Monday 26 July 2010

Finding information - training for the new academic year

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Bite Sized Option: Literature Searching
To introduce the clinical databases and learn how to conduct a quick but effective search to find journal articles
Thurs 23rd September 2010 9.00am – 10.00am
Wed 27th October 2010 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Tues 30th November 2010 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Fri 17th December 2010 9.00am – 10.00am


In Depth: Literature Searching
To provide a comprehensive overview of the NHS clinical databases and to be able to search these effectively using advanced techniques to find journal articles many with full text links
Fri 24th September 2010 9.00am – 12.00
Mon 18th Oct 2010 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Fri 5th November 2010 9.00am – 12.00pm


Using PubMed Effectively
To provide an introduction to using PubMed for finding journal articles including full text articles where available
Mon 27th September 2010 9.30am – 12.00pm
Fri 10th December 2010 9.30am – 12.00pm


Bite Sized Option: Accessing Full Text Articles
To be able to access the full text of a journal article from a known reference
Mon 13th September 2010 3.00pm - 4.00pm
Tues12th October 2010 4.00pm - 5.00pm
Wed 10th November 2010 1.00pm - 2.00pm


Bite Sized Option: ATHENS – It’s all Greek to me!
To provide an overview of the Athens authentication system and electronic resources via NHS Evidence (National Library for Health) What resources are available and how to access them
Tues 5th October 2010 9.00am - 10.00am
Mon 6th December 2010 4.00pm - 5.00pm


Bite Sized Option: Internet for Beginners
To gain awareness of the range of Internet sites which contain quality health information and to feel confident navigating these sites.
Tues 7th September 2010 12.00pm - 1.00pm
Fri 26th November 2010 9.00am - 10.00am


The best evidence based resources
To understand the purpose and explore the use of prime sources of evidence based information such as the Cochrane Library, UpToDate and Dynamed
Fri 3rd September 2010 9.00am – 12.00pm
Mon 15th November 2010 1.30pm – 4.30pm


Bite Sized Option: Electronic Books
How to access and use e-books efficiently from home. Some time will be spent exploring the library catalogue.
Fri 22nd October 2010 12.00pm - 1.00pm
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