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Bibliographic & Library Instruction:
Class Descriptions
Closed Sessions:
These classes are restricted to currently enrolled College of Medicine and Allied Health students .
Cardio-respiratory Care Click HERE for Evidence-Based Practice and Research Skills (Summer 2007)


Information Technology in Medicine BBL 480: This credited, COM elective provides an overview of modern technology and software that new physicians might find useful. For more details click HERE.


Public Health & Epidemiology: Evidence Based Medicine/
Becoming Efficient Information Managers		 Designed to familiarize 1st year College of Medicine students enrolled in the Public Health & Epidemiology course with library resources and services that will enable them to conduct database and literature searches. For more information on this class go HERE.

BMD 201: Seminars in Biomedical Sciences An introduction to biomedical library resources and databases. For more information on this class go HERE.

Physical Therapy 610: Evidence Based Practice and Library Research Skills An overview of Evidence Based Practice and Library research skills. For more information on this class go HERE.


Practical Evidence Based Medicine for Third-Year
Rotations		 One of the objectives of the College of Medicine is "the ability to acquire and manage the information that physicians need to carry out their various responsibilities and to acquire, evaluate and utilize information contained in the medical literature." This series of lectures was designed to introduce medical students to the concepts of evidence based medicine (EBM) that can be used to achieve this objective. Focus of the lectures is on using EBM to evaluate complementary and alternative medicine. For more information on this class go HERE.

Information Technology in Medicine BBL 479: This course is designed to expose medical students to a wide variety of information technology resources and tools useful for continuing medical education and future practice. For a more detailed class description click HERE.

The Medical Information Consult BBL 099: This course is designed to provide medical students with effective and efficient literature/information seeking skills for medical school, residency programs and life-long learning.
Open Sessions:
These classes are open and free to all University faculty, staff, students and SOUTHMED members. Advanced registration is required.
Internet Basics: Basic knowledge on utilizing the Internet for medical research including browser navigation, an overview of common search engines, printing & saving tips and look at several important medically-oriented sites.

Advantage Internet: This class is designed to help you navigate the Net more effectively and efficiently. You will examine several major Internet search engines, analyze search results for pertinence,and get tips on evaluating Web sites for accuracy, authority, currency, content and organization. Participants should have a basic knowledge of the Internet.

OVID MEDLINE: Learn to effectively search and retrieve articles using OVID MEDLINE. The class will also cover various techniques for printing and saving search results.

OVID CINAHL: Learn to effectively search and retrieve articles using OVID CINAHL. The class will also cover various techniques for printing and saving search results.

ACCESSING FULL-TEXT ONLINE: This class provides an overview of the various electronic full-text resources at the USA Libraries including: EBSCO, OVID full-text, ScienceDirect, MDConsult and others. The class will cover tips on how to effectively search and use each of these databases.

CLINICAL INFORMATION RESOUCES: This class provides an overview of the various electronic databases on clinical information available through the Biomedical Library and on the Internet.

PubMed/NLM Gateway: Learn how to search free MEDLINE through the National Library of Medicine's database PubMed. Also, learn to navigate the new NLM Gateway which allows users to search in multiple retrieval systems including MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, AIDS Meetings, HSR Meetings, HSRProj, MEDLINEplus and more.

Workshops for Research Assistants & Secretaries: Learn about the Biomedical Library's resources and services, including remote access, SOUTHcat (the Library's online catalog) searching tips, article retrieval and fact finding. Information includes both print and online resources. Participants will learn to locate information for incomplete citations.

Endnote/Refernece Manager: Learn how to use Endnote and/or Reference Manager to help systematically organize and arrange your references into uniform bibliographies.

Customize-Your-Own: Classes can be customized to best suit your specific needs. Any of the elements mentioned above, as well as additional information/instruction can be requested for a specially designed session.
Open classes can be held at the Biomedical Library sites or at your location, depending on class size and available facilities. For more information please contact the library at at (251) 460-7044 or medlib@bbl.usouthal.edu ).
 
 

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Last Update: 6/7/2007
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