Library Virtual Workshops

Do you use Google to the fullest extent possible? This session may help you by showing some of the advanced features of the search engine and perhaps some tricks you haven't heard of before.

Do you get lost while trying to use AccessMedicine, AccessPharmacy, or AccessSurgery? Do you give up in frustration because you can't quickly locate what you need? This session is designed to show you the basics of how to navigate your way to finding quality information quickly using these 3 information rich resources.

3:00-4:00 PM

Thinking about how to promote your department or reach out to more people? Want to learn how podcasts can help and how to make your own? This online class is designed to provide a fun yet informative introduction to podcasting. You will learn how you can utilize this technology to enable your users to access the information whenever they want, wherever they want and however they want it. Basic steps and suggestions on how to make a podcast will be covered. This session is 2 hours in length.

This workshop will cover online health sciences databases available to you for conducting thorough searches, and how to utilize features of each database to ensure retrieval of relevant results. Databases covered will include: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and qUICsearch.

This class covers how you can set up an account in ILLiad, use ILLiad to request library material, and use UICCAT and I-Share to request items.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have created a number of databases of consumer health information that are available online for free. This one-hour session will cover the basics of MedlinePlus, NIH SeniorHealth and other reliable web sites devoted to health information needs of consumers such as disease-specific, pharmaceutical and herbal information. A digital handout of these and other reputable web sites will be provided.

Do you know where your work is being referenced or who is quoting you? Web of Science can answer these questions. Journal Citation Reports allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data, and includes the impact factor of journals.

In this workshop, you will set-up a RefWorks account, learn how to download citations from databases, and learn how to manage your citations within RefWorks. Creating bibliographies in Word using the software will also be demonstrated.

Refworks with a Health Sciences Focus (PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Ovid, Google Scholar)

This introductory workshop will demonstrate what bibliographic management software can do and what products are available. Learn how to download citations from Ovid, PubMed, WebofScience, EBSOHost, Google Scholarand others into Reference Manager or Endnote. Creating bibliographies in Word using the software will also be demonstrated.