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April 29, 2008
MAY 2008 DATABASE CLASSES
These classes will provide hands-on training and demonstrations by UCHC Reference Librarians. Each class will outline quick and efficient means of searching and managing citation information for the five databases listed below. There is no charge for these classes but enrollment is limited to UCHC personnel only. To register in advance for any of these quick courses, please call UCHC Library Information & Education Services Department at 679-4051 or send an email to ref@nso.uchc.edu
ENDNOTE WEB
Wednesday, May 7 - 10:30 to 12:00
Discover EndNote Web, a free web-based version of EndNote available through the Web of Science database. This hands-on class will cover how to create an account, import data directly, import data from saved files and manually entering data, no downloading of software necessary. Tips for editing and organizing your database, retrieving records from your database and creating your paper and bibliography will be covered also.
This covers the easier-to-use web version of EndNote suitable for many student and faculty projects. For a quick comparison between EndNote Web and EndNote, go to http://www.endnoteweb.com/encompare.asp
ENDNOTE
Thursday, May 8 - 1:00 to 2:30
Bibliographies made easy. Learn how to use this tool to search online bibliographic databases, organize the references and build lists of cited works automatically. It includes additional features such as unlimited storage capacity (number of references), Customized views & displays, Work Offline (anytime/anywhere), Local Personal Files and Documents, and many more.
This covers the professional EndNote product used by many authors and researchers. For a quick comparison between EndNote and EndNote Web, go to http://www.endnoteweb.com/encompare.asp
WEB OF SCIENCE / JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS
Tuesday, May 13 - 10:30 to 12:00
The Web of Science (WOS) database indexes citations from 8,000 major health and social science journals published between 1994 through 2007. WOS is used by UCHC faculty to determine who has cited their work ("cited reference searching"). Also covered in the class is Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a unique, comprehensive source which compiles and ranks citations, article counts and journal impact factors taken from 7,500 scholarly or technical journals from 3300 publishers in 300 academic disciplines. JCR indexes data for years 2003 through 2006.
PSYCHIATRY SOURCES ONLINE
Wednesday, May 14 - 10:30 to 12:00
A new class, offered for the first time in February 2008. UCHC users have access to two world-class psychiatry and psychology databases: PsycInfo and Psychiatry Online. This class is an introduction to the literature for psychiatrists, counselors, mental health and nursing professionals.
PUBMED – BEYOND THE BASICS
Thursday, May 15 - 1:00 to 2:30
This 90-minute class focuses on searching PubMed with greater precision. Topics covered include using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), finding information in specific journals, locating systematic reviews or EBM articles with “Clinical Queries”, and storing search strategies on NLM’s server for re-execution at a later date. Attendees are expected to be familiar with the basics of PubMed.
Posted by Robert at April 29, 2008 04:09 PM