John W. Scott Health Sciences Library University of Alberta

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 sanderma@ualberta.ca
Note: The Library can also offer customized sessions for your research group. To arrange a
session, contact Sandy Campbell sandy.campbell@ualberta.ca
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:
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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 sanderma@ualberta.ca
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 sanderma@ualberta.ca.
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
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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 sanderma@ualberta.ca
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/register/index.cfm?sid=1058
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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 sanderma@ualberta.ca
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 sanderma@ualberta.ca
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:
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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 sanderma@ualberta.ca
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/register/index.cfm?sid=1060
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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