John W. Scott Health Sciences Library University of Alberta Database Searching and Citation Management Classes for Summer Research Students All classes restricted to Faculty, Staff and Students of the University of Alberta. Participants must have a valid CCID and password. If you sign up for the class but cannot attend, please cancel your registration so that someone on the waiting list can register. To cancel your registration or to be placed on a waiting list for a full session, please contact Erin Sanderman at [email protected] Note: The Library can also offer customized sessions for your research group. To arrange a session, contact Sandy Campbell [email protected] 1. May 11, 2015 Introduction to Systematic Review Searching 9:00 am-12:00 pm WMC 2F-102 This session will provide an overview of the requirements for systematic review searches. This session will consist of lectures, practical exercises, and hands-on database searching. By the end of the session participants will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Identify systematic reviews and distinguish them from other reviews Recognize the breadth of resources required to execute a systematic review search Develop a well formulated search question and structure a search using the PICO format, Know how to apply appropriate date, language and publication type limits Document a search in a standardized form Understand the importance of peer-review of systematic review searches Recognize the level of expert searching needed for a systematic review Participants are encouraged to bring research topics to the session This session is part of the "Information Skills for Health Professionals" program, a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. If you sign up for the class but cannot attend, please cancel your registration so that someone on the waiting list can register. To cancel your registration or to be placed on a waiting list for a full session, please contact Erin Sanderman at [email protected] http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/register/index.cfm?sid=1048 John W. Scott Health Sciences Library University of Alberta 2. May 14, 2015 Advanced PubMed Searching 10:00-11:30am WMC 2F-102 You search PubMed regularly, but you would like to learn more about searching more efficiently and effectively in this database. By the end of this session, participants will: 1. Understand PubMed's scope, contents, and latest search capabilities 2. Formulate search strategies and search effectively using PubMed features and tools (e.g. MeSH, Clinical Queries, Topic-Specific Queries, etc.) 3. Refine searches using Filters, Advanced Search Builder, History, etc 4. Manage search results using functions such as Sort, Clipboard, E-mail, Citation managers, etc 5. Use MyNCBI to save searches & collections, customize displays, and set up alerts 6. Link from PubMed records to full-text articles and other resources This session is part of the "Information Skills for Health Professionals" program, a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. If you sign up for the class but cannot attend, please cancel your registration so that someone on the waiting list can register. To cancel your registration or to be placed on a waiting list for a full session, please contact Erin Sanderman at [email protected]. http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/register/index.cfm?sid=1059 3. May 22, 2015 Introduction to RefWorks 9:00 – 10:30am MSB 2-50 RefWorks is a web-based citation manager which allows you to import and organize references, and generate reference lists. Learn to use RefWorks, a web-based citation manager: 1. Import and organize references 2. Cite references in Word documents 3. Automatically format bibliographies in a number of reference styles. The emphasis in this session will be on the use of RefWorks for health sciences databases and resources. More information about RefWorks is located at http://guides.library.ualberta.ca/refworks http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/register/index.cfm?sid=1050 4. May 28, 2015 Introduction to Systematic Review Searching 9:00am-12:00pm WMC 2F-102 Repeat of Session 1. http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/register/index.cfm?sid=1056 John W. Scott Health Sciences Library University of Alberta May 29, 2015 Introduction to CINAHL and the EBSCO Discovery Service 5. MSB 2-50 10:00-11:00am CINAHL is the primary database for Nursing and Allied Health resources. By the end of this session, participants will: 1. Be familiar with the subject and format coverage of CINAHL 2. Be familiar with the CINAHL (EBSCO) search interface 3. Be able to construct a search that includes both key words and Subject Headings 4. Be able to limit a search by date, language, publication type and other limiters 4. Be able to save and re-execute searches 5. Understand the relationship and differences between CINAHL and the EBSCO Discovery Service 6. Be able to export citations to the RefWorks citation manager. This session is part of the "Information Skills for Health Professionals" program, a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. If you sign up for the class but cannot attend, please cancel your registration so that someone on the waiting list can register. To cancel your registration or to be placed on a waiting list for a full session, please contact Erin Sanderman at [email protected] http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/register/index.cfm?sid=1058 6. June 2, 2015 Advanced MEDLINE Searching 9:00-11:00 am WMC 2F-102 You search MEDLINE regularly, but you would like to learn more about searching more efficiently and effectively in this database. By the end of this session you will have experience with: 1. Advanced search logic 2. Searching within specific fields 3. Using Subject Headings and Subheadings more effectively 4. Limiting your searches 5. Short cuts 6. Truncation This session is part of the "Information Skills for Health Professionals" program, a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. If you sign up for the class but cannot attend, please cancel your registration so that someone on the waiting list can register. To cancel your registration or to be placed on a waiting list for a full session, please contact Erin Sanderman at [email protected] John W. Scott Health Sciences Library University of Alberta http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/register/index.cfm?sid=1057 7. June 4, 2015 Research Data Management 9:00-10:30am WMC 2F-102 By the end of this session, you will: 1. Be aware of the library's services that help you organize your data. 2. Have begun your own data management plan. 3. Have been introduced to use Dataverse, a tool to store and share your data. 4. Know where to get help at any stage in your research project. This session is part of the "Information Skills for Health Professionals" program, a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. If you sign up for the class but cannot attend, please cancel your registration so that someone on the waiting list can register. To cancel your registration or to be placed on a waiting list for a full session, please contact Erin Sanderman at [email protected] http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/register/index.cfm?sid=1053 8. June 11, 2015 Introduction to Database Searching for Emergency Medicine 9:00 – 11:00 WMC 2F-102 By the end of this session, participants will: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Be aware of the Library resources available for Emergency Medicine Be aware of the databases most commonly used in Emergency Medicine research Be able to structure a search that will be thorough and replicable Execute a search in one or more databases Know how to apply appropriate date, language and publication type limits, Know how to apply search filters Know how to save searches and export results. This session is part of the "Information Skills for Health Professionals" program, a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. If you sign up for the class but cannot attend, please cancel your registration so that someone on the waiting list can register. To cancel your registration or to be placed on a waiting list for a full session, please contact Erin Sanderman at [email protected] http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/register/index.cfm?sid=1060 9. June 11, 2015 Introduction to RefWorks 1:00 – 2:30 MSB 2-50 Repeat of Session 2 John W. Scott Health Sciences Library University of Alberta http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/register/index.cfm?sid=1051
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