Database Training Classes

The Library offers training on different databases and electronic resources: RefWorks Monday, February 4 4:30-5:30 p.m. RSS and Library Databases Friday, February 8 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. RefWorks Monday, February 11 noon-1 p.m. Finding DOIs Friday, February 15 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Web of Science Monday, February 25 4-5 p.m. RefWorks Friday, February 29 2:30-3:30 p.m. After February, we will have no scheduled classes. If, however, you would like to schedule an individual training session in RefWorks, contact Betsy Park (email: ehpark@memphis.edu; telephone: 901-678-8214). The following online training and help pages may also be helpful: ABI:Inform Business Databases Journal Searching Basic Searching Building Searches, Refining with Search Syntax and Operators Building Searches, Refining with Index Fields Building Searches with Brackets Results lists and Full text viewing Saving, Emailing, and Creating Direct Links Journal Searching Text Basic Searching Test Building Searches/Search Syntax Test Building Searches/Index Fields Test Building Searches/Brackets Test Results List Text Saving/Emailing Test Biblioline Music Databases (ILM, RIPM, RISM) Tutorial CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature CINAHL Basic CINAHL in Depth CSA Illumina (Cambridge Scientific databases, PsycInfo, Bibliography of the History of Art) Quick Search Tutorial Advanced Search Tutorial Quick Search Tutorial (Simplified Chinese) Advanced Search Tutorial (Simplified Chinese) Quick Search Tutorial (Traditional Chinese) Advanced Search Tutorial (Traditional Chinese) Quick Search Tutorial (Japanese) Advanced Search Tutorial (Japanese) Quick Search Tutorial (Korean) Advanced Search Tutorial (Korean) MultiSearch Tutorial EBSCOHost Databases (Business Source Premier, CINAHL, Communication and Mass Media Complete) EBSCO Basic EBSCO Basic (French) EBSCO Basic (Spanish) EBSCO Advanced EBSCO International Resources (training in many languages--French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Greek, and Arabic. IEEExplore IEEE Online Training Registration JSTOR JSTOR Tutorials Register for a JSTOR Webinar LexisNexis Academic Register for free LexisNexis Webinars MEDLINE (OVIDSP platform) MEDLINE web-based training OVID (OVIDSP platform) Journals @ OVID web-based training MEDLINE web-based training OVID for Nurses web-based training OVID Online Tutorial PubMed PubMed Online Training RefWorks Quick Start Guide, Using RefWorks: Basics (basic instructions for registering and using RefWorks at the UofM) Using RefWorks: Export and Import Tips (instructions for specific databases used at the UofM) or take the RefWorks Tutorial , or for new features, see: RefWorks News ScienceDirect Using ScienceDirect, tutorials available in several languages Web of Knowledge, material available in several languages Web of Science Recorded Training, topics--citation reports, general search, cited reference searching, managing results, cited author searching, cited reference searching--non-journal literature, cited reference searching--arts & humanities Web of Knowledge Recorded Training, topics--new features, refining and analyzing, citation alerts, searching within results Current Contents Connect Recorded Training, topics--introduction, saving searches, setting up alerts, using the marked list, personalizing a journal list Journal Citation Reports Recorded Training , topics--the Impact Factor and the Immediacy Index Essential Science Indicators Recorded Training , topics--introduction, baselines EndNote Web Recorded Training , topics--using the EndNote application in WoK (NOTE: the UofM subscribes to RefWorks. If you have never used a bibliographic citation manager, we recommend that you use RefWorks. If you are a regular user of EndNote, you may be interested in the EndNote Web product. Help is also available by calling the Research and Information Services Desk (678-2208) or using the Ask-a-Librarian link. While the Chat option connects you to one of many librarians at many universities, the e-mail option connects you to a UofM librarian. For further information about database training, contact: Kay Cunningham Electronic Resources Librarian McWherter Library Reference Department 901-678-4345 lkcnnngh@memphis.edu