| Current awareness and RSS (60 mins) | Use Web tools to keep up to date with literature, research developments in your field, and manage information. You should be comfortable using the internet to sign up for this course and will need a Google account (instructions will be supplied to course registrants). |
| E-books (30 mins) | Electronic books. The way of the future? This session will cover the different formats and suppliers of e-books and show you how to access and download the books.
Note: there will be separate sessions for UOW and CCDHB staff because access to e-books depends on which organisation you belong to. |
| EndNote Introduction (90 mins) | An introduction to using EndNote X6 software to store your references and create formatted bibliographies.
Note: this class is only available to UOW staff and post-graduate students. |
| EndNote for thesis writers (90 mins) | A look at using EndNote with long documents, multiple chapters, and other aspects specific to thesis writing. The session is for those who have attended an EndNote Introductory class or who are experienced EndNote users. |
| Finding full text (30 mins) | This session will enable you to find a favourite journal and the full-text of articles, both online and in print. |
| Getting started in the Library (90 mins) | Is the library a mystery? Find out about our services and go on a library tour. We’ll show you the main information sources and how to access them through the library web page. |
| Google and Google Scholar: tips and tricks (60 mins) | Everyone knows how to search Google but we’ll take a look at some handy and overlooked features of Google searching, and constructing advanced Google queries. |
| Introduction to databases (60 mins) | In this session we will introduce you to the range of electronic databases available via the UOW website. Learn search tips which will work across many databases. This session is for those who would like to try a wider range or are new to searching databases. |
| Medline Basic (60 mins) | New to the Medline database? This class takes a first look at using the Medline to find journal articles for a variety of disciplines. Learn to use the Basic and Multi-field searching options, and how to limit and refine your results. |
Medline – Basic Searching (60 mins)
| A first look at using the MEDLINE database to find journal articles for all disciplines. Basic and Multi-field searching, and use of limits to refine results. |
| Medline for Researchers (90 mins) | If you’re a researcher, or needing to carry out very comprehensive literature searches, we can help you to search Medline using the Advanced searching option. Learn to use subject headings, explode, focus, truncation, clinical query limits, saving searches, and autoalerts. Suitable for those who are already using Medline, or who have attended a Basic Medline course. |
| Mendeley (60 mins) | This session will introduce you to this free cloud based software to store and manage your references and PDF articles, create formatted bibliographies, and collaborate and share references with your colleagues. |
| New Zealand and Pacific literature searching (90 mins) | If you need to search for NZ and Pacific literature then this session is for you. Find out the best sources for both journal articles and grey literature across a range of specialties and topics. |
| PubMed (60 mins) | An introduction to searching the PubMed, the freely available version of the Medline database. Use subject headings or your own keywords to search, and limits to refine your search results. |
| RefWorks (90 mins) | An introduction to using RefWorks software to store your references and create formatted bibliographies. |
| Saving database searches and creating email alerts (30 mins) | Do you need to work on your literature search over several sessions? Find out how to save a search in Medline, and how to create an email alert which notifies you of new literature on your topic. |
| Searching the nursing literature (60 mins) | Once upon a time... there was only the CINAHL database for nursing literature. This session offers a look at other resources to consider. |
