Welcome to Our Incoming Residents

Welcome to Tulane and New Orleans!

We would like to welcome new residents and fellows to the Tulane community. To discover the best study spaces, computer availability, and how to use library resources and services. Please stop by and meet our staff when you are at orientation. We welcome phone inquiries (504.988-5155) and email contacts (medref@tulane.edu).

Feel free to stop by the library if you have questions or need directions. Please forgive the state of the physical library as we are undergoing renovation at the moment.

We look forward to seeing you at the Library and helping you with your information needs.

April 2010, Matas Library LUNCHTIME WORKSHOPS - All classes start at 12 noon.

• April 13th, Tuesday-- EndNote Web - Learn how to import citations, create bibliographies, and cite papers Tidewater - TDW1202
• April 20th, Tuesday-- Life After Tulane - Freely available research & productivity resources: Tidewater - TDW1202
• April 29th, Thrusday-- Life After Tulane - Freely available research & productivity resources: Matas Library - Mezz. Lab

For more information on workshop topics or to schedule a workshop for your class or department, contact the Matas Library Reference Department at 504.988.5155 or medref@tulane.edu .

Matas Librarians conduct seminars at TNPRC and in the Biochemistry Department

A seminar, More than MEDLINE: Resources for Researchers, has recently been offered by the Matas Library at the Tulane National Primate Research Center and also in the Biochemistry Department. Please contact the Matas Librarians if you are interested in this seminar or other topics of interest, such as our highly praised workshops on Citation Management (RefWorks and End Note).

The Matas Library's new Teaching Lab is NOW available for reservations and may be reserved for both Matas Library instruction and other Tulane classes (up to 17 hands-ons).

Remember that library seminars may be tailored to your specific needs. The sessions may be scheduled in your department or in the Library's new teaching lab on the Mezzanine in the Matas Library (M207).


Ask US! We Can Help!

photo: TNPRC, Sept.30, 2009

TIDEWATER LUNCHTIME WORKSHOPS, FALL 2009, Rm 1202, noon-1pm

All classes are held on Tuesdays, noon - 1:00 PM.

October

• Tuesday October 6th --

Citation Management : RefWorks -- Learn how to import citations, organize folders, create bibliographies and cite papers

• Tuesday October 13th --

EMBASE: Helpful tips and search strategies for this recently acquired biomedical and pharmacological database

• Tuesday October 20th --

Citation Management : EndNote Web - Learn how to import citations, organize folders, create bibliographies and cite papers

• Tuesday October 27th --

Disaster Managment Tools & Resources.

November

• Tuesday November 3rd --

Citation Management : RefWorks / End Note Web - Learn how to import citations, organize folders, create bibliographies and cite papers

• Tuesday November 17th --

Evidence-Based Public Health - Discuss & demonstrate ways to make your literature searching more evidence based & whys.

For more information on workshop topics or to schedule a workshop for your class or department, contact the Matas Library Reference Department at 504.988.5155 or medref@tulane.edu

Upcoming Seminar - Keeping Up with NLM’s PubMed

Keeping Up with NLM’s PubMed
Friday, May 29, 2009
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Tidewater Bldg., Rm. 1218

To register for the classes, go to: http://nnlm.gov/scr/training/register.html

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NN/LM SCR) will be offering Keeping Up with NLM’s PubMed in the Tidewater Bldg., Rm. 1218 on Friday, May 29, 2009. The session is hosted in New Orleans by Tulane University at the Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Science.

With a hands-on approach, this class will show attendees how to use the features of PubMed effectively. Attendees will be able to describe the contents of PubMed; formulate basic search strategies; display, print, and save results in various formats; revise and refine searches; and use special features such as Related Articles, Clinical Queries and the Advanced Search. The instructor will demonstrate online searches and students, at computers connected to the Internet, will be invited to follow along. Time for individual practice will be provided.

If you have any questions, please contact Karen J. Vargas, MLS , Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region.
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Lunch time sessions with the Rudolph Matas Library School Of Public Health, Tidewater Bldg (TDW 1202)

Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 12noon-1pm

E-Books for Public Health and Tropical Medicine
E-books are an integral part of the Tulane Libraries’ collection. Come to this informal session to learn how to discover and use electronic information in current and historic books. Bring your questions and suggestions.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 12noon-1pm

Come meet the new Matas Library Director, Neville Prendergast. This will be an information question and answer session.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 12noon-1pm

Gideon and Global Health Databases are two resources licensed specifically to support the curriculum in the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. This session will introduce the content, suggest search strategies and give pointers on the use of these sources.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 12noon-1pm

Citation Management
Learn how web-based citation managers can help you with storing, managing, and citing your papers and creating bibliographies. RefWorks and EndNote Web will briefly covered.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 12noon-1pm

Citation Management
Learn how web-based citation managers can help you with storing, managing, and citing your papers and creating bibliographies. We will cover both RefWorks and EndNote Web.


Tulane University students, staff, and faculty are welcome to attend Library Workshops to learn new skills or find out about new resources. Other topical sessions are available on request during the semester. Please contact the Matas Librarians for more information and to schedule sessions at medref@tulane.edu or (504) 988-5155.

Education Excellence Week

J a n u a r y 12 – 16, 2009
1430 TULANE AVENUE

Monday, Jan. 12, 2009
Jeff Wiese, MD, Associate Dean, GME
“USMLE Step 1 Preparation: Biostatistics”
4:00 PM, Room 6065

Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009
Philip Walker, TUSOM
Rudolph Matas Library “@ The Library”
4:00 PM, Room 6065

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009
John Pelley, PhD, Texas Tech University HSC
“Life Long Learning: Developing Professional Skills”
4:30 – 6:30 PM, Room 6065

Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
John Pelley, PhD, Texas Tech University HSC
“Life Long Learning: Developing Professional Skills” continued
12:00 PM, Room 6065

Friday, Jan. 16, 2009
Donald Melnick, MD, President, NBME
“USMLE Today and Tomorrow”
11:30 AM, Room 6065

For more information, please contact:
OFFICE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
1430 Tulane Avenue, Suite 1730
Phone: 504-988-6600
Email: ome@tulane.edu

Health Science Resource Instruction

We can tailor a library instruction session for faculty for a specific course or even to a specific assignment, teaching students how to evaluate resources and results, how to search effectively, and how to make full use of the library’s resources and services. We will also work with a group of individuals or one on one regrading the finer points of searching and discovery within the health science literature.

To schedule a class, simply contact the Matas Library Reference Department. For more information on Library Training and Instructional Services, please go to the Library website:
http://medlib.tulane.edu/about/instruction.htm

Library Workshops September 2008

Tulane University Health Sciences Students, Staff, and Faculty are welcome to attend Library Workshops to learn new skills or find out about new resources. Ideas for Library Workshops are more than welcomed. Send suggestions to medref@tulane.edu

This month's workshops:

9/17/2008 PubMed TDW 1202 12p – 1p

9/18/2008 PubMed Matas Library 5p – 6p

9/24/2008 OVID Medline TDW 1202 12p – 1p

9/24/2008 OVID Medline Matas Library 4p – 5p

Welcome T-1s

Welcome to Tulane and New Orleans!

We would like to welcome the first year medical students to the Tulane community. To discover the best study spaces, computer availability, and how to use library resources and services, please stop by and meet our staff when you are at orientation. We welcome phone inquiries (504.988.5155) and email contacts (medref@tulane.edu).

Print and electronic resources of interest will be on display in the Matas Library when you come to register and get a library barcode.

Feel free to stop by the library if you have questions or need directions. Please forgive the state of the physical library as we are undergoing renovation at the moment. There will be more nice study space and a coffee spot when the newly renovated areas are unveiled...soon!

We look forward to seeing you at the Library and helping you with your information needs.

NIH Public Access Policy: How to Deal with the PMCID

As of May 25, 2008, you must include the PubMed Central reference number (PMCID) on NIH applications, proposals, and progress reports when citing an article that falls under the new NIH Public Access Policy. There is a FAQ available on "Public Access Frequently Asked Questions" via the NIH website.

List the PubMed Central reference number (PMCID) at the end of the already-required full journal citation for the paper in applications, proposals and reports.
Examples:

Cerrato, A., et al., Genetic interactions between Drosophila melanogaster menin and Jun/Fos. Dev Biol. 2006 Oct 1; 298(1): 59-70. PMCID: PMC2291284

Sala-Torra, O., et al., Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression and outcome in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 2007 April 1; 109(7): 3080–3083. PMCID: PMC1852221

Please contact the Rudolph Matas Library if you have questions concerning PMCID numbers and citation mangement programs, such as EndNote and RefWorks. If you are using RefWorks to apply for an NIH grant, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries has a page on Using RefWorks or EndNote to Manage NIHMSID & PMCID Numbers. <http://www.library.wisc.edu/scp/nih/faq.html>

Librarian's Lunch Q&A and Instruction: Every Wednesday, Tidewater, 1202

Meet with Matas Librarians, Spring Semester 2008
Tidewater Building, 12th floor
Room 1202
Wednesdays 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY SPECIAL TOPICS SCHEDULED -

The Group session on special topics will begin at 11:00 am. An open question session will follow on any topic after 12 noon.

• January 30: MEDLINE – PubMed and OVID SP
• February 20: Citation Linker and ILLiad [Got PMID?] Tips for finding e-journals
• March 5: EndNote Web
• April 9: RefWorks
• April 16: Open Access Journals (PMC, DOAJ, BMC)

The Rudolph Matas Library, Reference Department will be available to assist with research and provide other information support services every Wednesday at lunchtime in the Tidewater Building on the 12th floor. Other topical sessions may be offered during the semester. Please check back for schedule changes. Contact the Matas Library if you would like to suggest a topic for group discussion and/or demonstration. medref@tulane.edu or 988-5155.

Welcome to Incoming School of Public Health Students, Spring 2008

Philip Walker conducts the Library Orientation for the new School of Public Health Students, Jan 10, 2008.

Come meet the Matas Librarians every Wednesday this semester, 11am-1pm in Tidewater, 12th floor, room 1202. An Open topic session will be held for on our first Wednesday session on January, 16. We welcome any kind of information question, or just come by and register with the Library (barcode your ID). These sessions are open to the entire Tulane community.

Library Instruction classes are scheduled at various times throughout the year and also by request. General, subject specific, or resource specific courses are available. We will come to your classroom, office or arrange to meet small groups in any setting! Custom presentations are available for faculty meetings, brief informational sessions during a class. Topics include how to locate online full-text journals and ebooks, PubMed and Ovid SP MEDLINE, or specific databases like PsycINFO, Web of Science or Global Health. Get a leg up on the organization of your references for your papers this semester with our database manager class on RefWorks.

Contact the Matas Library Reference Department (988-5155 or medref@tulane.edu) to schedule library instruction at a time and place convenient and customized for you.

RefWorks

RefWorks functions with Microsoft Word and other word processors to create footnotes, citations and a bibliography for your papers, formatted into the correct style (APA, Chicago Style, etc.). Come for a demonstration to see how RefWorks works with library databases. RefWorks helps organize and manage your research: import references from many databases, quickly add citations to your papers, and easily create reference lists in many formats (eg. APA, Chicago). RefWorks is online, so you can access your account from any web-enabled computer.

Class and group instruction is also available.

To learn more contact the Matas Reference Desk or try the RefWorks tutorial.

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