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Class Descriptions for the National Training Center & Clearinghouse (NTCC)
PubMed® | NLM Gateway & ClinicalTrials.gov | TOXNET® and Beyond | UMLS® Basics | Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources | PubMed® for Experts | Getting Started with LinkOut |
PubMed®, Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov and TOXNET® and Beyond are taught by the trainers at the National Training Center and Clearinghouse throughout the United States and by the MEDLARS Management Section trainers at the National Library of Medicine. For the teaching responsibilities for the other classes listed on this page, please see the class descriptions.
NLM Training: PubMed® Agenda >
This full-day class is designed to teach students how to use PubMed® which
includes MEDLINE citations. The class also includes an overview of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) and its importance as a
tool to both searchers and indexers.
PubMed® is a free class and is awarded 7.5 MLA continuing education credits.
NLM Training: NLM Gateway & ClinicalTrials.gov Agenda >
This half-day class is designed to teach students how to use the NLM Gateway. It also includes a discussion and demonstration of ClinicalTrials.gov
NLM Gateway & ClinicalTrials.gov is a free class and is awarded 3.5 MLA continuing education credits.
NLM Training: PubMed® for Experts Agenda >
This class is taught by the Education/Outreach Coordinator within each of the eight regions.
Please contact your local RML for further information.
Designed as an advanced class for experienced PubMed®/MEDLINE searchers. This hands-on class will highlight advanced PubMed®
techniques that can be used to conduct comprehensive searches. Attendees are encouraged to contribute past and present difficult searches to discuss
with the class.
PubMed® for Experts is a free class and is awarded 3.0 MLA
continuing education credits.
NLM Training: Getting Started with LinkOut Agenda >
This class is taught by the RML coordinators within each of the eight regions. Please contact your local RML for further
information.
LinkOut is a feature of PubMed® that provides users with links from PubMed® and other Entrez databases to a wide variety of
relevant web-accessible online resources, including full-text publications, biological databases, consumer health information,
research tools, and more. The goal is to facilitate access to relevant online resources beyond the Entrez system to extend,
clarify, or supplement information found in the Entrez database.
This hands-on class is designed to introduce students to LinkOut and provide step-by-step instruction on activating
LinkOut for print and electronic journal collections, allowing users to see their own library's holdings and access electronic
full-text through the PubMed® interface. Topics covered are registration for LinkOut, entering holdings, displaying a
library's icon for "branding" purposes, and access to free full-text through LinkOut.
Getting Started with LinkOut is a free class and is awarded 4.0 MLA continuing education credits.
NLM Training: TOXNET® and Beyond: Using the National Library of Medicine's Environmental Health and Toxicology Portal Agenda >
This course is designed to convey the basics of searching the NLM's TOXNET®, a Web-based system of databases in the areas of toxicology, environmental health, and related fields. The course wil also teach students to utilize NLM's environmental and toxicology portal which provides resources beyond the TOXNET® databases. Students will learn the content and structure of files covering toxicology data, toxicology literature, toxic releases, and chemical nomenclature. Among the databases highlighted will be TOXLINE, the Hazardous Substances Data Bank, the Integrated Risk Information System, the Toxics Release Inventory, and ChemIDplus. The course, taught by NLM instructors, will be conducted in a computer lab and includes lectures, online demonstration, and hands-on exercises.
TOXNET® and Beyond is a free class and is awarded 6 MLA continuing education credits.
NLM Training: Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources Agenda >
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Medical/Scientific Librarians
This class is only taught by NLM/NCBI personnel and is taught at the National Library of Medicine and selected sites throughout the United States.
This three-day course
provides an introduction to four domains of information generated by the field of molecular biology:
- nucleotide sequences
- protein sequences
- three-dimensional structures
- complete genomes and maps
Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources is a free class and is awarded 20 MLA continuing education credits.
A separate Field Guide Course is specifically designed for Principal Investigators, Postdoctoral Fellows, Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Students and others in the life sciences who work with biological sequence data. For a description of the Field Guide and a list of upcoming classes, please click on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/FieldGuide.
NLM Training: UMLS® Basics Agenda >
This class is only taught by NLM Personnel and is
only held at the National Library of Medicine, in Bethesda.
This 8-hour, hands-on course introduces NLM's Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®): what it is and how it is used. Students
gain an understanding of the 3 main components, or knowledge sources: the Metathesaurus, the Semantic Network, and the
SPECIALIST Lexicon--what these are and how these and related tools are used in a variety of biomedical applications and
research. A broad overview of the 100-plus source vocabularies contained in the Metathesaurus is provided. Criteria for
assessing the usefulness of specific controlled vocabularies for clinical, research, and educational purposes are discussed. The
online UMLS® Knowledge Source Server (UMLSKS) is used to access UMLS® data throughout the class. Hands-on exercises allow students
to practice basic and advanced searching skills. Some experience is provided with software called MetamorphoSys and how it can be
applied to produce customized local versions of the Metathesaurus useful for particular applications. The audience are those
medical librarians interested in medical informatics who desire an introduction to the UMLS® and an understanding of the issues
and practical considerations involved in selecting and using appropriate controlled vocabularies for a range of biomedical
applications.
UMLS® Basics is a free class and is awarded 7.5 MLA continuing education credits.
