Ebling Library Workshops & Events

Whether you’ve been using PubMed for years or are just getting to know it, there is always something to learn! Join us in this hands-on workshop as we cover basic and advanced searching techniques and what to do with search results, use the various tools PubMed has to offer, and more.

During this workshop attendees will acquire a fundamental knowledge of how to use Zotero, including how to create an account, install tools, create and edit citations, attach PDFs to citations, create and share collections, and use the Microsoft Word plugin.

This workshop will introduce some key EndNote Desktop functions such as: creating a new library; importing citations; organizing, managing, and sharing citations; using the Microsoft Word plug-in; and using the Cite While You Write plugin for Google Docs. This workshop will use the new EndNote 2025 release, but will also be applicable to EndNote 21 users.

Join History of Health Sciences Librarian Hannah Swan for a hands-on look at research in the history of medicine. This course is for upper-level undergraduate students and incoming graduate students.

This workshop will help you manage various types of researcher profile systems, including Google Scholar, Scopus Author Profiles and ORCID.

Have you ever wondered what to do with your family photo albums or letters from loved ones? How to digitize slides or catalog a personal collection? Join Curator and History of Health Sciences Librarian Hannah Swan for a layperson’s guide to managing personal papers, photographs, and printed collections. Current UW students, staff, and faculty will be given preference.

Learn about one of the boardgames featured in Ebling’s collection. This workshop will introduce players to the rules of Carcassonne and allows them to play one or more rounds with other attendees.

In this workshop, you will learn how to sign up for a free EndNote Basic account, authenticate your account with UW Madison to get access to additional styles, import citations from a variety of databases, create and share groups, and use the Cite While You Write plugin for Microsoft Word.

This workshop will walk you through how to create an ORCID profile, show you how to link ORCID to SciENcv and eRA Commons, and demonstrate the basics of creating an NIH Biographical Sketch in SciENcv.

Embase is biomedical and pharmacological literature database newly available through Ebling Library. Participants will receive an overview of the database and how coverage differs from Pubmed.