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Events Archive: 2023-24

Health Sciences Webinars

Description

VCU Libraries offers many webinars to help researchers at all levels in the health sciences master online tools and other resources and strategies that benefit research projects. Topics include making the most of PubMed, finding scientific and medical images, using Creative Commons, mining databases and searching for reliable consumer health information.

The series is free and open to all, but registration is required. After registering participants will receive the class URL via email.

Past Sessions:

Getting Started With Zotero
Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023
noon - 1 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
vcu.libcal.com/event/10980380

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 Plugin, and much 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 Plugin 

PubMed & CINAHL: Basics of Doing a Good Search
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023
7:30-8:30 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
 Register Now

Learn the basics of doing a good search to search and how those apply in PubMed/Medline and CINAHL. In the course of the workshop, participants will learn about the basic features of each database and search techniques such as limits, the use of Boolean Operators. Methods to identify locally available journals or full-text online articles will also be discussed.

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

  • Describe what topics and/or disciplines are covered by each database.
  • Understand why and how to access PubMed & CINAHL through VCU libraries
  • Perform a simple search in PubMed and CINAHL and view search history in each
  • Identify options for displaying search results
  • Discuss options for limiting or filtering results of search
  • Connect to VCU Libraries holding to obtain full text of articles

PubMed: Searching the Biomedical Literature
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023
noon-1 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
Register Now

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

PubMed & CINAHL: Basics of Doing a Good Search
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023
noon-1 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
Register Now

Learn the basics of doing a good search to search and how those apply in PubMed/Medline and CINAHL. In the course of the workshop, participants will learn about the basic features of each database and search techniques such as limits, the use of Boolean Operators. Methods to identify locally available journals or full-text online articles will also be discussed.

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

  • Describe what topics and/or disciplines are covered by each database.
  • Understand why and how to access PubMed & CINAHL through VCU libraries
  • Perform a simple search in PubMed and CINAHL and view search history in each
  • Identify options for displaying search results
  • Discuss options for limiting or filtering results of search
  • Connect to VCU Libraries holding to obtain full text of articles

Searching Ovid: MEDLINE and Embase
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023
noon-1 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
Register Now

Become a pro at searching Ovid MEDLINE and Embase. In this webinar, you will learn advanced database features that will help you navigate the literature more thoroughly and precisely. This webinar will provide attendees with an overview of features used by medical librarians including the use of Medical Subject Heading (MeSH), Emtree (Embase subject headings), adjacency searching, Search Alerts, and efficient organizing and collecting options.

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

  • Understand the features of Advanced Search in OVID: MEDLINE and Embase 
  • Use Medical Subject Headings  to search MEDLINE and Emtree Headings in Embase 
  • Create saved search alerts using an Ovid personal account

Getting Started with Mendeley Reference Manager
Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023
12:15-1 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
vcu.libcal.com/event/10970468

Mendeley is a tool that helps users manage, share, annotate, and cite citations to research. Citation collections are stored in the cloud and can be used across various devices or platforms. In this workshop participants will learn how to install Mendeley, import citations and PDFs from various databases, organize a library of citations, and insert citations into a document. 

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

  • Install Mendeley Reference Manager
  • Import citations from PubMed and PDFs from various sources using the Mendeley web browser plug in
  • Organize citations into collections
  • Annotate PDFs and make notes that can be shared.
  • Use Mendeley plugin to place in-text citations and a bibliography into a document

Finding Health Statistics Online
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023
noon-1 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
vcu.libcal.com/event/10980406

Public health institutions provide a wealth of statistical information through the Internet. But finding the correct statistic can be tricky, especially with so many resources to sift through. That's why VCU Libraries has created a Health Statistics Online research guide to help make sense of the various resources out there. This webinar will show you how you can use this guide to explore local, national, and international statistical resources, as well as resources on racial health disparities statistics.

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

  • Be acquainted with VCU Libraries’ Health Statistics Online research guide
  • Be able to use the guide to find local, national, and international statistics
  • Explore resources on racial health disparities statistics

Getting Started With Zotero
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023
12:10-1 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
vcu.libcal.com/event/10980426

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 Plugin, and much more. 

Objectives: At the end of this workshop, participants 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 Plugin and the Google Docs Plug-in

Getting Started With Zotero
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023
7:30-8:30 p.m.
Online via zoom. All participants must register using the registration link.
vcu.libcal.com/event/10981659

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 Plugin, and much more. 

Objectives: At the end of this workshop, participants 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 Plugin and the Google Docs Plug-in

Image: Photo by Christina Morillo from Pexels

For special accommodations, or to register offline, please contact Ryan Pander, event manager, rbpander@vcu.edu or 804-828-0593.