Training timetable
UCL Eastman Dental Library
256 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD
Tel.: +44 (0) 20 3456 1045
Email: edi-library@ucl.ac.uk
www.ucl.ac.uk/library/sites/eastman
The following information skills training sessions are available to all UCL Eastman Dental Institute and
Eastman Dental Hospital staff and students:
Electronic resources for UCL staff and students
Finding information is an important stage of all academic work.
Discover the many resources which may be used to do a literature search, including library
catalogues, bibliographic databases and reliable websites.
Learn how to structure a search, how to get hold of the full text, and how to avoid plagiarism
and copyright infringements in the process of using the information you have found.
Thursday
21/04/2016
10.00-11.30
Electronic resources for NHS staff and students
NHS staff and students have access to a wealth of resources available via NHS Evidence
Services and/or via other portals.
Discover the different types of resources available to Trust members, including bibliographic
databases, ejournals, ebooks and point of care tools.
Get help registering for a NHS OpenAthens account and/or using your NHS OpenAthens
credentials.
Tuesday
26/04/2016
13.00-14.30
Making the most of PubMed
PubMed is one of the premier sources of bibliographic information for biomedicine and
Wednesday
health, and is freely available to anyone with an Internet connection.
Discover how to carry out an effective literature search in PubMed, how to filter out evidence- 04/05/2016
13.00-14.30
based literature and how to use the PubMed thesaurus MeSH.
Learn to output your results, save your search, create email alerts, customise the search
screen and identify where the full text is available.
Making the most of Ovid
A number of key medical databases, including MEDLINE and EMBASE, are available to UCL
staff and students via the Ovid interface. Other library members (e.g. NHS staff and
Thursday
students) have on-site access to Ovid via dedicated library computers.
12/05/2016
Discover how to build effective search strategies using Ovid, how to use subject headings
13.00-14.30
and how to filter out your results.
Learn to output your results, save your search, create email alerts and identify where the full
text is available.
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EndNote
The EndNote X7 desktop program is available to all UCL staff and students. Other library
members (e.g. NHS staff and students) have on-site and remote access to the EndNote
Friday
online version via the UCL institutional license.
EndNote is a piece of computer software which is used to organise reference information and 20/05/2016
10.00-12.00
to insert citations and bibliographies into Word documents.
Understand how EndNote can help you in the process of collecting references and writing
papers, essays or dissertations.
Make the most of some useful EndNote tools, such as the Internet search application and the
Cite While You Write toolbar.
Introduction to copyright
An awareness of copyright is essential for everyone involved in education and research. This
introduction will help you to understand the legal restrictions on reusing other people’s work
and also how to find solutions.
We will look at the recently updated statutory exceptions to copyright and at Creative
Commons licences.
It is also important to have an understanding of your own copyright in the works that you
produce (everything from blog posts to PhD theses), so that if you sign a publishing
agreement, you are fully aware of the effects on the ownership of copyright.
Thursday
26/05/2016
13.00-14.30
Introduction to ReadingLists@UCL
ReadingLists@UCL is an online reading list service that ensures students have easy access
to materials on their reading lists wherever they are and gives academic staff the freedom to
create and update their lists whenever they need.
Online reading lists can provide dynamic links to e-resources, digitised course readings,
audiovisual resources and the library catalogue.
This workshop will help you create and manage your online reading list, to provide your
students with a useful tool to enhance their learning experience.
Friday
03/06/2016
13.00-14.30
To book a session, please contact us at edi-library@ucl.ac.uk (tel. 020 3456 1045). Each session will count as
CPD and a certificate of attendance will be produced upon request.
The Library also offers library inductions and on demand individual or group sessions tailored to your
needs. Please contact us for further information.
All scheduled classes take place in the UCL Eastman Dental Library. On demand sessions may take place in
the Library, in your office or in an alternative venue.
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