Health Sciences Webinars

Description

PubMed: Searching the Biomedical Literature
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
1 - 2 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
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Brief Description:
Learn to search the biomedical literature with PubMed, a free online scientific database from the National Libraries of Medicine and the NIH. This webinar will discuss basic search techniques and features of the database that allow you to filter and enhance your search. In addition, you will learn how to access full-text of articles, save searches, and get alerts for topics that interest you.

Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Perform a search in PubMed and identify options for displaying and filtering search results
Investigate a citation record to obtain full-text of articles and view citations of similar articles
Identify options for saving or sharing articles and searches

Aim: Provide an overview of the coverage, functionality, and key features of PubMed.

Getting Started with Zotero
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
1- 2 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
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Description:
Zotero helps users manage their citation collections. In this workshop, participants will learn how to create an account, import citations and PDFs, organize citation collections, generate in-text citations and bibliographies using Zotero’s Microsoft Word Plugin and more.

Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Create a Zotero account
Import citations and PDFs from websites and databases
Organize citation collections
Generate in-text citations and bibliographies using Zotero’s Microsoft Word Plugin and the Google Docs Plug-in

Past Sessions

CINAHL Basics & Understanding the New EBSCO Interface
Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom. All participants must register using the registration link

Description:
The Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) provides access to full text from over 1300 journals, plus evidence-based care sheets, legal cases, drug records, and more than 200 books. Through this workshop, participants will learn the basic features of the new CINAHL interface, how to search it effectively using limits and Boolean operators, and how to access full-text articles.

Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Describe CINAHL's subject coverage and its relevance to nursing and allied health.
2. Access CINAHL effectively through VCU Libraries' resources.
3. Perform basic searches in CINAHL, utilizing search history and filtering options.
4. Manage and display search results efficiently.
5. Locate and obtain full-text articles via VCU Libraries holdings.

Aim: Provide an overview of the coverage, functionality and key features of CINAHL.

Getting Started with Zotero
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.

Description:
Zotero helps users manage their citation collections. In this workshop, participants will learn how to create an account, import citations and PDFs, organize citation collections, generate in-text citations and bibliographies using Zotero’s Microsoft Word Plugin and more. Objectives: At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Create a Zotero account
Import citations and PDFs from websites and databases
Organize citation collections
Generate in-text citations and bibliographies using Zotero’s Microsoft Word Plugin and the Google Docs Plug-in

PubMed: Searching the Biomedical Literature
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026
noon - 1 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link

Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Perform a search in PubMed and identify options for displaying and filtering search results
Investigate a citation record to obtain full-text of articles and view citations of similar articles
Identify options for saving or sharing articles and searches

Aim: Provide an overview of the coverage, functionality and key features of PubMed.

CINAHL Basics & Understanding the New EBSCO Interface
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.

Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Describe CINAHL's subject coverage and its relevance to nursing and allied health.
Access CINAHL effectively through VCU Libraries' resources.
Perform basic searches in CINAHL, utilizing search history and filtering options.
Manage and display search results efficiently.
Locate and obtain full-text articles via VCU Libraries holdings.

Aim: Provide an overview of the coverage, functionality, and key features of CINAHL.

PubMed: Searching the Biomedical Literature
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
Registration Link: https://vcu.libcal.com/event/16154995
VCU Events Link: https://events.vcu.edu/Manager/EventView.aspx?ID=82121

Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Perform a search in PubMed and identify options for displaying and filtering search results
Investigate a citation record to obtain full-text of articles and view citations of similar articles
Identify options for saving or sharing articles and searches

Aim: Provide an overview of the coverage, functionality, and key features of PubMed.

Getting Started with Zotero
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
Registration Link: https://vcu.libcal.com/event/16155102
VCU Events Link: https://events.vcu.edu/Manager/EventView.aspx?ID=82122

Objectives: At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Create a Zotero account
Import citations and PDFs from websites and databases
Organize citation collections
Generate in-text citations and bibliographies using Zotero’s Microsoft Word Plugin and the Google Docs Plug-in

Introduction to Covidence Systematic Review Software
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
Registration Link: https://vcu.libcal.com/event/16155213
VCU Events Link: https://events.vcu.edu/Manager/EventView.aspx?ID=82123

Description: Zotero is a tool that helps users manage their citation collections. In this workshop participants will learn how to create a Zotero account, import citations and PDFs from various platforms, organize citation collections, generate in-text citations and bibliographies using Zotero’s Microsoft Word and Google Docs plugins, and more.

Objectives:
Upon completion of this workshop attendees will be able to:

Create a Zotero account
Import citations and PDFs from websites and library databases
Organize citation collections
Generate in-text citations and bibliographies using Zotero’s Microsoft Word and Google Docs plugins