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LabArchives in 15 Minutes!

Overview

This online webinar is intended for professors, TAs, Mentors and students. This module will introduce LabArchives Classroom Edition definitions, terminology, history, technical basics and use examples to explain key elements of notebook creation, navigation, basic tools, features, functionality. This module emphasizes the set-up of an ELN in 15 minutes. Q&A will cover Laboratory Notebook Set-up and Management questions.

 Tools

LabArchives Quick Start Guide, LabArchives ELN, Go-To-Webinar, LA Help Section, LA Support

Outcomes

By the end of this module, participants will;

• Be familiar with the basic features, functionality
• Have used the LA Quick Start Guide to create a notebook within LabArchives
• Be able to successfully navigate the platform
• Know how to begin organizing and entering various forms of data
• Know how set up an ELN for a classroom laboratory setting
• Know how to access and manage student data within the classroom ELN

Duration

15 minute webinar covering a 15 minute overview and a 15 minute Q&A. Training Support is available following the session for those who would like to contact us directly for real-time or scheduled notebook customization support.

 Prerequisites

Please respond via email to Kathy Johnson in the Caltech Library (kjohnson@library.caltech.edu) and RSVP for the webinar. You will receive an email invitation directly from the LabArchives Webinar Facilitator. Prior to the webinar, please review the LabArchives Overview for login information to the Caltech Edition and access the LabArchives Classroom Quick Start Guide. Follow instructions in the Quick Start Guide to name your notebook, create one folder, create one page within that folder and add one simple entry to that page. Lastly, create a PDF of it and save it to your desktop.

For more information online about LabArchives Electronic Notebook Classroom Edition:

http://www.labarchives.com/student-edition.php

You and Your Thesis

Are you working on your thesis? Did you know that electronic copies of theses must be submitted? Are you aware of the formatting requirements for theses? You are encouraged to attend a brief overview of techniques useful in the production and publication of Caltech electronic theses. The session will include tips on formatting and submitting, and will touch on intellectual property considerations and access.

Wednesday, May 8

2:00-3:00pm

Sherman Fairchild Library, Multimedia Conference Room 328

Register: http://library.caltech.edu/forms/cls-classes.php

EndNote For Beginners

Are you writing a research paper or ready to start your thesis? Want an easy way to store, manage and search for bibliographic references? EndNote for Beginners may be just the quick start session you need. Learn what EndNote is and the basics of how it can work for you to organize the articles you’re reading and create bibliographies within a word processing document.  We’ll cover how to get your references into EndNote and what to do with them once they’re there.

Wednesday, April 17

2:00-3:00pm

Sherman Fairchild Library, Multimedia Conference Room 328

Register: http://library.caltech.edu/forms/cls-classes.php

The February 2013 database update has been applied to the Cambridge Structural Database System (CCDC). For more information about the system, see ccdc.caltech.edu.

Caltech faculty, staff, and students are reminded that the CSDS is also available for download and installation on individual Windows, MacOS, or Linux workstations from software.caltech.edu. The 2013 edition is now available from that site.

Introduction to CaltechTHESIS for Staff

Do you work with graduate students who are working on their thesis?  Did you know that electronic copies of theses must be submitted to CaltechTHESIS as part of the PhD graduation requirement?  How often do you get questions about formatting, printing, or binding theses?  Do you maintain web pages that include information about theses?  This class is geared toward option coordinators or other Caltech staff who work with graduate students or their theses, but is open to anyone interested on campus.   We will give you an overview of the CaltechTHESIS database (http://thesis.library.caltech.edu), brief you on the steps the students need to take to deposit their thesis, and touch on intellectual property considerations and access.  We will also give you tips on using the information in the database to populate your web page more effectively.

Tuesday, April 9

2:00-3:00pm

Sherman Fairchild Library, Multimedia Conference Room 328

Register: http://library.caltech.edu/forms/cls-classes.php

The lists of new books and journals added to the libraries’ collections during the month of March 2013 are now available. This month’s book list includes book cover images for many items, and links to Amazon to allow you to browse the books electronically. Please note that we provide no guarantee that Amazon has contracted with the publisher to allow viewers to browse specific books.

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