This class will focus on tips and techniques for carrying out a successful literature search in support of a systematic review. Topics will include techniques for developing search strategies, deciding which databases to search and how to seek out grey literature for a given topic. There will also be discussion on selecting journals for handContinue reading “Literature Searching for a Systematic Review Free class Friday 10-11am”
Category Archives: Workshops
Find High Quality Health Literature with CINAHL – Free class Thursday Noon-1pm
This hands-on session will demonstrate how to use CINAHL effectively to find high quality nursing and allied health literature. An explanation and demonstration of how to select the most appropriate search terms will be provided. Search practice will be conducted at the end of the session to reinforce what was demonstrated. Anyone who has anContinue reading “Find High Quality Health Literature with CINAHL – Free class Thursday Noon-1pm”
Save Time Writing Your Next Paper with RefWorks Wednesday Sept. 24 3-4pm
Want some help writing your next paper? Come to Hardin Library’s class on RefWorks and learn about this web-based bibliographic management tool. You’ll learn: how to import citations from PubMed how to enter references how to create a quick bibliography how to add end and foot notes using Write-n-Cite Our next session is: Wednesday, September 25th, 3-4Continue reading “Save Time Writing Your Next Paper with RefWorks Wednesday Sept. 24 3-4pm”
PubMed: Going Beyond the Basics
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to medical literature and includes over 17 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This 1-hour session will show you how to improve your search results by using subject headings (MeSH) and advanced keyword searching techniques. Our next session is Tuesday, September 24th, 1-2 pm (Location: East Information Commons) RegisterContinue reading “PubMed: Going Beyond the Basics”
Learn more about Scopus & Web of Science at our workshop on Monday, September 16th
Scopus & Web of Science are databases that can help you measure scholarly impact, track an article’s cited and citing references, and find articles easily for research or systematic review. This session is hands-on. Our next session is Monday, September 16th, 10-11 am (Location: East Information Commons) Register online here or by calling 319-335-9151. NeedContinue reading “Learn more about Scopus & Web of Science at our workshop on Monday, September 16th”
PubMed Express
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to the medical literature and includes over 22 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This 30-minute session will show you how to find relevant articles fast using some of the basic features in PubMed. Tuesday, September 17th from 1-1:30 pm (Location: East Information Commons) Register online hereContinue reading “PubMed Express”
Tips for Searching for Gene, Genome & Protein Information
The National Center for Biotechnology Information has a number of data bases to offer on nucleotide sequences, genes and proteins. Learn how to start researching them in this 1-hour session. Our next session is Tuesday, September 17th from 10-11 am (Location: East Information Commons) Register online here or by calling 319-335-9151. No time for class? Continue reading “Tips for Searching for Gene, Genome & Protein Information”
Learn to Use EndNote Basic Software: Stop by our workshop on Monday, September 16th
EndNote Basic is a web-based citation management software that is freely available to all UI affiliates. It allows you to import, organize and format citations for papers, articles, etc. EndNote Basic is not the same as the desktop software, Endnote. No registration required. Our next session is Monday, September 16th from 3-4 pm (Location: EastContinue reading “Learn to Use EndNote Basic Software: Stop by our workshop on Monday, September 16th”
Manage your citations with Endnote: Come to the workshop on Thursday, September 12th
EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in the style of your choice. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class willContinue reading “Manage your citations with Endnote: Come to the workshop on Thursday, September 12th”
Free workshop on toxicology resources at Hardin!
The purpose of this session is to introduce you to various environmental health and toxicology resources found on the National Library of Medicine’s website. Learn about important resources such as the Household Products Database, TOXMAP and TOXNET. The resources discussed in this session will be of interest to the researcher/scientist, health professional and the generalContinue reading “Free workshop on toxicology resources at Hardin!”