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Education & Training Classes on Demand The Agricultural Information Center customizes information literacy classes to fit both the students' information needs and the course instructor's research assignments. Classes are designed in consultation with the course instructor for both undergraduate and graduate students. Contact Jo Staggs-Neel at Jo.Staggs-Neel@uky.edu or 257-2758 to learn more about these customized classes. In-Service Workshops The AIC offers a variety of workshops targeted for Cooperative Extension personnel through the UK College of Agriculture In-Service Program. All college personnel and non-extension collaborators are welcome to attend. These workshops are conducted at a variety of locations around the state of Kentucky. Participants will learn about the many services and information resources available from UK Libraries, as well as improving searching skills. Most workshops last all day and include plenty of hands-on practice. Workshop Calendar Workshop Descriptions Workshop Sign Up Form Seminars The AIC conducts a variety of seminars throughout the year for university personnel and students. Some require pre-registration and have limited seating, while others do not. Check the seminar descriptions for details. Seminar Calendar Seminar Descriptions Seminar Registration Form Information @Your Fingertips Seminars These seminars concentrate on the resources and services used by faculty, staff and graduate students with an emphasis on agriculture & biological sciences. Technology in the Classroom Seminars This group of seminars is aimed at teaching faculty and is designed to highlight the technology available for in-class use. The first group of seminars in the series covers Blackboard, equipment available and ideas on what can be done with both. No registration is required. For more information contact Valerie Perry at vperry@uky.edu or 257-2758. Tailored Seminars University personnel and student groups may request a seminar focusing on a specific research area or information resource. For more information about these customized sessions, please contact Jo Staggs-Neel at Jo.Staggs-Neel@uky.edu or 257-2758. Individual or Small Group Consultations The AIC Staff are happy to provide one-on-one or small group consultations when requested. Let us help you with your research needs. Contact Jo Staggs-Neel at Jo.Staggs-Neel@uky.edu or 257-2758 to schedule a consultation. Online Training The following sites offer web-based training on a variety of topics: Academic Universe "How to search..." tutorial, from Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe "How to Shepardize" tutorial, from Lexis-Nexis BIOSIS Support and Training A collection of PowerPoint training presentations that can be downloaded from the BIOSIS web site. HTML versions of these presentations are also available. Select the SilverPlatter version from the menu selections. The presentations have been designed to help you utilize the BIOSIS databases more effectively. EndNote 4 Interactive Tutorial This is a useful tool for getting an introduction to the major functions of EndNote 4.0. WebSPIRS 4 Tutorials Tutorials are available for many of the WebSPIRS 4 databases, including PsycInfo and Sociological Abstracts. WebSPIRS 5 User's Manual (Windows NT) Note: Document is in PDF format. WebSPIRS 5 Quick Reference Guide (Windows NT) Note: Document is in PDF format. Web of Science Tutorial Learn about using the online resource that gives you access to Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Web of Science (Cited Ref. Searching) Student Library Guide Learn to use Young Library in five lessons. Information Skills Tutorial Tutorial in five units from the Kentucky Virtual Library. Land-Grant Training Alliance Online Lessons Offers online tutorials in a variety of areas including word processing, presentation graphics, spreadsheets & databases, and the Internet. Other University of Kentucky Training Sites Desktop Training Services - UK Information Systems offers both Web-based and instructor-led courses in computer technology, including desktop applications, programming, web design, networking, and databases. MOUS (Microsoft Office User Specialist) Certification testing is also available. Courses are limited to UK employees only and take place in Lexington. Courses vary from no charge to standard industry rates. UK Chandler Medical Center Library - The Medical Center Library offers a varied education program designed to help you improve your research skills. Medical Center Library staff also conduct training on a group and individual basis. Topics include medical, nursing, and Allied Health information resources, software training, as well as hospital education programs, human resources development classes, and performance improvement programs. Chandler Medical Center Instructional Technology Center - Located at 603C Health Sciences Learning Center, the IT Center offers training on the following software packages: Frontpage PowerPoint Photoshop Blackboard (with MDP/FACTS) TopClass (with MDP/FACTS) Premiere The Learning Center - Located on the ground floor of UK Hospital in room H31, the mission of The Learning Center is provides educational opportunities, resources and services in support of the operations and mission of UK Hospital. William T. Young Library - Young Library offers a program of individual instruction and group classes. Tailored classes are also available. University of Kentucky Human Resources - The University's Human Resources department offers development training classes that cover a wide variety of topics including administrative computing, business procedures, and supervision.