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Workshops
Adelson Library offers a variety of instructional opportunities for Cornell University students, staff and instructors. Some library sponsored workshops are also available to the members of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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2008 Summer Professional Development Series
*Discover Library and Lab of Ornithology Resources
Instructor: Jacalyn Spoon, Librarian Adelson Library
Saturday May 17, 2008
Friday and Saturday June 7 and 8, 2008
Saturday and Sunday September 13 and 14, 2008
Call (607) 254-2165 or email adelson_lib@cornell.edu to register
Intended for anyone wishing to see what they might be missing, this workshop will provide an overview of available lab and library services and resources. A hands-on interactive session will be included to allow students to try various resources and have the opportunity to ask more detailed questions.
This workshop may cover the following topics:
• Accessing the Macaulay Library catalog
• ebird
• All About Birds
• Birds of North America Online and in paper
• Accessing the CUMV catalog
• Fuertes Image Database
• Finding Databases, E-Journals and other resources
• An introduction to:
Biosis, Web of Science, Zoological Record and Science Direct
• Inter-Library Loan and Delivery Services
• Finding books and Using Cornell University Library services
Navigating the Confluence Wiki
Friday June 7, 2008
Instructor: Jacalyn Spoon, Librarian Adelson Library
Intended for staff at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Navigating the Confluence Wiki will provide a brief over view of Lab of O projects currently using the wiki, potential uses for the wiki, followed by hands-on training and experimentation. Attendees will be sent their login information prior to the start of class. Please bring your login to fully participate. 8 seats will be available.
Intro to RefWorks and RefShare: a citation management database
Instructor: Jacalyn Spoon, Librarian Adelson Library
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Fall 2008 Professional Development Series
September 13 - September 19, 2008 the Adelson Library will once again host a series of interactive workshops at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Workshops for Cornell Lab of Ornithology members and guests will be held on Saturday and Sunday September 13 and 14. These workshops will be free but by reservation only.
Workshops are constantly being developed to meet the needs of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology community. If you have an instruction need that is not being met please do not hesitate to contact the library. Personalized instruction is also available.
To view the current Cornell University Library workshop calendar visit http://host.evanced.info/cornell/evanced/eventcalendar.asp
Navigating the Confluence Wiki
Instructor: Jacalyn Spoon, Librarian Adelson Library
Intended for staff at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Navigating the Confluence Wiki will provide a brief over view of Lab of O projects currently using the wiki, potential uses for the wiki, followed by hands-on training and experimentation. Attendees will be sent their login information prior to the start of class. Please bring your login to fully participate. 8 seats will be available.
*Discover Library and Lab of Ornithology Resources
Instructor: Jacalyn Spoon, Librarian Adelson Library
Saturday and Sunday September 13 and 14, 2008
Call (607) 254-2165 or email adelson_lib@cornell.edu to register
Intro to RefWorks: a citation management database
Instructor: Jacalyn Spoon, Librarian Adelson Library
Basic HTML step two
Instructor: Alex Chang, Lead Web Designer Lab of O
InDesign User Group
Facilitator: Diane Tessaglia-Hymes, Design Director Lab of O
InDesign is graphic manipulation software used in the design of brochures, posters and other marketing materials.
PLONE user group meeting
Facilitator: Greg DeLisle
PLONE is the open-source content management system used by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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2008 Spring Professional Development Series
March 24 - 28, 2008 the Adelson Library hosted a series of interactive workshops at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Photoshop Getting Started
Monday, March 24, 2008, 9:00AM to noon
Instructor: CIT Associate
Photoshop Getting Started In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to: Organize your Photoshop workspace, create and save Photoshop documents, work with layers, add images and text to your documents, create custom paint brushes, and paint and crop an image to prepare it for printing.
Photoshop: Crafting Selections
Monday, March 24, 2008, 1:00PM to 3:00PM
Instructor: CIT Associate
Crafting precise selections in Photoshop is necessary to develop high quality color correction and special effects. In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to make selections using the select menu. You will learn to use the selection tools (marquee, lasso, magic wand), channels, paths, and the extract filter.
Navigating the Confluence Wiki
Monday March 24, 2008 3:30PM to 4:30 PM
Tuesday March 25, 2008 3:30PM to 4:30 PM
Instructor: Sanjeev Shukla, Director of Web Communications Lab of O
Intended for the the Communications and Marketing Team at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Navigating the Confluence Wiki will provide a brief over view of Lab of O projects currently using the wiki, potential uses for the wiki, followed by hands-on training and experimentation. Attendees will be sent their login information prior to the start of class. Please bring your login to fully participate. 8 seats will be available.
InDesign User Group
Tuesday March 25, 2008, 10:00AM to noon
Facilitator: Diane Tessaglia-Hymes, Design Director Lab of O
InDesign is graphic manipulation software used in the design of brochures, posters and other marketing materials.
*Discover Library and Lab of Ornithology Resources
Tuesday March 25, 2008, 2:00PM to 3:30PM
Instructor: Jacalyn Spoon, Adelson Library
Recommended for new staff: Intended for anyone wishing to see what they might be missing. This workshop will provide an overview of available library services and resources and will include a hands-on session to try various resources and the opportunity to ask more detailed questions.
An email will be sent to attendees prior to the meeting to discuss learning goals.
This workshop may cover the following topics:
• Inter-Library Loan and Delivery Services
• Accessing the Macaulay Library catalog
• Accessing the CUMV catalog
• Finding Databases, E-Journals and other resources
• An introduction to:
Biosis, Web of Science, Zoological Record and Science Direct
Microsoft Access
Wednesday March 26, 9:00AM to noon
Instructor: Jesse Koennecke, Mann Library
Microsoft Access is used to store and retrieve information that can be used to automate common workplace tasks. Create a sample database objects, sort and filter data, and generate reports. This hands-on class will prepare you to learn more specialized features of Access on your own.
Basic HTML
Wednesday March 26, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
Instructor: Alex Chang, Lead Web Designer Lab of O
Learn how to make simple web pages using HTML and basic cascading stylesheet. After the workshop you should be able to work more comfortably in a content management system by understanding what the WYSIWYG editor is doing in the background so that you can edit the HTML to compensate for the WYSIWYG editor's shortcomings.
PLONE user group meeting
Wednesday March 26, 2008 3:30PM to 4:30PM
Facilitator: Greg DeLisle
PLONE is the open-source content management system used by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
The Power of PowerPoint Templates
Thursday March 27, 2008 10:00AM to noon
Instructor: Susan Spear, Lab of O Graphic Artist
Find yourself fighting with PowerPoint to make it do what you want it to? Is each slide a new adventure? Learn how to use PowerPoint templates and tools to be more effective, and to create a more consistent, easily modified presentations. Get the most out of Slide Design, Layout, and Color Scheme. Practice creating new slides or modifying slide design and layout, using pre-designed CLO templates. Take away the template files for your own use.
If there is time, we will discuss making your slide presentation file as small as possible, by correctly formatting images before placing them in the document.
Life Sciences Databases: What's New in Web of Knowledge
Thursday March 27, 2:30PM to 4:00PM
Instructor: Camille Andrews, Mann Library
In this essential workshop for anyone in the life sciences and agriculture, learn how to search the scientific literature, save your sources and searches, and keep up quickly and easily using the databases in the new Web of Knowledge platform. Both novice and experienced researchers will benefit from this first look at the new face of life sciences databases such as Web of Science and BIOSIS.
Using RefWorks: a citation management database
Friday March 28, 2008 10:00AM to noon
Instructor: Jacalyn Spoon, Adelson Library
This class will provide an introduction to RefWorks, a software program freely available to the Cornell community. A web-based, EndNote-like product, RefWorks allows users to easily import and organize references from online database searches and format their papers and bibliographies.
Introduction to Manifold GIS
Friday, March 28, 2008, 1:00PM-3:00PM
Instructor: Keith Jenkins, Mann Library
Introduction to Manifold GIS will cover the basic concepts of GIS mapping and analysis using Manifold, a modern, low-cost, high-performance GIS application. Learn how to import different types of data, perform basic spatial analysis, and create maps. This workshop is intended for GIS novices, and also for experienced ArcGIS users who want to learn the basics of the Manifold interface.
Items preceded with * are open to Cornell Lab of Ornithology members.
If you have never been to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology please take the time to come visit us!
