{"id":11546,"date":"2016-02-05T16:45:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T22:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.luc.edu\/locl\/?p=11546"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:36:38","slug":"library-workshops-from-2816-21216-public-health-data-citation-searching-edit-wikipedia-how-to-read-and-pre-election-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/2016\/02\/05\/library-workshops-from-2816-21216-public-health-data-citation-searching-edit-wikipedia-how-to-read-and-pre-election-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Workshops from 2\/8\/16-2\/12\/16: Public Health Data, Citation Searching, Edit Wikipedia, How to Read, and Pre-Election Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public Health Data
\nMonday, February 8, 3:00pm \u2013 3:30pm, Information Commons 120<\/strong>
\nMore and more governments, companies, and organizations are opening up their health data to the world. This session will explore some of the most useful online repositories with free health data. From there you can analyze, cite, and share the data for your research needs. Questions may be sent to Will Kent at wkent@luc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Citation Searching: Tracking Research over Time
\nMonday, February 8, 4:00 \u2013 4:30pm, Information Commons 120<\/strong>
\nCitation searching allows you to identify references that cite or are cited by other scholars. Citation tracking helps find new research based on earlier research, and can identify how many times and where an article has been cited. Discover how citation indexes can assist you in your research. Questions may be sent to Stephen Macksey at smackse@luc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Edit Wikipedia
\nTuesday February 9, 4:30pm \u2013 5:00pm, Online, via Adobe Connect<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong> https:\/\/connect.luc.edu\/libraryinfo\/ <\/a>
\nHelp create the sixth most-visited website in the world. Become a Wikipedian and learn what goes into editing this constantly-evolving resource. Questions may be sent to Will Kent at wkent@luc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

How to Read: Faster or Slower but Certainly Smarter
\nThursday, February 11, 2:30pm \u2013 3:00pm,Online, via Adobe Connect<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong> https:\/\/connect.luc.edu\/libraryinfo\/ <\/a>
\nReading habits and styles are changing. Academic work continues to require a carefully considered combination of effective skimming and careful in-depth reading. Effective readers employ strategies to organize and retain their reading. Discover strategies and solutions to reading dilemmas by attending this workshop. Questions may be sent to Jane Currie at jcurrie@luc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Pre-Election Research: Learn about Candidates and Register to Vote
\nFriday February 12, 10:00am \u2013 11:00am, Information Commons 120
\nFriday February 12, 1:00pm \u2013 2:00pm, Information Commons 120
\nFriday February 12, 4:00pm \u2013 5:00pm, Information Commons 120 <\/strong>
\nMarch 15th is an Illinois Primary election and while you may have settled opinions on the top of the ticket, there are always a lot of other offices on the ballot. This workshop will cover how to find information about people on the ballot. Additionally, this workshop will help potential voters register online to vote in Illinois. Questions may be sent to Ben Aldred at baldred@luc.edu<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Library Workshops from 2\/8\/16-2\/12\/16: Public Health Data, Citation Searching, Edit Wikipedia, How to Read, and Pre-Election Research<\/p>\n

Public Health Data
\nMonday, February 8, 3:00pm \u2013 3:30pm, Information Commons 120
\nMore and more governments, companies, and organizations are opening up their health data to the world. This session will explore some of the most useful online repositories with free health data. From there you can analyze, cite, and share the data for your research needs. Questions may be sent to Will Kent at wkent@luc.edu.<\/p>\n

Citation Searching: Tracking Research over Time
\nMonday, February 8, 4:00 \u2013 4:30pm, Information Commons 120
\nCitation searching allows you to identify references that cite or are cited by other scholars. Citation tracking helps find new research based on earlier research, and can identify how many times and where an article has been cited. Discover how citation indexes can assist you in your research. Questions may be sent to Stephen Macksey at smackse@luc.edu.<\/p>\n

Edit Wikipedia
\nTuesday February 9, 4:30pm \u2013 5:00pm, Online, via Adobe Connect:
\nHelp create the sixth most-visited website in the world. Become a Wikipedian and learn what goes into editing this constantly-evolving resource. Questions may be sent to Will Kent (wkent@luc.edu).<\/p>\n

How to Read: Faster or Slower but Certainly Smarter
\nThursday, February 11, 2:30pm \u2013 3:00pm, Online, via Adobe Connect (https:\/\/connect.luc.edu\/libraryinfo\/)
\nReading habits and styles are changing. Academic work continues to require a carefully considered combination of effective skimming and careful in-depth reading. Effective readers employ strategies to organize and retain their reading. Discover strategies and solutions to reading dilemmas by attending this workshop. Questions may be sent to Jane Currie (jcurrie@luc.edu).<\/p>\n

Pre-Election Research: Learn about Candidates and Register to Vote
\nFriday February 12, 10:00am \u2013 11:00am, Information Commons 120
\nFriday February 12, 1:00pm \u2013 2:00pm, Information Commons 120
\nFriday February 12, 4:00pm \u2013 5:00pm, Information Commons 120
\nMarch 15th is an Illinois Primary election and while you may have settled opinions on the top of the ticket, there are always a lot of other offices on the ballot. This workshop will cover how to find information about people on the ballot. Additionally, this workshop will help potential voters register online to vote in Illinois. Ben Aldred (baldred@luc.edu). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":11550,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[1,95],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11546"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11546"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11551,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11546\/revisions\/11551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}