Are you writing a scientific paper and don’t know where to start? Or have you finished your paper but don’t know if your citations are correct?
If so, you may want to sign up for Sterne Library’s Research and Citation Clinics to get expert help from the Science Librarian.
At a research clinic, the Science Librarian will help you develop an effective search strategy and find books, articles, and web sites on your topic.
At a citation clinic, the Science Librarian will help you format your paper and citations using a scientific style such as APA (American Psychological Association), AMA (American Medical Association), CBE (Council of Biology Editors), and ACS (American Chemical Society). More information about the different scientific styles is available in the Citing Your Sources research guide.
You can sign up for a research clinic or a citation clinic using the online forms or by calling 934-6364. You can also contact Jennifer Long, the Science Librarian, directly at jmlong@uab.edu to schedule a session.
Sterne Library is accepting applications for collection development grants. Questions about the grants may be submitted to Jennifer Long at jmlong@uab.edu.
Purpose: Provide funding for UAB faculty to purchase materials for the Sterne Library collection to support teaching and research interests. Seven grants of $2,000 each will be awarded this year.
Eligibility: All full-time regular faculty with primary appointments in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the Schools of Business and Engineering.
Guidelines: http://www.mhsl.uab.edu/grant/
Deadline: March 1, 2013
Citation Workshops
UAB Sterne Library
Seminar Room 163
Spring 2013
Learn the basic rules for formatting papers, in-text citations, and references using APA (American Psychological Association) style.
April 19 (Friday) 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Learn how to use citation managers to collect, organize, and cite sources. Try out EndNote, EndNote Web, and Zotero to select the best tool.
January 23 (Wednesday) 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Learn how to use EndNote to collect references from library catalogs and databases, organize and share references, find and attach full text, generate bibliographies in citation styles such as MLA or APA, and insert references into papers using Microsoft Word.
March 6 (Wednesday) 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Learn how to use EndNote Web to collect references from library catalogs and databases, organize and share references, generate bibliographies in citation styles such as MLA or APA, and insert references into papers using Microsoft Word.
March 28 (Thursday) 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Learn how to use Zotero to collect references from library catalogs and databases and from websites, organize and share references, generate bibliographies in citation styles such as MLA or APA, and insert references into papers using Microsoft Word.
February 12 (Tuesday) 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Other dates and times available by appointment. For more information, please visit http://www.mhsl.uab.edu/workshops/.
A Celebration of UAB Diversity
Mervyn H. Sterne Library
Seminar Room 174
Friday, January 25, 2013
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Sterne Library cordially invites you to Blending of the Past and the Present: a discussion of the early years of Birmingham and UAB through the turbulent Civil Rights era.
Panelists will include James Baggett, Archivist for the City of Birmingham and Head of Archives and Manuscripts at the Birmingham Public Library; Tennant McWilliams, UAB Professor Emeritus; and Ann Gilbert, Local Historian, Genealogist, and Activist. Odessa Woolfolk, Educator and Civic Activist and Former Assistant to the UAB President for Community Relations, will serve as the moderator.
A reception will follow the event.
Citation Manager Workshops
UAB Sterne Library
Seminar Room 163
Summer 2012
Citation managers are software programs designed to help users collect, organize, and cite sources.
Sterne Library is offering workshops on three popular citation managers: Zotero, EndNote Web, and EndNote X5.
Learn how to use Zotero to collect references from library catalogs and databases and from websites, organize and share references, generate bibliographies in citation styles such as MLA or APA, and insert references into papers using Microsoft Word.
Learn how to use EndNote Web to collect references from library catalogs and databases, organize and share references, generate bibliographies in citation styles such as MLA or APA, and insert references into papers using Microsoft Word.
Learn how to use EndNote X5 to collect references from library databases, organize and manage references, find and attach full text, generate bibliographies in specific citation styles, and insert references into papers using Microsoft Word.
Seating is limited so advanced registration is required. To register to attend or for more information, please visit http://www.mhsl.uab.edu/workshops/.
Sterne Library is celebrating National Library Week with a variety of events from April 9 to 13, 2012. The events include free computer print-outs, amnesty for overdue library books, prize drawings, and refreshments. The full schedule of events is available at http://www.mhsl.uab.edu/nlw/.
Sloss Furnaces: The Industrial Evolution of Birmingham’s Iron Plantation
Mervyn H. Sterne Library
Seminar Room 174
Thursday, January 26, 2012
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The Friends of Sterne Library invite you to attend this UAB Community Week presentation about the company houses that Sloss Furnaces constructed for black workers between 1900 and 1950. Oral histories from the “Like it Ain’t Never Passed” monograph are incorporated into the presentation and provide an excellent overview of the recollections of the residents of Sloss Quarters.
The speaker is Ms. Karen Utz, Curator, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, and Adjunct History Instructor, UAB.
This is an Alabama Humanities Foundation sponsored Road Scholars presentation and is open to the public.
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EndNote Web Workshop
UAB Sterne Library
Seminar Room 163
Spring 2012
Sterne Library is offering an EndNote Web workshop for UAB students, faculty, and staff during the spring semester.
EndNote Web is a citation manager designed to help users collect, organize, and format sources for citing in research papers. It is available for free to all UAB students, faculty, and staff through a site license.
The workshop will cover how to do the following:
- Collect References from Library Databases
- Organize and Share References in Groups
- Generate Bibliographies in Citation Styles such as MLA or APA
- Insert References into Papers using Microsoft Word
Seating is limited so advanced registration is required. To register to attend or for more information, please visit http://www.mhsl.uab.edu/workshops/.
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Sterne Library is accepting applications for collection development grants. Questions about the grants may be submitted to Jennifer Long at jmlong@uab.edu.
Purpose: Provide funding for UAB faculty to purchase materials for the Sterne Library collection to support teaching and research interests. Seven grants of $2,000 each will be awarded this year.
Eligibility: All full-time regular faculty with primary appointments in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the Schools of Business and Engineering.
Guidelines: http://www.mhsl.uab.edu/2012/grant/
Deadline: March 1, 2012
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