This is a two-part workshop. Part-1, the morning session (10 am - 12 pm), starts with a presentation from the Genomics Research Core on best practices in...
This is a two-part workshop. Part 1, the morning session (10 am - 12 pm), starts with a presentation from the Genomics Research Core on best practices in...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the leader of public health in the US. It administers multiple surveys, gathers vital statistics, and...
Adobe software includes two powerful image editing programs, Photoshop and Illustrator. If you are planning to work with one or both of these programs, this...
Join us for a brief virtual introduction to the Health Sciences Library System. In this session, we will briefly explore the educational opportunities we...
Are you getting ready to find the right journal for your manuscript, but don't know where to start? In this class, we'll cover the best practices and...
“What's in a name?” When you create a new file, do you give much thought to the name you save it as? This coffee break focuses on best practices for naming...
This introductory course is intended for novice or infrequent users of Adobe Illustrator or similar programs. Basic techniques that aid in composing...
This class covers the creating visualization of data using the ggplot2 package in R. This is a flipped class and the third part of a series: Introduction to...
This virtual 30-minute session will provide an overview of DistillerSR, systematic review software available to Pitt faculty and students in the schools of...
Interested in EndNote but don’t know where to begin? This 1.5 hour long class will get you started importing, annotating, and organizing your references, as...
Are you curious about how open access publishing works? This class will provide an overview of the elements of different open access models. Funder open...
Most of us know that the US Census Bureau conducts the Decennial Census, but did you know they are also responsible for conducting censuses of local...
This class will show you some features of EndNote that can help teams working remotely get their work done. Topics will include:
How to share one library...
Tired of clip art? Looking for just the right image for your slides? Do you want to minimize text in your PowerPoints? Bring your presentations to life with...
Are you interested in citation metrics and how they can be used for research assessment? Come learn about Pitt’s toolbox of resources and how to get started...
Interested in EndNote but don’t know where to begin? This 1.5 hour long class will get you started importing, annotating, and organizing your references, as...
Researchers using warm-blooded species (other than birds, mice of the genus Mus, and rats of the genus Rattus) classified in the USDA Pain Classification D...
Sciwheel is a cloud-based reference manager freely available to all Pitt and UPMC affiliates. In this class you’ll learn how to import, organize, and...
Are you curious about version control and project management with Github, but haven't had an opportunity to test out its features? Attend this hands-on...
Bring specific questions or concerns you have about utilizing the 3Rs: Refinement, Reduction, and Replacement. This drop-in session will allow for a tailored...
This class will provide a deep dive on how to use the Web of Science (WoS) and InCites for measuring research impact. Methods for building author searches in...
After this session you will be able to answer:
What are some common challenges with formatting data in spreadsheets and how can we avoid them?How can we...
This will be a flipped class – a prerecorded video and a hands-on workshop – which will cover the basics of command-line skills for data analysis. During...
You’ve heard of systematic reviews (SRs), but what are they? This class will describe this relatively new type of research study, point you to emerging...
