Optometry News and Notes

Learn something new at Express Training (Thursdays at noon) and Online Express Training (Mondays at 3:00).  Upcoming classes for March and April include:

• Cochrane — in person 3/7 and online 3/11
  • Use the Cochrane Library to find Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) reviews and economic impact of treatment modalities.
• Introduction to EndNote for Windows Users — in person 3/14 and online 3/18
  • Learn how to use EndNote X6 software to manage references for a paper or project.
• EndNote Web — in person 3/21 and online 3/25
  • Come learn how to use this web-based version of EndNote to create and manage a personal library of citations, insert those citations into a Word document, and format them in specific bibliographic styles.
• How to Write a Literature Review — in person 3/28 and online 4/1
  • This practical workshop clarifies the process of writing a literature review and offers strategies for success.
• APA — in person 4/4 and online 4/8
  • Learn the basics of APA style as well as more complicated citation formats like e-journal articles, electronic book chapters, and web pages.
• Google Scholar– in person 4/11 and online 4/15
  • Search the scholarly literature across multiple disciplines and sources.  Learn to link to full text when available.
• Introduction to EndNote for Mac Users — in person 4/18 and online 4/22
  • Learn how to use EndNote X6 software to manage references for a paper or project.
• EndNote Beyond the Basics — in person 4/25 and online 4/29
  • Already know how to use the basic features of EndNote X6?  This session will cover more advanced features of EndNote.

Don’t forget that you can bring a brown bag lunch to the Thursday classes in the Electronic Classroom.  We’ll provide drinks and snacks.

Online classes take place from the comfort of your computer or tablet, but registration is required.  Details and registration at www.uab.edu/lister/events.

Questions?  Call the HUB at 205-975-4821 or Ask a Librarian.

Want to suggest a class on a different topic?  Take our survey!

Please join me for Afternoon Tea in your honor on Wednesday, February 13 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm in the LHL Sunroom (by the HUB).  Don’t forget to enter our drawing for 1 of 3 Valentine’s chocolate samplers!  We’ll draw for winners right after the tea.

LHL is replacing MD Consult with a new database called Clinical Key.  Clinical Key is organized into sections including journals, books, practice guidelines, patient education, drugs, multimedia, and CMEs.  Similar to MD Consult, Clinical Key has access to a wider variety of e-journals and e-books.  With the content available through Clinical Key, UAB’s access to Elsevier journals will be greatly enhanced.  For instance, there are currently 8 ophthalmology-specific e-journals and 58 ophthalmology e-books.

Access Clinical Key from LHL’s Databases page.

Learn more about Clinical Key from LHL’s Resource of the Month.  If you have any questions or need help with anything, please email Nicole or Ask a Librarian.

Please let us know what you think!

If you can’t find what you’re looking for in 20 minutes or less, it’s time to Ask a Librarian!

Learn something new at Express Training (Thursdays at noon) and Online Express Training (Mondays at 3:00).  Upcoming classes for January and February include:

• Mobile Medical Apps — online 1/14 and in person 1/17
  • Learn about iOS and Android mobile medical apps for clinicians, students, and communicating with patients.
• Who’s Citing Me Now? — in person 1/27 and online 1/28
  • Want to understand citation analysis and its application in the tenure/promotion and grant awarding process?  This class introduces the basic databases, most common statistics (metrics) used, and how to put it all together.
• Finding Full Text — in person 1/31 and online 2/4
  • Have a citation and want to get the full text of the article? Learn how to get full text using PubMed, UAB Article Linker, and ILLiad.
• CINAHL — in person 2/7 and online 2/11
  • Find articles in Nursing and Allied Health, free CEs, cases, care plans, and more.
• Scopus — in person 2/14 and online 2/18
  • Learn to enhance your PubMed searches, find articles on a topic or by an author, and link to their reference lists and forward citations.
• PubMed — in person 2/21 and online 2/25
  • Learn strategies to focus your PubMed searches and explore advanced techniques, including searching with medical subject headings (MeSH).
• APA — in person 2/28 and online 3/4
  • Learn the basics of APA style as well as more complicated citation formats like e-journal articles, electronic book chapters, and web pages.

Don’t forget that you can bring a brown bag lunch to the Thursday classes in the Electronic Classroom.  We’ll provide drinks and snacks.

Online classes take place from the comfort of your computer or tablet, but registration is required.  Details and registration at www.uab.edu/lister/events.

Questions?  Call the HUB at 205-975-4821 or Ask a Librarian.

Want to suggest a class on a different topic?  Take our survey!

Join us for Scopus Day on Tuesday, October 16th to hear about best practices for using Scopus to support interdisciplinary research.  You can attend the morning session at Sterne Library or the afternoon session at LHL at 2:00 pm.  The event will be held in The Edge of Chaos on the 4th floor.  Enjoy refreshments and a chance to win prizes including an iPod Nano.

Need to hone your library skills or want to learn something new?  Drop in to Express Training @ LHL for a quick session on Thursdays at noon in the Electronic Classroom on the ground floor of Lister Hill Library.  The classes feature focused training with plenty of hands-on exercises and time for your questions.  No registration is required for the in-person classes.

Bring a (non-messy) brown bag lunch if you like; LHL will provide snacks and drinks.  Questions?  Call the HUB at 205-975-4821.

Each class is also offered online on the following Monday at 3:00 pm.  Registration is required for online classes. For more information on each class and to register for online classes, please go to www.uab.edu/lister/events.

Express Training — Thursdays @ Noon, Electronic Classroom

October 11 — EndNote Web

October 18 — PubMed

October 25 — Scopus

November 1 — APA

November 8 — Google Scholar

November 15 — How to Write a Literature Review

November 29 — DynaMed

December 6 — EndNote: Beyond the Basics

December 13 — Scopus

Online Express Training — Mondays @ 3:00, Online

October 15 — EndNote Web

October 22 — PubMed

October 29  — Scopus

November 5 — APA

November 12  — Google Scholar

November 19 — How to Write a Literature Review

November 26 — APA

December 3 — DynaMed

December 10 — EndNote: Beyond the Basics

December 17 — Scopus

In addition to our regularly scheduled Express Training & Online Express Training classes, we also offer additional classes upon request.  Please let us know what classes you need!

Take a look at Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy, our October Resource of the Month.  Acland’s is divided into 5 broad categories:

Volume 1: The Upper Extremity

Volume 2: The Lower Extremity

Volume 3: The Trunk

Volume 4: The Head & Neck

Volume 5: The Internal Organs

Go to Volume 4: The Head & Neck for videos on The Eye and its Surroundings.  There are videos on:

• Bony features of the orbital cavity
• Extra-ocular muscles: recti
• Extra-ocular muscles: oblique, levator
• Eyelids
• Lacrimal apparatus
• and more

For more info on how to use Acland’s, refer to our Resource of the Month blog.

Come learn how to use the web-based version of EndNote to create and manage a personal library of citations, insert those citations into a Word document, and format them in specific bibliographic styles.

Please note:  If you are a researcher or faculty member with a copy of the desktop version of EndNote, you may wish to attend one of our EndNote software sessions.

Bring a (non-messy) brown bag lunch if you like; LHL will provide snacks and drinks.  Questions?  Call the HUB at 205-975-4821.