The Graduate School is pleased to announce new theses are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:
Due to the strong interest in the EndNote Basic I and II workshops, the Van Pelt and Opie Library has scheduled additional sessions to be held on Thursday evening, October 10th, in Library Room 242. Please note that these will be the last EndNote workshops offered this semester.
EndNote Basic I: Building an EndNote Library – Thursday, October 10, from 5-6pm
One hour introductory workshop on creating and managing references using the citation software, EndNote. No prior knowledge of EndNote is necessary.
In this workshop participants will learn how to:
EndNote Basic II – Thursday, October 10, from 6:15-7:15pm
One hour EndNote Workshop on how to incorporate your EndNote Library citations into a written document (MS Word). Attendance of the EndNote Basic I workshop, or prior knowledge of building and managing an EndNote library, is recommended.
In this workshop participants will learn how to:
Seating for these workshops is limited, and registration is required.
To register please visit: EndNote LibGuide.
Note: Our sessions use EndNote X7 on PCs. Laptop users are encouraged to update their versions of EndNote prior to the session. See the Library’s EndNote Download page.
Faculty, staff and graduate students are invited to join the staff of the Van Pelt and Opie Library for the October First Friday University Social on Oct. 4, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Opie Reading Room. Complimentary soda, beer and wine will be served along with some delicious food.
Visit with library staff and meet the newest members. Learn about some of the library’s latest programs and services including the undergraduate information literacy program, Browzine, Digital Commons @Michigan Tech, the planned opening of the US Patents and Trademarks Resource Center and more. Appreciate “People, Place and Time: Michigan’s Copper Country through the Lens of J. W. Nara.” Talk or tour with the provost and library and IT leadership to celebrate the progress with the new workstations and student-centered furniture as they unfold throughout the library.
Pick up your HuskyCard by Monday, Sept. 30, to ensure uninterrupted service!
Michigan Tech is issuing the new HuskyCard to all faculty, staff and students. Your HuskyCard will be your official Michigan Tech ID card, replacing the existing Tech Express ID. It will have the same functionality as your Tech Express card, with the additional optional benefit of a prepaid Debit MasterCard, if you choose to register your account. Additionally, you will be able to receive your student financial aid refunds faster, by having them applied to the HuskyCard.
Everyone using their ID for card readers should obtain their new HuskyCard by Sep. 30, to ensure you will have uninterrupted access to all your buildings and parking. We are in the process of transitioning existing card readers on campus to new contactless smart chip readers, and the new technology will not support the old Tech Express cards.
To obtain your HuskyCard, stop by the HuskyCard Service Center (Library and IT Service Center) in the J. R. Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library. Bring your existing Tech Express card or photo identification.
Our goal is to ensure uninterrupted access to the areas in which you currently have and need access. If you have additional questions, please email it-help@mtu.edu. For more information about the Michigan Tech HuskyCard, visit HuskyCard.
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Due to the strong interest in the event, the Van Pelt and Opie Library has scheduled a second ‘EndNote Basics 1’ workshop to be held on Monday, Sept. 30, from 5-6pm.
We would also like to remind those interested that seating is still available for the ‘Advanced Topics’ session scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3.
Seating is limited and registration is required. To register please visit: EndNote LibGuide.
EndNote Basic I – Monday, September 30 from 5-6pm, Library room 242
The Van Pelt and Opie Library is offering a one hour introductory workshop on creating and managing references using the citation software, EndNote. EndNote allows you to easily collect, organize and use your research references. No prior knowledge of EndNote is necessary.
In this workshop participants will learn how to:
Note: Our sessions use EndNote X7 on PCs. Laptop users are encouraged to update their versions of EndNote prior to the session. See the Library’s EndNote Download page.
The Van Pelt and Opie Library is offering EndNote workshops on September 26 and October 3 2013. EndNote is a citation management software that helps you to easily create and manage bibliographic information and incorporate references into your writing. In other words, EndNote streamlines the research and reporting process.
To register please visit: EndNote LibGuide. Seating for these workshops is limited, and registration is required.
EndNote Basic I – Thursday, September 26 @ 5pm, Library 242
One hour introductory workshop on creating and managing references using the citation software, EndNote. EndNote allows you to easily collect, organize and use your research references. No prior knowledge of EndNote is necessary.
In this workshop participants will learn how to:
EndNote Basic II – Thursday, September 26 @ 6:15pm, Library 242
One hour EndNote Workshop on how to incorporate your EndNote Library citations into a written document (MS Word). Attendance of the EndNote Basic I workshop, or prior knowledge of building and managing an EndNote library, is recommended.
In this workshop participants will learn how to:
Using EndNote – Advanced Topics – Thursday, October 3 @ 5pm, Library 242
Kristen Faeth, Customer Education Product Training Specialist at Thomson Reuters, will conduct this advanced Endnote workshop. Light food and beverages will be provided.
This workshop will cover the new features in EndNote X7 as well as ways to use your synced EndNote Basic library online. EndNote X7 allows you to easily search hundreds of online resources to collect references and PDFs or automatically import PDFs from your computer. Prior knowledge of, or attendance of, the EndNote Basic I & II workshops is recommended.
In this workshop participants will learn how to:
Note: Our sessions use EndNote X7 on PCs. Laptop users are encouraged to update their versions of EndNote prior to the session. See the Library’s EndNote Download page.
Michigan Tech’s Van Pelt and Opie Library has received official designation from the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property to establish a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) in the library. The PTRC will make available the rich resources of technical and commercial information contained in patents and trademarks for inventors, researchers, students, faculty and businesses. Key databases and up-to-date news about intellectual property have never been easily accessible in the Upper Peninsula (and neighboring geographic locations) and are rarely located in rural areas.
This fall, there will be an opening event after which workshops will be available for all. Faculty and other instructors are encouraged also to think about the opportunities within their teaching that would promote the use of these resources to students, labs and entrepreneurial groups or teams.
The impetus for seeking official PTRC status was inspired by Jim Baker’s (executive director, Innovation and Industry Engagement) dedication to instructing graduate students about patents in the library’s NSF-funded Intellectual Property: Copyright and Patents (Is it Original?) program over the past three years.
This program was originally developed by Christa Walck, associate provost, with extensive involvement by Nora Allred, copyright and scholarly communications librarian, and Baker. Graduate students at Michigan Tech and at our partner, University of Texas-Pan American, are keenly interested in patents.
A new instruction and learning librarian, Sarah Lucchesi, took the initiative to pursue this designation, has received specialized training and can be contacted for further information: 7-3379 or slucches@mtu.edu.
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The Graduate School is pleased to announce new theses and dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:
The Graduate School is pleased to announce new dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:
The Graduate School is pleased to announce new theses are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:
