries provide access to more than 35,000 journal subscriptions, with journals available in a variety of physical and online locations. This session will provide an overview of these multiple sources and how to efficiently locate and search journals at Miami.; 2008-09-16 - 4:00-5:00pm - 110 King [Register]
Research @ Miami - RSS Updates: Do you go to many different websites every day to find new content? Want to learn an efficient way to do it? Want to save time with your research? This session will show you how to set up RSS feeds and social bookmarks and how to use these tools to manage the information you find. Learn how to stay up-to-date and how to harness the power of tags to keep you more organized!; 2008-11-18 - 10:00-11:00 am - 110 King [Register]
Research @ Miami: Audio Podcasting & iTunes U: Curious about iTunes U? This workshop will explore the basics of podcasting which includes: recording, editing, and sharing your own podcast using iTunes U.; 2008-09-24 - 11:00am - 12:00 noon - 110 King [Register]; 2008-10-01 - 1:00-2:00 pm - 110 King [Register]
Researching the Miami Indians – tips to make it easier: If you have tried to find information about the Miami Indians, you may have discovered that the information was harder to find than you expected. This brief workshop will help demystify the effort, and also show you some “real” Miami things housed in the Walter Havighurst Special Collections.; 2008-09-25 - 11:00-12:00 noon - 320 King [Register]
Scholarly Communication on the Web: Scholarly communication is a conversation. This workshop looks at web technologies that both manage your research materials and help you connect with a wider academic network. Learn about new web technologies that increase resource sharing, idea generation, and scholarly networking including Zotero, Connotea.org, Citeulike.org, and others.; 2008-10-14 - 1:00-2:00 pm - 110 King [Register]
Some Scissors, a Little Paste, and Plenty of Scraps: Scrapbooks as Primary Resources: Scrapbooks are big business today, but they also have an interesting past. In this workshop, you’ll learn the history of scrapbooks, why they are important primary resources, and how you can incorporate scrapbooks into your teaching. We’ll also take a look at some online exhibits of scrapbooks, such as those kept by authors Lewis Carroll and L.M. Montgomery.; 2008-11-14 - 2:00-3:00 pm - 110 King [Register]
Study Groups on the Web: Working on a study group? Come learn about exciting new technologies that allow you and your study group to work collaboratively on the web. You'll learn about ways that you can work together from remote locations, how to setup Facebook-like social networks, how to use wikis and more! We'll look at Stixy.com, Mindmeister.com, Zoho.com, Google Docs and others.; 2008-09-29 - 1:00-2:00 pm - 110 King [Register]
Technology Walk About: Become familiar with all the technological equipment and facilities in King Library in this technology tour. Included: large book scanner, microform, podcasting rooms, scanning, Thunder Room, CIM, and more!; 2008-09-15 - 3:00-4:00 pm - King Library Lobby [Register]; 2008-10-10 - 1:00-2:00 pm - King Library Lobby [Register]
Using Primary Resource Materials to Enhance Teaching and Learning: Most undergraduates often never get the opportunity to use primary resource documents in their research. This brief workshop will provide for you to develop an assignment and how to incorporate these resources into your teaching to enhance your student’s learning.; 2008-09-16 - 2:00-3:00 pm - 320 King [Register]
Web Design Series: Flash & Animation: Interesting in jazzing up your website? Using Adobe Flash this workshop will explore how to create animated images and more for your own website.; 2008-10-10 - 11:00am - 12:00 noon - 110 King [Register]
Web Design Series: Introduction to HTML and CSS: Discover all that’s involved in creating a website by exploring the basics of HTML and CSS including a brief overview of the using Adobe Dreamweaver to create and edit webpages.; 2008-09-26 - 11:00am -- 12:00noon - 110 King [Register]
Web Design Series: Using Stylesheets: Do you feel confined to tables when designing a webpage? This workshop will explore how to position and stylize your website content using CSS.; 2008-10-24 - 11:00am -- 12:00noon - 110 King [Register]
Web Design Series: Website Navigation: Want to add navigation to your site or improve the look of your navigation system? This workshop will utilize Adobe Fireworks and Dreamweaver, to enhance website navigation.; 2008-10-03 - 11:00am - 12:00 noon - 110 King [Register]