Research Skills Training Series - Fall 2011

These trainings are open to all CPC fellows, trainees, and staff. If you have any questions about a presentation, contact the presenter or lori_delaney@unc.edu. Send ideas for topics for future semesters to lori_delaney@unc.edu. The schedule is available in PDF format here.

Schedules for previous semesters are here.

Novell Migration & Protecting your Sensitive Data: 6,968,791 Files Moving to a New Home: Where Will Yours Go?
Thursday, Sept. 8
11:00 – Noon
405 B&C CPC East
Presented by Tim Van Acker & Tim Rath
Join Tim Van Acker (Head of Systems and CPC’s Security Liaison) and Tim Rath (Systems Administrator) as we give a bird’s eye view of the upcoming migration off of Novell’s file services and talk specifics about where to move your sensitive research data. We have several options as to where we can move nearly 7 million files, but we would like your input so that we can make sure we are protecting your sensitive data according to the new UNC Security Policies.

EndNote X1
Wednesday, Sept. 14
2:00 – 3:00
405 B&C CPC East
Presented by Lori Delaney
Learn how to create and manage a bibliographic reference library, import references from various literature databases, and use different output styles in Microsoft Word 2007.

Using Prezi for Presentations
Thursday, Oct. 6
11:00 – Noon
405 B&C CPC East
Presented by Tom Swasey

Skype Use and Configuration with a Short Overview of Management Functions for Project Managers Who Wish to Manage the Use of Skype in the Group
Wednesday, Oct. 12
2:00 – 3:00
405 B&C CPC East
Presented by Chris Fholer

Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy
Thursday, Nov. 3
2:00 – 3:00
405 B&C CPC East
Presented by Lori Delaney
Do you need to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy? Most likely, yes! Learn how to interpret a publisher's policy, your responsibilities, why it is important to CPC's Proposal unit, and how CPC Library staff can help.

Word Templates and Other Time-Saving Tools
Thursday, Nov. 17
11 – Noon
405 B&C CPC East
Presented by Pan Riggs
Learn about the Microsoft Word templates available for CPC-specific tasks, and how to create your own custom templates.

Using SharePoint for Project Team Collaboration
Thursday, Dec. 1
11:00 – Noon
405 B&C CPC East
Presented by Ed Van Duinen