This September, Cleveland Health Sciences Library will be hosting workshops on PubMed including “Painless PubMed,” and “Advanced PubMed.” These sessions are free and open to all ǿմý health sciences students, faculty, staff, and hospital affiliates. For more information and to register, visit case.edu/chslibrary/news or register directly on CampusGroups. For questions, suggestions, and accommodations, email us at askCHSL@case.edu.
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September 24, HEC, Samson 401, 12:10 to 1pm
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Title: Painless PubMed
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Register Here (CampusGroups):
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Description: Join us for a one-hour session designed to quickly introduce you to searching in the PubMed database. Upon completing this class, you should be able to:
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Describe when you should use PubMed and how to access it;
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Describe the basic back-end function of PubMed and how you can leverage understanding of it to improve your experience;
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Tailor your PubMed search query to get more relevant results;
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Broaden or narrow a search in PubMed;
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Navigate search results in PubMed; and save and share searches and search results in PubMed.
Feel free to bring your lunch. If possible, please bring a laptop. No experience required. Open to all ǿմý students, staff, faculty, and hospital affiliates. This session will be led by a Cleveland Health Sciences Library Librarian. For questions, comments, or accommodation requests, please contact us at askCHSL@case.edu 24 hours in advance.
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September 25, 2024, HEC, 211B, 12:10 to 1pm
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Title: Advanced PubMed
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Register Here (CampusGroups):
Description:
Are you familiar with the database PubMed but want to be able to use its advanced features? Level up with Advanced PubMed!
Upon completing this session, you should be able to:
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Build more complex searches, including 3 & 4 concept clusters
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Create an answerable question using the PICO question format
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Utilize MeSH terms
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Utilize the Boolean operators in searches
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Determine other potential databases to search based on your topic .
Prerequisites: Advanced PubMed has been designed as an additional step in the learning process for intermediate PubMed users. Note that if you have just completed our Painless PubMed class, you will likely need to practice using PubMed to develop fluency in the basics before arriving at the level at which you will be able to follow Advanced PubMed.
Not sure if you’re ready for Advanced PubMed? Try the following exercise: You are ready to take Advanced PubMed if you can perform these tasks without referencing guides: Run an author search; how many citations do you get? Set up a MyNCBI account and save a collection. Run a search on two concepts (fever in sore throat) using MeSH terms. Limit your search to English language results. Email the results of this search to yourself.
Feel free to bring your lunch. Please bring a laptop. Some PubMed experience recommended. Open to all ǿմý students, staff, faculty, and hospital affiliates. This session will be led by a Cleveland Health Sciences Library Librarian. For questions, comments, or accommodation requests, please contact us at askCHSL@case.edu 24 hours in advance.