Keeping Up: Skills & Strategies | Database Searching: Skills & Strategies
Making the Most of Your PDA | Information Management & Presentation Skills
Powerpoint Instruction | Schedule & Registration Information
The NYU Health Sciences Libraries offer classes on the efficient use of information resources and management. Classes are free, but open only to staff, faculty, and students of the NYU Medical Center, Dental School, Bellevue, and other affiliates. To determine if you are eligible, consult our access chart; those with “onsite access” can enroll in our courses. Most classes are held in MSB-198, the Carlisle Computer Classroom (CCC) at Ehrman Medical Library, but some are offered at our Dental and Bellevue locations.
See our information competency tracks for suggestions on which classes to take.
| Keeping Up: Skills & Strategies |
Disaster Preparedness and Bioterrorism Resources
NYUMC students, staff, and faculty can all benefit from a better understanding of how to identify resources useful in planning for and formulating appropriate responses to natural and man-made disasters. However, the numerous information resources available can be overwhelming. This class offers a focused and practical introduction to the most critical resources in this area, both on the web and for your handheld, as well as an overview of the work of NYU’s Center for Health Information Preparedness (CHIP).
Schedule:
Request an individual or group session by emailing library@library.med.nyu.edu or calling (212) 263-5397.
Handout(s):
Disaster Preparedness & Bioterrorism: Basic Research/Search Strategies
Disaster Preparedness & Bioterrorism: Databases, Websites, & Wireless Resources
Finding Clinical Info at Bellevue Hospital Center - NEW!
This hands-on class is intended to develop clinical information searching skills and explore ClinicalResource@OVID and My NCBI. Attendees will be shown how to access and search ClinicalResource@Ovid and e-journals available at Bellevue Medical Library through the National Library of Medicine's My NCBI and use special features in PubMed including: related articles and clinical queries. The instructor will demonstrate online searching and attendees will learn to fully utilize the features of current licensed databases to search effectively in the hospital.
Schedule:
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Handouts:
ClinicalResource@OVID
Customizing PubMed using MyNCBI
Making the Most of Ehrman Medical Library
There is always something new going on at the Library! This class is designed
to help you get in the know and stay up to date using the Library and the
many library resources available to you both onsite and remotely. Discover
resources you never knew we had, and learn time-saving tips for finding what
you need, when you need it. You will also learn about the many services offered
from document delivery to laptop reservations and more.
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
Finding Books & E-Books at Ehrman Library
Finding Journals & E-Journals at Ehrman Library
Finding Journals & E-Journals at Ehrman Library (Flowchart)
Library Check Up
Library Check Up
Making the Most of Ehrman Medical Library -- Library Checklist
MEDCat -- Keyword (Advanced) Searching
Using MEDCat
Tutorial(s):
Finding Print & E-Journals through the Library
See also the Library's Introduction to ERA 2 (Ehrman Remote Access)
Open Access Publishing for NYU Authors
As a new venue for publishing scholarly research, open access publishing
has possibilities for NYU authors. This class provides an overview of
open access publishing, the steps involved in it, and also touches on some
of the issues surrounding this new avenue for publishing. The class provides
useful information for experienced authors and new authors alike.
Schedule:
Request an individual or group session by emailing library@library.med.nyu.edu or calling (212) 263-5397.
Handout(s):
Open Access : A Guide for Authors
Starting an Open Access Journal
Bibliography: Open Access for Authors
NIH Policy on Manuscript Submission with Instructions
| Database Searching: Skills & Strategies |
Business Resources for Medicine and Healthcare
An understanding of the business literature can inform healthcare decision-making through access to statistics, market research, and information about industries, companies, non-profits, philanthropy, and individuals. Business resources also provide another perspective on what is going on in your particular field of medicine/healthcare. This class focuses on research strategies for using the business literature to gain a better understanding of the economic context in which healthcare operates, and to facilitate informed decision-making based on scholarly, professional, and news sources.
Schedule:
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Request an individual or group session by emailing library@library.med.nyu.edu or calling (212) 263-5397
Handout(s):
Business Resources & Strategies
ProQuest Direct
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Reliable Resources
The popular literature is exploding on this topic. But what is hype and hearsay and where is the most valid information published and indexed? Learn to identify and access high quality, reliable sources of information on alternative and complementary therapies in this workshop. Find out how to search the CAM subset of MEDLINE, the free IBIDS database on herbs and dietary supplements, and also the recently acquired full text database devoted to complementary medicine, Alt-HealthWatch.
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Resources
Essentials of Evidence-Based Health Care: Strategies for Searching the Literature
This class offers students and health care professionals practical methods to search the literature for evidence in support of clinical decision making. Participants will learn how to frame questions appropriate for a literature search, differentiate questions into categories that suggest the best resources to access, select search terminology, develop strategies, and choose applicable search filters. Participants will conduct an evidence-based search with MEDLINE and also search important evidence-based resources available from the Ehrman Medical Library.
NOTE: This intermediate-level class requires participants to have basic search skills. If you have not already done so, please consider taking one of our database searching classes before signing up.
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
Evidence-Based Medicine Definitions
Sources of Evidence-Based Literature
PICO & Formulating the Clinical Question: A Guided Exercise
Evidence-Based Health Care Worksheet
Grant Funding: Locating Funding Sources
Locating funding for research is critical to and medical and/or academic institution. Understanding the funding process and the types of research being funded is essential for success, as is successfully searching available resources. Taught jointly by the Library and the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA), this class will help you navigate the grants process and use grants resources effectively to locate funding opportunities in support of your research.
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
Grant Resources -- Database Searching
Grant Resources: Locating Funding Opportunities
Grant Resources : Locating Funding Opportunities -- Work Sheet
Funding Opportunities Resources
Making the Most of Pharmaceutical Resources
Do you regularly use the Internet to find drug information? Do you wonder if you’re really finding the best drug information for yourself and your patients? Would you like to know how to locate high-quality drug information quickly and easily? If so, then this class is for you! It emphasizes effective research and search strategies for finding reliable drug information using print and electronic resources (standard print titles, subscription databases, and free websites). Finding information on OTC products, foreign brands and new drugs will be covered. Good patient information websites and PDA resources will also be discussed.
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
Pharmaceutical Resources: Basic Research/Search Strategies
Pharmaceutical Resources: Databases, Websites, & Wireless Resources
Tutorial(s):
Clinical Pharmacology Online Tutorial
MEDLINE (via PubMed): Introduction to Searching
Learn the basics of using the National Library of Medicine’s premier database, MEDLINE via PubMed. Over 15 million citations are included, dating back to the 1950s. All of the basics of searching will be covered: using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), keyword searching, setting limits, “building block” searching, text and e-mail output, and more.
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
Introduction to PubMed
Customizing PubMed using MyNCBI
Tutorial(s):
PubMed Tutorial
CINAHL (via Ovid): Nursing & Allied Health Literature
CINAHL includes citations to English language nursing journals, publications of the American Nurse's Association, the National League for Nursing, and primary journals in allied disciplines such as Cardiopulmonary Technology, Emergency Services, Health Education, Med/Lab Technology, Medical Assistance, Medical Records, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Radiology Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Social Science, Surgical Technology, and the Physician's Assistant.
Schedule:
Request an individual or group session by emailing library@library.med.nyu.edu or calling (212) 263-5397.
Handout(s):
CINAHL & the Research Question
CINAHL (via OVID): Introduction to Searching
Tutorial(s):
Searching CINAHL (OVID)
EMBASE (via Ovid): The Other MEDLINE
EMBASE is a major biomedical and pharmaceutical database indexing over 3,500 international journals. Some of its major subject strengths include drugs, alternative medicine, psychiatry, forensics, orthopedics and European publications that complement MEDLINE. No comprehensive search of the biomedical literature is complete without an EMBASE search!
Schedule:
Drug searching in EMBASE is covered in “Making the Most of Pharmaceutical Resources” above. OR Request an individual or group session.
Handout(s):
EMBASE (via OVID): Introduction to Searching
MEDLINE (via Ovid): Introduction to Searching
MEDLINE is the primary source for information from the biomedical journal literature with over 16 million references. Over 4,300 selected journals from 1966 to date are covered. The class will focus on: basic searching using Medical Subject Headings; Explode, Focus and Limit Commands; combine sets using the AND/NOT commands; how to apply limits and filters to refine your search for age groups, trials and other categories; linking to full text articles from Ovid and what to do if they are not there.
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
MEDLINE (via OVID): Introduction to Searching
OVID MEDLINE Searching Flowchart
Setting Up Automatic Email Alerts via OVID
Tutorial(s):
OVID Medline Tutorial
OVID Web Gateway Tutorial
MEDLINE (via Ovid): Advanced Searching
Attention MEDLINE searchers! You know the basics of searching this primary resource of the biomedical literature. Now it is time to learn advanced searching techniques that will increase your search efficiency and save you time too! Learn how to use quick key commands along with menu options to increase precision and save time; combine multiple sets at once using "nested" set commands; use more filters and limits; search using multiple Ovid databases; set up auto alerts and saved searches.
Prerequisite:
Ovid: Introduction to MEDLINE
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
MEDLINE & the Research Question
Searching MEDLINE (via OVID) Featuring Dot (.) Commands
Setting Up Automatic Email Alerts via OVID
PsycINFO (via Ovid) – see Psychosocial Literature: More than Mental Health
Psychosocial Literature: More than Mental Health
Psychosocial resources provide insight into the intersection of human thought, emotion, behavior and healthcare, education, and quality-of-life issues. This class is a complete package including: Database searching skills using PsycINFO (via Ovid), the major database for the literature of Psychology, Psychiatry, and related disciplines, and comparing when to search for psychiatry and drug information in EMBASE; Access to electronic full texts in the fields of Psychiatry, Psychology, and also Psychoanalysis as far back as 1920; and Discovering tips for finding psychological tests and other health assessment tools. This is a great overview of resources and strategies for HR professionals, faculty, residents, nurses, case workers, social workers, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists, and anyone engaged in the assessment of access to and delivery of health or educational services.
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
PsycINFO (via OVID)
PsycINFO: Guided Exercises
Psychosocial Literature: Basic Research/Search Strategies
Finding Full-Text Resources: PEP, PsycARTICLES, Ehrman E-Resources
Finding Psychological Tests & Health Assessment Resources
Tutorial(s):
PsycInfo Tutorial
Web of Science: Citation Searching and More
Web of Science is the "who's citing who" of science and medicine. Find out how often, by whom, and where your publications and those of your colleagues are cited in the literature. From the basic sciences through clinical medicine learn how to use the unique and powerful features of this important resource. This class also covers using Journal Citation Reports , a comprehensive and unique resource tool for journal evaluation, using citation data drawn from over 8,400 journals from over 3,000 publishers worldwide. The JCR is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and social sciences. The JCR lists the highest impact journals, most frequently used journals, hottest journals and the largest journals.
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
Web of Science
Journal Citation Reports (ISI)
Tutorial(s):
Web of Science version 6 Tutorial
Class Notes:
Web of Knowledge I
Web of Knowledge II
| Making the Most of Your PDA |
Palms: The Basics
Your Palm is much more than a handheld calendar! All of the basic functions will be covered (calendar, address book, memo pad, and to-do list). You will learn how to navigate the Palm OS, input data, and sync and beam information. Bring your Palm and your questions – time is allotted for discussion!
Handout(s):
Palm Basics
See also
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Toolkit (NYU Health Sciences Libraries)
Palms: Beyond the Basics
Once you’ve mastered the basics you’ll want to find additional uses for your Palm. This class will help you choose and install medical software on your Palm. You will learn about security features, virus protection, and storage options, as well as how to take advantage of the wireless features of your device. Please bring your Palm with you to class!
Handout(s):
Palms: Beyond the Basics
Using the Infrared (IR) Port
Medical Software for Palms
See also
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Toolkit (NYU Health Sciences Libraries)
Pocket PC 101
If you are a new Pocket PC user or are considering buying a Pocket PC (PPC), then join us to learn the basic features of this handy technology. This class will review the PPC operating system and software included with it, as well as the installation of additional software and synchronization with a desktop computer. Using the Internet, peripherals (such as an expansion card), and other basic features will also be discussed. Please bring your PDA with you to class!
Schedule:
Request an individual or group session by emailing library@library.med.nyu.edu or calling (212) 263-5397.
Handout(s):
Pocket PC 101
| Information Management & Presentation Skills |
EndNote Basics
Tired of spending countless hours typing cumbersome bibliographic
reference lists? Would you like to download MEDLINE records directly into
your database? Find it difficult to remember countless journal style formats?
EndNote provides the answer to these and other "publication" problems.
Get hands-on experience downloading citations from databases and transferring
them into an EndNote database. Learn how to manage all types of citations,
as well as retrieving and sorting, generating and formatting bibliographies
in a number of publisher styles.
Prerequisite: This class assumes that you know how to search
the literature. If you have not already done so, please take one of our database
searching classes before
signing up for an EndNote class.
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
EndNote Basics (version 6)
EndNote Basics (version 8)
EndNote Basics (version 9)
Creating Links to Full-Text
EndNote/RefWorks: Bibliographic Management Software (BMS) Comparison
Class Notes:
EndNote -- Basic
Tutorial(s):
EndNote (University of Wollongong)
EndNote Intermediate
There is more to EndNote than meets the eye. Learn how to edit journal-style
formats, manage complete journal titles vs. abbreviated journal titles via
journal lists, change fields to fit your needs, and learn to use the full
power of EndNote as you link to your manuscript. Bring your difficult questions
and problems to share with the group. If you are using EndNote at the most
basic level, you cannot afford to miss this class.
Prerequisite: EndNote Basics
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
Creating Links to Full-Text
Class Notes:
EndNote -- Intermediate
Photoshop Basics for Presentations (PC Users)
Make your pictures worth a thousand words using Photoshop, Adobe's professional image-editing software! This class will give you a basic introduction to using Photoshop to prepare photographs, Web images, screen shots, and scanned images for incorporation into PowerPoint, Web-based and other types of presentations. Topics covered include scanning, basic manipulation of graphics, adding text for captions and labels, and simple color selection and painting. NOTE: You should be very comfortable using a computer, keyboard, and mouse before taking this class.
Handout(s):
Photoshop Basics
Scanning an Image using Photoshop
Medical Image Resources
See also Image Resources on the Internet [Toolkit] (NYU Health Sciences Libraries)
Photoshop for Presentations: Part 2
Took the “Photoshop Basics for Presentations” class and want to learn more about Photoshop's capabilities? Sign up for Photoshop 2 to go more in-depth with tools, filters, photo compositing/editing, and color correction. NOTE: Familiarity with Photoshop is assumed and students must be adept at general computer use.
Handout(s):
Photoshop Part 2
RefWorks Basics
Learn how to work with this Web-based application for managing your research. Enter citations as you work, import references retrieved from online bibliographic databases into your RefWorks database, and create bibliographies in a variety of formats using Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. There is no software to load. RefWorks is completely free to NYU community members. RefWorks is completely free to NYU community members from www.refworks.com. (First time users must sign up for an account while on-campus OR while using the NYU Proxy Server.)
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
RefWorks Basics
Creating Links to Full-Text
RefWorks: Converting Your EndNote Libraries into RefWorks for PCs & MACs
Tutorials:
RefWorks Tutorial
ATTENTION:
The Library will not be offering PowerPoint as part of its regular schedule of classes during the Fall 2007 semester. For Basic and Intermediate PowerPoint instruction, please consider the classes available through the Office of Organizational Development and Learning (OD&L).
The Library will continue to provide PowerPoint instruction on an individual basis and for groups by special request. Please contact us at (212) 263-5397 or library@ library.med.nyu.edu to schedule a session.
If you are interested in using PowerPoint to create posters, please contact the Library's Circulation Department to schedule an appointment for individualized assistance: (212) 263-5395.
| Geographic Information Systems |
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for Health Organizations
We
will be going over the basics of GIS, including opening and creating maps,
incorporating GIS into your research, adding and working with shapefiles, and
an introduction to the use of GIS in health organizations.
Schedule:
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Handout(s):
Training modules and exercise data will be available for use in the class or
to take home.
| Registration Information |
Register online for Fall 2007 classes!
Or call us at (212) 263-5397 or email us at library@library.med.nyu.edu. Please leave the following information: your name, email address, NYU department, phone number, and the title and date of the class.
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