Below are our offerings for June 2011. Please be sure to register at least 24 hours in advance to avoid cancellation. To see the class calendar: http://library.nymc.edu/Calendar/calendar3.cfm. For more information, stop by the Reference Desk or call 914-594-4210.
Advanced PowerPoint
Friday June 3, 11:00 – 12:30 Instructor: S. Manning
Participants will learn how appropriately use advanced PowerPoint techniques including: animation schemes, insertion of movies & sounds, pointer options, and more. Additionally, scanning of photos and slides will also be included. Basic knowledge of PowerPoint is recommended.
Copyright: The law, fair use, and how to make it work for you!
Tuesday June 14, 3:00—4:00 Instructor: D. Cunningham
Participants will come away with the ability to: discuss the terms intellectual property and copyright; apply “fair use” to a specific example; identify the copyright requirements for a journal citation and describe how to obtain copyright permission.
Evidence-Based Healthcare Resources
Friday June 10, 11:00 — 12:30 Instructor: M. Ascher
This class covers the basic principles of EBHC and focuses on the array of information resources available at the Health Sciences Library specifically geared toward finding the best evidence in the literature to answer clinical questions. Resources covered include: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Clinical Evidence, and special Internet resources, as well as special PubMed techniques used to locate evidence based studies.
Introduction to Health Sciences Library Resources
Thursday June 16, 2:00 – 3:00 Instructor: S. Manning
Participants will gain a fundamental knowledge of the various resources and services available in the Health Sciences Library, including the online catalog.
Overview of Electronic Resources (webinar)
Monday June 20, 1:00 — 11:30 Instructor: D. Crooke
The Health Sciences Library offers a wide variety of electronic resources containing textbooks, journal articles, and newspaper articles, as well as links to electronic journals. The class provides an overview of these resources, describing format, content, location, and off-campus access, and then explores several of the resources in greater detail.
PowerPoint Beyond: Working with Photos & Images
Tuesday June 7, 2:00 – 3:00 Instructor: J. Rosario
Using advanced techniques, participants will learn how to customize images for use in PowerPoint presentations. Some knowledge of PowerPoint is necessary.
RefWorks Fundamentals (webinar)
Friday June 17, 11:00 — 12:30 Instructor: D. Crooke
RefWorks is a management program that allows one to build a bibliographic database. The class focuses on how to download citations from a bibliographic database; search downloaded citations to build a customized reference list for papers; and insert cited references into text while writing a paper to generate a bibliography. PLEASE HAVE YOUR REFWORKS ACCOUNT SET UP PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE CLASS. If you need assistance, see the following page: http://library.nymc.edu/TipSheets/refworks2.cfm or call the Reference Desk at 914-594-4210.
Searching PubMed
Wednesday June 15, 10:00 — 11:00 Instructor: S. Manning
Wednesday 29, 11:00 — 12:30 (webinar) Instructor: J. Rosario
This class covers the features and search techniques available for searching NLM’s web-based version of MEDLINE, PubMed. Included are the unique search features, how to perform simple and complex searches, how to use limits to narrow a search, as well as how to save and print a search strategy. Also discussed is the use of PubMed Linkout which allows users to link from the search results to full-text articles.
Tech Tuesday — RefWorks 2.0
Tuesday June 7, 11:00 — 11:45 Instructor: M. Ascher
Introducing the new RefWorks interface — RefWorks 2.0. This session will introduce the RefWorks 2.0 product in general and give an overview of new features for more seasoned users, will show you how to switch over to the new interface, and will garner feedback from users. Come to this session to discuss RefWorks and see what it can do for you now.