Workshop Descriptions

Workshops Customized for You…
We provide specialized sessions that meet your needs from group workshops to one-on-one consultations. We even make house calls!

CINAHL: searching the nursing & allied health literature
Learn how to access & search CINAHL through Ovid. Covers how to use subject headings and features such as Focus, Explode & Combine to narrow your searches.

Exploring the Library from Your Office
Covers how to access library resources from journal databases such as MEDLINE to full text journal articles from both your office and home.

Health Websites for Consumers
More and more people turn to the Internet seeking health information. This workshop provides a tour of some of the most reliable health websites & their features. Whether you're a physician looking for websites to recommend to patients or a consumer, discover a wealth of freely available online resources you can trust.

Keeping Current
Feel like you're drinking from a fire hose? Learn effective strategies for keeping on top of the literature in your field. This hands-on workshop will include information on filtering search results, tracking citations, and setting up auto alerts.

Ovid MEDLINE: searching the medical literature
Learn how to access & search MEDLINE through Ovid. Covers how to use subject headings, subheadings and text word searching as well as features such as Focus, Explode and Limit searches. Learn techniques to narrow your search.

PDA Basics for the Palm OS
Covers the basic functions of Personal Digital Assistants such as creating appointments, adding contacts, searching, beaming, quick tips, and security. Also learn how to locate web-based PDA resources for the health science environment.

PowerPoint Animation
Learn how to animate bulleted and boxed text; how to create, place and animate lines and shapes (e.g. arrows). Timing, dimming, and slide transitions will also be covered if time allows.

PowerPoint Charts
Learn how to import and create charts in PowerPoint. Covers how to use datasheets, how to change chart types and options, and how to import existing charts & graphs. Basic understanding of PowerPoint recommended.

PowerPoint Basics
Covers the basics of creating a PowerPoint presentation including importing images, text box, and setting slide backgrounds.

PubMed
Learn how to refine your results through use of subject, author and journal searches. Also learn how to combine searches, save search histories, and access full text.

What to do when your boss sends you to the Library
Covers how to check citations, access the library catalog & databases, order articles through interlibrary loan.