As mentioned in the following post, the ninth floor is currently undergoing a BOOK SHIFTING PROJECT. As a result, books may not be in the proper locations. Please be aware of the shifting process when looking for books on the shelves, and feel free to ask for assistance at the reference desk. Thank you for your patience.
New Video Tutorial on the NYU Libraries Web Site: Simple Search in CINAHL!
May 24, 2007 at 9:23 pm (Library Instruction, Reference Services, Technology)
Put on your headphones to view a new video tutorial: a simple search in CINAHL® via the Ovid web gateway!
This 8 1/2 minute movie demonstrates a literature search in the CINAHL® database, highlighting “mapping,” combining, “exploding,” focusing, limits, and navigating to options for full text of articles in the NYU virtual library space. The tutorial opens a new window, movie size is 600 X 400 approx.; you might be prompted to enable javascript and/or download Flash movie viewer; this movie includes audio.
http://library.nyu.edu:8000/research/health/cinahl/
Questions/comments about this tutorial? Please send them to our Health Sciences Librarian, Susan Jacobs, at susan.jacobs@nyu.edu
Google Expert class (first session Feb 8)
February 1, 2007 at 8:17 pm (Electronic Resources, Library Instruction, Library Instruction/Information Literacy)
Do you think you know Google? Really?
*Can you find the patent for the first artificial leg?
*Or can you find books in Bobst about punk rock and gender?
*Or can you find the job outlook for plumbers in the US?
Is that too easy?
*Can you get the fulltext of a scholarly article,
*And can you find other papers by the same author,
*And can you export your citations into RefWorks?
If not, don’t feel bad, just sign up for the Google Expert class! We will cover advanced features in Google, Google Scholar, and Google Books. We will also discuss the pros and cons of Google, and how to use it with library resources to maximize your research.
Sign up here:
Coles Fall 2006 Library Instruction
September 8, 2006 at 9:26 pm (Library Instruction, Library Instruction/Information Literacy, Technology)
If you are interested in beefing up your science research skills, consider attending one of our Fall 2006 Library Instruction Classes!
All classes meet in room PC1 or PC2 on Lower Level 1 of Bobst Library. Advance registration is required.
Please register online: http://library.nyu.edu/research/classes.html
Advanced Searching Using PubMed
If you use PubMed for your research, and you have not taken this class, you may not know about important features that will help you streamline your search so it will yield articles relevant to your topic. Learn about PubMed’s hidden mapping function, combining terms using the search history, and current awareness tools that keep you apprised of new articles in your field!
Advanced Searching Using PubMed is offered:
Tuesday, October 3, 8:00-9:00pm, Location TBA
Wednesday, October 11, 7:00-8:00pm, PC2
Thursday, October 26, 7:00-8:00pm, PC2
Advanced Searching in the Health and Social Sciences: Getting the Most Out of Medline, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and other Ovid Platform Databases
Learn how to conduct efficient searches by making the most of the functions in the OVID databases. Topics include subject mapping, combining terms to narrow results, limiting your search, finding full text quickly, and manipulating search results.
Advanced Searching in the Health and Social Sciences is offered:
Wednesday, September 27, 7:30-8:30pm, Location TBA
Thursday, October 5, 4:00-5:00pm, PC2
Tuesday, October 10, 7:00-8:00pm, PC2
Thursday, October 19, 4:00-5:00pm, PC2
Monday, November 6, 4:00-5:00pm, PC2
RefWorks for the Health Sciences
RefWorks is a web-based tool, free to members of the NYU community, that helps manage and organize your research. As you search catalogs and databases, you can import references directly into your own bibliography file then automatically format footnotes, endnotes, and works cited using standard styles (APA, etc.). In RefWorks for the Health Sciences, you will learn to export citations from the databases in which you are conducting your research (Medline, CINAHL, PubMed, etc.). Prerequisite: experience with database searching.
RefWorks for the Health Sciences is offered:
Wednesday, September 27, 4:00-5:15pm, PC1
Thursday, October 12, 4:00-5:15pm, PC2
Tuesday, October 24, 4:00-5:15pm, PC1
Monday, November 13, 4:00-5:15pm, PC2
