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These classes are not on the current schedule, but these and other sessions can be requested for orientations, courses, departments, and other groups. To request a special presentation of any of these sessions for yourself or your group, e-mail medlibq@pitt.edu or call 412-648-8796.
Patient Education Solutions: Locating patient-level information within HSLS resources
by Rebecca Abromitis, MLS
Did you know that many HSLS electronic resources include easy-to-read, patient-level information about medications, diseases, medical tests and procedures? Enhance your patient education efforts by discovering HSLS resources for helping patients to understand and improve their health, make health-related decisions, and increase treatment compliance.
View these two presentations for more information about patient education resources:
Advanced Google: Tips and Strategies for Getting More From Google
by Carolyn Biglow, MLIS
Everyone knows how to use Google by typing in a word or two, but this simple strategy often brings up many unwanted results. Knowing just a few advanced strategies can help you find better information on the Web in less time. Spend a few minutes learning these strategies and you'll be able to really 'search' the Web without relying only on the serendipity of 'surfing'.
All the News You Thought You Wanted: Managing News, Tables of Contents, and Blog Postings with RSS
by Patricia Weiss, MLIS
Is your e-mail inbox perpetually overflowing with news items and table of contents updates from multiple sources? Has making the rounds of all the blogs you follow become tedious? RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology can neatly pull all these items together for you in a single display. Learn how it works and the basics of setting it up.
Are You Making an Impact?
by Linda Hartman, MLS
Impact factors - what are they? What is their purpose? Learn when it is and is not appropriate to use them.
Bioinformatics Bonanza: Introducing the HSLS Molecular Biology Resource Portal
by Carrie L. Iwema, PhD, MLS
New to molecular biology and bioinformatics? Or merely overwhelmed by the vast array of databases and software now available? Come to this session to learn how the MolBio website created for the HSLS Molecular Biology Information Service can help you quickly find the tools you need to do your research.
The Business of Health: Searching the Business Literature for Health Administration
by Ester Saghafi, MLS, MEd
Many people in the healthcare field need business information of one sort or another, at one time or another. MEDLINE has some information, but generally does not include the general business/management literature. Learn about the many online business information resources available at Pitt, many with full text, and how they can be useful to the healthcare industry.
Drug Information @ Your Desktop
by Ahlam Saleh, MD, MLS
Get rapid access to quality drug information. Tools for obtaining customized drug interaction, adverse reaction, and drug comparison reports as well as drug identification and IV compatibility information are a few of the features that will be covered in this session. Learn more about the variety of online drug information sources offered through the HSLS such as MICROMEDEX, Clinical Pharmacology, UpToDate, and electronic book collections.
EndNote vs RefWorks: Which should I use?
by Ahlam Saleh, MD, MLS
Learn about powerful tools that will streamline the organization and use of references for projects and manuscripts. The focus of this session will be directed at highlighting the differences between two popular reference management software programs rather than specific instruction on how to use the products. Both Endnote and Refworks, available to students, staff, and faculty affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh, will be discussed.
Face-to-Face with HSLS Reference by Reference Librarians at HSLS
by Reference Librarians at HSLS
Remote access got you down? Not sure what database to use for your lit search? This open forum is your chance to ask an HSLS reference librarian any questions you might have about library resources. Stop by at noon, have a drink and a snack, and ask us that question you've always been afraid to ask!
Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Search Bioresearch Databases and Software Tools Using the HSLS Online Bioinformatics Resource Collection
by Ansuman Chattopadhyay, PhD
Looking for information and tools relevant to your research? Tired of going through pages and pages of Google search results to locate useful ones? This session will introduce you to the Online Bioinformatics Resource Collection (OBRC), which contains annotated information and guided links to over 1500 bioinformatics databases and software tools on the Web. Learn how to search OBRC and make it an integral part of your daily research activities.
Finding Full-Text Articles
by Melissa Ratajeski, MLIS, RLAT
HSLS provides access to millions of full-text articles. It is not always easy to track these down. Learn some strategies and tips that will help you save time and frustration when finding full text.
Getting the Most from MEDLINE Helpful Tips for Better Results
by Melissa Ratajeski, MLIS, RLAT
Tired of retrieving irrelevant search results? Confused by the differences of OVID Medline, PubMed, and ClusterMed? This session will provide helpful tips and techniques to tailor your search and describe the different capabilities and syntax of the various Medline search interfaces. Those in attendance should have a basic understanding of searching one or more of the above databases.
Google Scholar vs. MEDLINE for Health Sciences Literature Searching
by Patricia M. Weiss, MLIS
Google Scholar includes articles from scholarly journals, many of the same journals that can be found in MEDLINE. But is it an acceptable alternative to a MEDLINE search for health science literature searching? Maybe not, but it does provide some really interesting features that MEDLINE does not, such as full-text searching and relevancy ranking. Learn about the pros and cons of using each of these resources, including what Google Scholar can do that MEDLINE can't and vice versa.
It's Good to Share: Collaboration Made Easier with Web-Based Tools
by Ahlam Saleh, MD, MLS, John Siegel, MLS, Patricia Weiss, MLIS
Learn how to harness the power of popular social networking technologies for education and research purposes. Work together on group projects with a wiki, or use productivity packages such as Google Docs and Zoho to share and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Web-based bibliographic management products make it easier to share references. Along with easier collaboration, these Web-based tools also provide portability.
Jazz It Up: How to Find Medical Images for Your Presentation
by Fran Yarger, MA, MAED
We all know that images can help a presentation to become more engaging and enlightening. Learn to navigate through databases and CD-ROMs to find the perfect medical illustrations for your presentations and learn the issues involved in how and when to use them.
Lights, Camera, Action: Creating DVDs
by Fran Yarger, MA, MAED
Learn to use HSLS material and resources to create professional DVDs. Topics include: file types, images and video, creating menus and the hardware needed to create, distribute and share DVDs.
Measuring Health: Finding Mental Measurement Tools Used in Health and Mental Health Settings
by Ester Saghafi, MLS, MEd
Looking for a particular mental measurement tool or want to find out what tests are available for measuring a certain attribute? We will identify major print resources and online databases for information on testing instruments for measuring health beyond biometrics, including what is available on the Internet. We will also discuss some basic strategies for effective searching of selected resources.
On the Alert: Staying Current With New Information
by Linda M. Hartman, MLS
Learn about methods and strategies for staying up to date with new information on a topic, from a journal, or by an author. Also learn about citation alerts so you can know when specific articles have been cited by new articles.
Open Access: What's All the Fuss?
by Barbara Epstein, MSLS
Open Access journals are available without charge on the Internet, free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. Are you wondering whether to submit your next article to an Open Access journal? Confused about impact factors, copyright, peer review, and pricing models? Attend this session to learn more about this rapidly developing new model for scholarly publication.
The Nuts and Bolts of Publishing an Article: Resources & Strategies for Aspiring Authors
by Mary Lou Klem, PhD, MLIS
Enter the process fully armed with important information available to authors in the health and behavioral sciences. Discover resources and strategies for determining the best journals in which to publish, especially the use of database searches, citation patterns, and impact factors. Learn how to find instructions for authors for individual journals. Find out what books are available to help you design your research and write your article. Sort through the intricacies of citation styles and learn how EndNote can make it so you (almost) never have to type a citation again.
The Search for Evidence: Locating Evidence-Based Health Care Information
by Patricia M. Weiss, MLIS
HSLS provides an extensive collection of evidence-based health care information resources. Get an overview of tools and techniques you can use to find literature that supports evidence-based health care.
Searching for Dollar$: Grant Resources on the Web
by John Siegel, MLS
Take a tour of resources on the Internet that will help you find sources of funding and support your grant writing process.
Taking Control of Your Google Homepage: Customizing Google
by Melissa Ratajeski, MLIS, RLAT
Be the master of your own personalized Google homepage. With a Google account, you can add gadgets and RSS feeds to your Google homepage to assist with keeping up on topics of importance to you. Many gadget choices are provided by Google. You can also add RSS feeds from any website that provides them. Together, these allow you to see the most current content from websites providing news, professional materials, even literature searches in databases such as PubMed. Finally, learn how you can allow your past search history in Google modify the basic Google algorithm to change the ranking of your search results.
Testing Beyond the Laboratory: Finding Testing Instruments Used in Research and Clinical Settings
by Ester Saghafi, MLS, MEd
Looking for a particular questionnaire or scale? Searching for tests measuring a certain attribute? Frustrated by the time and effort the process takes? Join us! We will identify major print resources and online databases for information on testing instruments used in measuring health beyond biometrics. This presentation includes discussion of some basic strategies for effective searching in select electronic databases and on the internet.
Tools for Quick Searching
by Charles Wessel, MLS
When you want an article, fast, and don't want to spend a lot of time sifting through a comprehensive literature search, Google Scholar, PubMed and ClusterMed may be the answer! This session will give an overview of the unique features of these search tools and their ability to aid in this process. A discussion of literature searching 'precision' and 'recall' will guide this demonstration. This session is intended for busy clinicians and students requiring immediate & easy access to the biomedical literature.
A Wealth of (Information) Treasures Awaits You: Navigating the HSLS Web Site
by John Siegel, MLS
Learn about the various library resources and services available at your fingertips. During this session, you will learn how to conveniently access a wealth of information tools, such as disease & drug references, evidence-based health care & practice guidelines, and grant resources. Whether you are a new or veteran student, staff, or faculty member, you are sure to benefit from this session.
Who Cited Whom? Using Cited References to Identify Research Literature
by Linda Hartman, MLS
Citation-based databases offer a unique way of discovering new literature—based on how publications cite other publications—the process of scholarly communication. Learn how to trace how research develops over time, how to find out who cited your publications or other publications important to you, and how to set up citation alerts so you can be notified when new articles cite a publication.
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