The Biomedical and Medical Center Libraries'
staff are pleased to offer the UCSD medical and biological
sciences community the following classes and instructional workshops.
Sessions are primarily intended for School of Medicine and Biology Department
faculty, researchers, staff, students, and UCSD Medical Center staff.
Additional sessions of any of the workshops may be arranged for any of the
groups listed above. To schedule individual consultations, please see
our Consultation Services page.
Most workshops are open to members of the San Diego community.
A small fee is charged to cover costs.
Registration: Please register at least 24 hours in advance. Due to material and
equipment preparation, it is not possible to accommodate drop-in attendees.
Workshops may be canceled due to insufficient registration. Registrants will
be notified if a workshop is canceled.
You may register using the form at the bottom of this page, or by contacting
Irene Allison at 534-3255, by stopping by the Information Desk at the Biomedical
Library, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Unless otherwise noted, all workshops are conducted in the
Biomedical Library Training Room using PC and MAC computers for any hands-on exercises.
MEDLINE(r) /HealthSTAR (formerly MELVYL(r) MEDLINE(r) Plus)
- This workshop introduces participants to a user-friendly Web version of the
MEDLINE/HealthSTAR database, the premiere source for medical and health sciences
research literature from journals. Participants will learn to refine search techniques
well beyond simple keyword searches. Participants will learn the benefits of establishing
a Personal Profile to retain individual preferences in the California Digital Library (CDL)
System, including such features as saving search histories and citations.
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- Tuesday, September 26, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
- Wednesday, October 11, 10:00 - 11:30 am
- Friday, October 27, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
- Thursday, November 30, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm.
- Non-UC attendees will be charged a $15 fee for each session (check payable to UC Regents).
Corporate Associates are exempt from the fee. Please see REGISTRATION information above.
The Medical Center Library also offers Medline/HealthSTAR classes. Please call 543-6520 to register
for their classes.
Upcoming Lunch & Learns - (UCSD faculty, staff and students only)
- Clinical Pharmacology Online - a vendor rep will present the newly free Web version of
this popular drug reference source. Note location: Medical Center Library (Hillcrest)
- Monday, October 23, 12:30-1:30pm.
- REQUEST - Learn how to request items electronically from CDL databases and ROGER
- Friday, October 27, noon - 1:00 pm.
- PubMed - Learn how to use the National Library of Medicine's free MEDLINE interface
- Wednesday, November 15, noon - 1:00 pm.
Accessing Electronic Journals (UCSD faculty, staff, and students only)
- This one-hour workshop introduces participants to full-text electronic journals online.
Participants will learn how to link seamlessly from references in the MEDLINE/HealthSTAR
database to the full-text of articles. The workshop will also cover methods of tracking
down and using the numerous and ever expanding list of Biomedical Library journals available
electronically.
- Friday, October 6, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Tuesday, December 12, 4:00 - 5:00 pm.
Web BIOSIS Previews(r)
- This workshop explains the BIOSIS Previews (a.k.a. Biological Abstracts) database, a major
resource for biological and biomedical literature covering journals, books, and conference papers.
Participants will learn the unique search features of BIOSIS and discover how it
differs from MEDLINE/HealthSTAR. The workshop will also explain some advanced
features of the CDL database system including setting up a Profile to save search histories and results.
- Tuesday, October 17, 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
- Non-UC attendees will be charged a $15 fee for each session (check payable to UC Regents). Corporate
Associates are exempt from the fee. Please see REGISTRATION information above.
Searching the Web Effectively
- This one-hour workshop introduces participants to a variety of World Wide Web search
tools including search engines such as Alta Vista, HotBot, and Northern Light, and
directories such as Yahoo. Participants will learn how to formulate effective searches
to yield relevant results in their specific areas of research.
- Wednesday, December 6, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- Non-UC attendees will be charged a $15 fee for each session (check payable to UC
Regents). Corporate Associates are exempt from the fee. Please see REGISTRATION information above.
Web of Science (UCSD faculty, staff, and students only)
- Web of Science encompasses Science Citation Index and its counterparts. In this workshop
you will learn how to locate citation literature using a Web interface. Basic search strategies
and system intricacies will be covered in this hour-and-a-half session.
- Thursday, November 9, 2:00 - 3:30 pm.
Consultation & Outreach Services
Free consultation services are available to UCSD faculty, staff and students. In-depth
consultation or instruction on a wide variety of topics, such as searching ROGER,
CDL databases, MEDLINE/HealthSTAR, InfoPath, the World Wide Web, is available by request.
For more information about this service, inquire at the Reference Desk or call the
Reference Office (534-3255) to set up an appointment with a Reference Librarian, or use our
online Consultation Request form.
Registration Form
To enroll, select your classes of choice on the calendar below. No need to sign up for more
than one of the same class.
Library Services