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NIH Library Classes: August 2009
Save time! Improve your search and reference management skills at classes sponsored by the NIH Library.
Classes are free, hands-on, open to NIH/HHS staff, and held in the Training Room on the first floor of the NIH Library. The Library is located near the South Entrance of Building 10.
Registration is required for all classes. To register, click the links under "Class List by Name/Register."
If you are unable to attend a class, consider an individual tutorial. Sign up through the Request a Tutorial webpage.
We look forward to seeing you!
CLASS LIST BY NAME/REGISTER | CLASS LIST BY DATE | CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
CLASS LIST BY NAME/REGISTER
EndNote: Managing Your Search Results August 5: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PubMed: Understanding the Basics August 5: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Scopus: Identifying Who's Citing Whom August 18: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Web Search: Thinking Beyond Google August 18: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
CLASS LIST BY DATE
August 5: Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: EndNote: Managing Your Search Results 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.: PubMed: Understanding the Basics
August 18: Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Scopus: Identifying Who's Citing Whom 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Web Search: Thinking Beyond Google
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
EndNote: Managing Your Search Results EndNote is a reference management tool that enables you to find, download and organize references in a personal, searchable database. With EndNote you can:
- import references from online databases such as PubMed and Web of Science,
- search for and edit references,
- insert references in manuscripts with Microsoft Word's Cite While You Write,
- create bibliographies, and
- choose from thousands of journal publishing styles to format references and bibliographies.
PubMed: Understanding the Basics PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database of journal article citations and abstracts covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and preclinical sciences. With PubMed you can:
- search the biomedical literature by topic, author and journal title,
- apply language, age and publication type limits,
- use MeSH, the Medical Subject Headings,
- view, print and download the full text of articles,
- request copies if full text is not available, and
- save references in EndNote or Reference Manager.
Scopus: Identifying Who's Citing Whom Scopus indexes thousands of journals in the life and health sciences, social sciences, psychology, business, management, the physical sciences, engineering, and the earth and environmental sciences. With Scopus you can:
- identify which authors are being cited,
- search by topic to identify relevant articles,
- view, print and download articles or request copies,
- save references in EndNote or Reference Manager,
- store search requests, and
- create email alerts.
Web Search: Thinking Beyond Google Go beyond the standard web search tools and learn to:
- search more efficiently,
- access the invisible web,
- evaluate websites,
- use image and non-text search engines,
- search for scholarly information, news, people and blogs,
- and customize search results.
Questions? Email nihlibrary@nih.gov or call Reference & Information Services at 301-496-1080.
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