Schedule of Classes January-February 2007
Classes are held on the first floor of Falk Library in Classroom 1, and in the Computer and Media Center Classroom 2 on the second floor of Falk Library (200 Scaife Hall). Some classes are also held at the WPIC Library Classroom.
HSLS ORIENTATION
Introduction to HSLS Resources and Services at Falk Library (Meet inside entrance to Library)
Friday, January 12 10 -11:15 a.m.
Also offered upon request to groups or individuals.
Call 412-648-8796.
Introduction to HSLS Resources and Services at WPIC Library (Meet inside entrance to Library)
Monday, January 22 3 -4:15 p.m.
Also offered upon request to groups or individuals.
Call 412-246-5507.
SEARCHING DATABASES
Measuring Health: Finding Mental Measurement Tools*
(WPIC Library Classroom)
Monday, January 8 3 -4:30 p.m
Ovid MEDLINE*
(Falk Library Classroom 1)
Tuesday, January 9 10 -11:30 a.m.
Thursday, January 25 1 -2:30 p.m.
Monday, February 5 9:30 -11 a.m.
Ovid MEDLINE and Embase for Mental Health*
(WPIC Library Classroom)
Tuesday, February 6 10 -11:30 a.m.
PubMed*
(Falk Library Classroom 1)
Wednesday, January 17 1 -2:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 15 2 -3:30 p.m.
Advanced PubMed*
(Falk Library Classroom 1)
Tuesday, February 27 9:30 -11 a.m.
Searching the Nursing Literature*
(Falk Library Classroom 1)
January 16 10 -11:30 a.m.
February 13 1 -2:30 p.m.
Searching PsycINFO*
(WPIC Library Classroom)
Monday, January 22 10 -11:30 a.m.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS RESOURCES
(All classses held in Falk Library Classroom 2)
Genetic Information Hubs*
Wednesday, January 10 1 -3 p.m.
Introduction to VectorNTI*
Wednesday, January 17 1 -3 p.m.
Wednesday, February 14 1 -3 p.m.
Protein Information Hubs*
Wednesday, January 24 1 -3 p.m.
Introduction to Pathway Analysis Tools*
Wednesday, January 31 1 -3 p.m.
Sequence Similarity Searching*
Wednesday, February 7 1 -3 p.m.
DNA Analysis Tools*
Wednesday February 21 1 -3 p.m.
Peptide Mass Fingerprinting for Protein
Identification*
Wednesday, February 28 1 -3 p.m.
SOFTWARE TRAINING
(All classes held in Falk Library Classroom 2)
EndNote Basics
(Note: This class is usually full. Please arrive 15 minutes in advance to ensure seating.)
Wednesday, January 3 1 -3 p.m.
Tuesday, January 30 10 a.m. -Noon
Friday, February 9 9:30 -11:30 a.m.
Monday, February 19 Noon-2 p.m.
Adobe Photoshop for Beginners
Thursday, January 11 10 a.m.-Noon
Thursday, February 8 10 a.m.-Noon
PowerPoint for Beginners
Wednesday, January 10 9 -11 a.m.
Advanced PowerPoint
Wednesday, February 14 9 -11 a.m.
LUNCH WITH A LIBRARIAN
These informal, brown-bag lunches are held in Falk Library Conference Room B.
Bring your own lunch. Drinks and dessert are provided.
See <www.hsls.pitt.edu/services/instruction/lunchlibrarian/>
for more information.
Jazz it Up: How To find Medical Images for Your Presentations
Friday, January 12 Noon-1 p.m.
Finding A Needle In A Haystack Made Easy - Search Bioresearch Databases And Software Tools Using the HSLS Online Bioinformatics Resource Collection!
Wednesday, January 24 Noon-1 p.m.
The WOW Factor: Posters made with Microsoft PowerPoint
Friday, February 9 Noon-1 p.m.
Tools For Quick Searching
Thursday, February 15 Noon-1 p.m.
All the News You Thought You Wanted: Managing News, Tables of Contents, and Blog Postings with RSS
Tuesday, February 27 Noon-1 p.m.
CUSTOMIZED CLASSES
Customized classes can be developed for your department, course, or other group. For more information, see <www.hsls.pitt.edu/services/instruction/customizedinstruction>.
All classes are open to faculty, staff and students of the schools of the health sciences at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC. No registration required. Seating for classes is first-come, first-served until the class is full. Classes marked with an asterisk (*) qualify for American Medical Association Category 2 continuing education credit. Detailed course descriptions are available at <www.hsls.pitt.edu/services/instruction>.
