Manage your web presence and enjoy pizza on 4-26-13

Have you ever used Google to find out more about that person you just met? Guess what, human resources professionals and faculty on hiring committees are people too: they might Google your name when you apply for a job or residency.

Find out how search results are collected by Google, learn how you can

USC Information and Technology Consulting Service at Norris Library

Need to collect data for an up-coming summer project?  The Norris Medical Library (NML) has good news for you!  Dr. Brenda Osuna, Senior Statistical Consultant at the ITS Customer Support Center is available for consultation, biweekly, on Mondays from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  The free consultation service is

Shakespeare in the Library

Feeling melancholy? Know someone who’s a little hot-tempered? Did you know that the tradition that gave us these descriptions was also the foundation of medical practice?

A new exhibit in the Norris Library foyer explores this ancient and fascinating history and its influence on modern culture and literature.

Dog and Pony Show: Using Technology to Improve Your Presentation Pedigree

Public speaking can be hard, but eating pizza is easy! Presentations in the classroom, among peers, and on the road are part of academic and professional life. Learn some tips and tricks on how to create the best presentation for your audience, subject and setting.

CDC on the Go

The CDC Mobile application has been designed as a way for users to access health information at their fingertips.  The mobile app is available for iPad and iPhone as well as Android devices and Windows 8.

Features include:

NML To Have Extended Hours in December

The Library will have the following Extended Hours for November 30 – December 15, 2012:

Friday, November 30:	7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 1:	9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday, December 7:	7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 8:	9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday, December 14:	7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 15:	9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Take the Angry out of PowerPoint: Making Interactive Presentations and Study Guides

Turn your PowerPoint slides into interactive presentations with virtual learning and “gamification”. Learn to enhance your interactive presentations, create a study guide, or add an interactive display to your conference poster.

Join us for free pizza and bottled water at our next Technology Lunch workshop in Norris Library’s West Conference Room on Friday, November 16^th, Noon – 1:00 pm and learn how to add pizzazz to your PowerPoint presentations.

October 26th Tech Lunch Focuses on Finding and Fixing Images

Images can communicate more than words alone, but finding the right image can be difficult. When you do find the right graph or take the right photo, it always seems to need to be color-corrected, flipped, or otherwise edited to fit perfectly into your presentation.

Learn how to find the best graphs, charts, and photos in library-licensed resources and the free web and perform simple edits with free and low-cost software at Norris Library’s Tech Lunch Series on Friday, October 26^th from Noon – 1:00 pm in the West Conference Room. As always, we’ll provide pizza and water to all attendees.

 

NGS Bioinformatics Meeting Planned for October 24, 2012

NGS is fast becoming the high-throughput technology of choice.  Join us on Tuesday, October 24, 2012 for a half-day meeting entitled “Versatile Solutions for NGS at USC” sponsored by the Vice President of Research, Dr. Randolph Hall, and presented by the Norris Medical Library Bioinformatics Service.   Learn about USC services, software and bioinformatics tools for analyzing NGS data and guidelines and tips for taking advantage of NGS technology.  Pre-meeting coffee and lunch will be provided.

Norris Library Opens Bioinformatics Computation and Consulting Center

Norris Medical Library is pleased to announce the grand opening of the new Bioinformatics Computation and Consulting Center to address the growing demand for Norris Library’s bioinformatics service.

Located on the second floor of the library (Room 203B), the new center is equipped with three high-powered computers and a PolyVision Interactive Smartboard system.  It provides: