December 2012 Vol. 13, No. 9
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Relax and stay current
Are you afraid of missing something important
while enjoying your holiday break? Learn how to keep up with the information
you need with our Rapid Research Alerts
class. We will help you set up your own RSS feed or e-mail subscriptions,
topical search alerts, journal table of contents (TOC) alerts, and more! Relax
and enjoy your holiday knowing that research alerts will keep you current. [Sorry, beverage not included in class materials.]
Rapid Research Alerts Friday, December 14 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. Training Room, Library & LRC (C520K) 
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Weekly classes for everyone
All of our classes at the THI Library & LRC are
free and open to everyone - that's right, everyone! So, pass the word along and
drop in for a class when you can. We try to keep them short and sweet to make
the most of your time.
| Presentation classes * Impressive Presentations Feb 8 * PowerPoint I Feb 15 * PowerPoint II Feb 20 |
| Search / Research classes * Google Scholar Dec 6 (don't worry, it will come around again) * PubMed Basic Navigation Jan 10 * PubMed Search Strategies Jan 17 * Resources for Research Jan 31 (access full text and more) * Scopus (EmBase & MEDLINE) Feb 28 |
| Information Management classes * Rapid Research Alerts Dec 14 * Excel (spreadsheets) Jan 4 * EndNote Jan 25 (manage citations, bibliographies) |
Visit our classes webpage for times and full
descriptions. And you can register online with the click of a button. Also, ask us about booking a librarian for an individual
tutorial or group class at a time that works for you or your team.
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Give us your ideas
 What do you want to learn? We want to know. Have you ever thought, "gee, I'd like to learn
more about X" or, "I could do my job better if I only knew how to Y"? Would you
like to teach your own class? Your ideas matter. Share them with us next week when
we send you a link to our class survey. It is only 4 questions and shouldn't
take more than a couple of minutes. This is your chance to let us know what's
important to you. It's anonymous so there's no reason to be shy!
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HOLIDAY HOURS
The Library & LRC will be closed December 24 and 25, 2012 and January 1, 2013.
Happy Holidays from all of us at the Library & LRC

Christina, Gregg, Rebecca, Sonya
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Library & Learning Resource Center
Sonya Fogg, Manager ♦ Rebecca Ajtai, Coordinator of Library Services
Gregg Doty, Library Assistant ♦ Christina Senny, Student Worker
Dr. Patrick J. Hogan, Director
L&LRC Hours ♦ Mon. through Fri. ♦ 7:30 am - 5 pm
www.texasheart.org/library ♦ 832-355-9560
Reference the previous issue of L&LRC E-news here.