Research4Life Training

Entree: Choice of:

Chicken Salad on Mixed Greens

 with a Yogurt-Creole Mustard Dressing & Whole Grain Toast Points

OR

Louisiana Rubbed Kale, Roasted Roots & Strawberry Salad

with Toasted Pecans, LA Citrus Vinaigrette

Each includes both sides & sweet things:

Roasted Sweet Potato Salad

Smashed Cucumbers with Torn Mint

Something Sweet

Fresh Fruit with Chocolate Avocado Pudding

Local Golden Turmeric-Honey Cookies

Also Provided:

Decaf & Regular Coffee with accoutrements

Rosemary-Mint Iced Tea with Optional Ginger Simple Syrup

Bottled Water

Basic PubMed Skills Workshop

I have observed in other R4L trainings that they are library-centric. They assume novice-level PubMed skills.  For this reason, I am offering a PubMed for R4L Training workshop this Friday, February 22  at noon at our School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Cama; Street. Room 1201.  

Specifically, you need to have both knowledge and skills about PubMed;

• Advantages and Disadvantages
• How to develop a search strategy
• Difference between a keyword and subject search (MESH in PubMed)
• Search construction
• Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT)
• Database features to make your subject more ‘findable’ (i.e. proximity searching)
• Types of sources: primary, secondary and tertiary

For each item, rate yourself

1 = I don’t have a clue

2 = I can use it but I would like help

3 = I can use it on my own

4 = I can teach other people about it.

If your score is between 6  - 12, then you need some training prior to the class in order to reduce stress and improve concentration during the workshop.

Tutorials

If you cannot come to the workshop, please view the series of PubMed tutorials 

Why is Research4Life training important?

Most institutions in low- and middle-income countries are registered, yet administrators and users are neither aware of it nor have the user name and passwords to access it. This training creates awareness and provides knowledge and skill to find, access, organize and use scholarly information. Providing this training during the pre-professional phase of  career development is very important. After international students matriculate and return home, they become unaffiliated with academic health science libraries (i.e. the Matas Library), and their access to scholarly information and the opportunity to learn about Research4Life diminishes. For professionals, the information landscape has changed dramatically. This is an opportunity for them to both develop 21^st century library skills and learn about Research4LifeI. The event is a continuing education opportunity for local health science librarians.

Even though the survey title is "2016", it is the correct survey. Please take it before February 27. Thank you

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