Sign up at the Reference Desk in Sterling Memorial Library, or send email to smlref@minerva.cis.yale.edu. All classes meet in the Electronic Classroom on the upper level of the Cross Campus Library.
Is there more to keyword searching than simply typing words? Can you search for books and articles published in specific years? Can you search for books in Esperanto? Learn this and much more in this workshop for experienced Orbis users.
Wednesday, June 5, 3:00-5:00
Thursday, June 27, 3:00-5:00
Friday, June 7, 1:00-3:00
Monday, July 1, 10:00-12:00
Tuesday, June 11, 10:00-12:00
Wednesday, July 10, 3:00-5:00
Wednesday, June 19, 1:00-3:00
Friday, July 12, 1:00-3:00
Friday, June 21, 3:00-5:00
Tuesday, July 16, 10:00-12:00
An introduction to searching Nexis, a database offering full-text access to several hundred newspapers, magazines, newswires, and other information sources.
Friday, June 14, 3:00-5:00
Thursday, June 25, 1:00-3:00
Wednesday, July 17, 3:00-5:00
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Introducing the World Wide Web: Doing Research on the InternetBegin exploring the Internet using Netscape, a web browser program. Find Internet resources using various Internet search tools and browsing on the Yale Library's Research Workstation.
Thursday, June 13
Friday, June 28
Monday, July 15
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Minerva: More than an Email AccountLearn how to do research in Minerva. You can access all locally available online databases (Orbis, Nexis, Medline, etc.) and all kinds of Internet resources. This class will focus on using Lynx, the text-based World Wide Web browser which comes with Minerva.
Monday, July 8
Friday, July 26
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Advanced Internet Topics: Configuring NetscapeCustomize Netscape for your own use. Learn how to download text and graphics, email documents, configure viewers and much more. These workshops are platform-specific.
Wednesday, July 3 for the Macintosh
Monday, July 22 for the PC