New Library E-Learning Modules

Need a quick lesson to sharpen your researching skills?  We just updated all of our Loyola E-Learning Modules.  To Access these enter the E-Learning portal through Loyola WIRED or through the Employee Self-Service Portal.  Click on Course Catalog and search for Responsible Searching.  There are 15 Modules total:

Responsible Searching V2
Library Clinical Search Strategies V2
Keeping current with your research V2
Copyright Issues V2
Micromedex and other drug resources V2
Evidence based practice in nursing V2
Searching Nursing at Ovid V2
Searching Biological Abstracts V2
Searching Cinahl V2
Searching Ovid Medline V2
Searching PsycInfo V2
Searching PubMed V2
Using Refworks V2
Finding books at Loyola V2
Evidence Based Medicine Module 2011

Feel free to ask us about accessing these modules or if you would like a one-on-one consult on any of the topics covered at 708.216.9192 or email researchservices[at]lumc[dot]edu.

September Library Classes

Loyola Health Sciences Library offers a variety of classes to improve your skill levels. All classes are free and available to LUHS faculty, residents, staff, and students.

You may register for classes in e-learning, the curriculum title is Library

September

Classes:

Wednesday, 8^{th —} Searching Cinahl on Ebscohost 3-4pm

Tuesday, 14^th – Using Refworks 3-4pm

Wednesday, 15^th – Search Ovid Medline Effectively noon-1pm

Tuesday, 21^st – Evidence Based Medicine Resources 10-11am

Wednesday, 22^nd – What’s @ Your library noon-1pm

Thursday, 30^th – Searching Pubmed 1-2pm

The library also offers orientations, tours, and curriculum- based seminars on a prearranged basis. Library seminars may be customized to specific department/user needs. For more information or to schedule a class, contact Jeanne Sadlik at ResearchServices@lumc.edu.

Nursing@Ovid available

Nursing@Ovid is a database, with abstracts, that contains more than 400,000 records in the field of nursing.  It focuses on core specialties for the nurse in practice, education, research, and administration.  It is designed so that it can search additional databases, including CINAHL and PubMed.  To learn how to search Nursing@Ovid, go to the e-learning Responsible Searching curriculum and sign up for the module “Searching Nursing@Ovid.  There is also a Quik Guide available on the library website at http://library.luhs.org/hslibrary/training_and_education/guides_and_tutorials.htm

To access Nursing@Ovid,  go to the Quick Links section on the library’s webpage. 

For more information, or for help searching Nursing@Ovid, please call 6-9192 and ask to speak to a reference librarian or email researchservices@lumc.edu

Responsible Searching e-learning curriculum now available.

The Research & Access Services Librarians have update the e-learning curriculum titled Responsible Searching.  Objectives for this curriculum include: learning the skills needed to do responsible and comprehensive searching, Identify and evaluate appropriate resources available through the library and on the web, Recognize that librarians are one of the most important resources available to you in doing research.

Time spent reviewing these modules can be self-reported for category 2 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award.   For more information about Responsible Searching please go to our website or call 6-9192 and ask to speak to a reference librarian.

New Library Education classes available

Loyola Health Sciences Library offers a variety of classes to improve your skill levels. All classes are free and available to LUHS faculty, residents, staff, and students.

Click here to view the class calendar that lists all the classes available in 2008. Not able to make it to one of the classes? Go to the Responsible Searching Curriculum in e-learning and enroll in one of the Library modules. Click here for more information on the Responsible Searching curriculum.

Other education options include;

Consults: Librarians are available for search consults and individual training. Make an appointment to get help with searching Medline, using a bibliographic manager (EndNote or RefWorks), or anything else you might need.

Housecalls: can be an individual consultation or a session at a department meeting, journal club, or even a brown bag lunch with your colleagues.

For more information or to make an appointment, contact Jeanne Sadlik at jsadlik@lumc.edu.

AMA Category 2 credit for Physicians

The Research & Access Services Librarians have developed an e-learning curriculum titled Responsible Searching.  Objectives for this curriculum include: learning the skills needed to do responsible and comprehensive searching, Identify and evaluate appropriate resources available through the library and on the web, Recognize that librarians are one of the most important resources available to you in doing research. 

Time spent reviewing these modules can be self-reported for category 2 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award.   For more information about Responsible Searching please go to our website http://library.luhs.org/home_education.htm or call 6-9192 and ask to speak to a reference librarian.