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Library Workshop Series

Spring 2010 Workshop Schedule

Workshop series organized by Gretchen Gfeller, Web and Public Relations at Fogler Library.

FREE for UMaine students, faculty and staff | All Others - $30
Except where noted

To register or for more information about Adobe Suite training and EndNote, contact Gretchen Gfeller,
email: gretchen_gfeller@umit.maine.edu or Voice: 581-1696.

To register or for more information about Web Searching and Plagiarism workshops, contact Dianne Paradis, email: dianne.paradis@umit.maine.edu or Voice: 581-1675

Each class is limited to 20 participants except where noted. All workshops are held in the Fogler Library Computer Classroom, located on the first floor of the Library.

Fogler Library reserves the right to cancel workshops with fewer than 6 participants.

Adobe Suite TrainingResearch

Adobe Suite Training
Instructor: Gretchen Gfeller, Web and Public Relations Specialist

Ps.Photoshop as a Design Tool
Thurs., 18 Mar., 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
This class moves beyond simple photo editing. Participants will learn to work with layers and selections as they create composite images and original artwork. Prerequisite: Intro to Photoshop or equivalent experience.

Il. Illustrator Basics
Thurs., 25 Mar., 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Adobe Illustrator is the industry-standard vector or object-oriented drawing program. This workshop provides an introduction and overview of the program. Topics include: working with text and page layout, drawing tools, and working with paths. There will also be tips for using Illustrator and Photoshop together. Prerequisite: Experience with Photoshop or other drawing programs strongly recommended. (Limit of 10 participants.)

Research Tools

En. Endnote - Free Workshop
Instructor: Cynthia Crosser, Social Science and Humanities Reference
Tues., 23 Mar., 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Attend a free 2 hour workshop on using the bibliographic management tool EndNote. No experience is necessary. Learn how to create an EndNote library, search URSUS online using EndNote, Direct Export from databases into EndNote, compress and email libraries, Cite While You Write in MS Word documents, and use MS Word templates for different manuscript styles. Class is limited to 10 classroom computers. You may also bring your own laptop with EndNote installed. Please let us know if you are bringing your laptop.      

Web. Searching the Web, Both the Visible and the Invisible  - Free Workshop
Presenter: Nancy M. Lewis, Head, Reference Department
Wed., 3 Feb., 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Participants will learn advanced searching techniques for Web searching, and why a lot of information cannot be found on the visible Web. We will also learn about tools to search for some invisible Web sources.

Contact: Dianne Paradis, 581-1675, Dianne.Paradis@umit.maine.edu

Pl. Plagiarism Workshop  - Free Workshop
Instructor: Joe Fernandez, Social Science and Humanities Reference
Thurs., 18 Mar., 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Using hands-on exercises, participants in this class will find out why plagiarism is a problem and how to avoid plagiarism.

Contact: Dianne Paradis, 581-1675, Dianne.Paradis@umit.maine.edu


Created by: Gretchen Gfeller, Web and Public Relations | Revised: 08 Jan 2010


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