NEIU Library News
Spring 2008 RefWorks Workshops
January 18th, 2008 Filed Under Instruction
The library will again be offering hands-on workshops on RefWorks, a citation management tool that allows users to add references directly from databases, organize references into folders, and output bibliographies in many different formats. Refworks is available to all NEIU students, faculty, and staff through a Library subscription. This semester’s workshops will be held:
Tuesday, 1/29, 10-11 am CANCELED
Monday, 2/4, 6-7 pm
Thursday, 2/7, 2-3 pm
Wednesday, 3/5, 2-3 pm
Saturday, 3/15, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Friday, 4/4, 11 am-12 pm
Wednesday, 4/16, 4-5 pm
All workshops will be held in the Library’s 3rd floor classroom. To register for a workshop, visit the Reference Desk on the 1st floor or call 773-442-4410.
In addition, RefWorks will also be offering a series of online trainings that you can attend from your own computer. To view the schedule and register, visit RefWorks Webinars.
Credo Reference
January 5th, 2008 Filed Under Spotlight
Search 300 key reference books with one search box using Credo Reference!
You can now retrieve the full text, images, and pronunciation sound files from almost 300 key reference books to help you with your questions. Use the library’s new online reference resource, Credo Reference, to find quick answers in any subject area. You will find it in our A-Z list of library databases. Coverage includes:
- Art (architecture, fashion, theatre)
- Bilingual Dictionaries (general, commerce, classics)
- Biography (artists, politicians, writers)
- Business (economics, finance, management)
- Conversions (distances, volumes, weights)
- Dictionaries (definitions, crossword solver)
- Encyclopedias (facts, people, places)
- Food (cooking, ingredients, nutrition)
- Geography (climate, demographic, physical)
- History (classical, modern, renaissance)
- Language (idioms, rhymes, usage)
- Law (criminal, civil, commercial)
- Literature (drama, fiction, poetry)
- Medicine (conditions, health, therapies)
- Music (classical, jazz, artists)
- Philosophy & Psychology (ideas, theories, thoughts)
- Quotations (biographical, esoteric, popular)
- Religion (Bible, Koran, Hindu lore, history)
- Science (physics, biology, chemistry)
- Social Sciences (education, politics, sociology)
- Technology (computing, telecom, jargon)
