AISR Education Services workshops are open to all Jeffersonians. Space is limited; advance registration is required.

CANCELLATION/ABSENCE POLICY: In the event that you are unable to attend a session for which you have registered, we require 48 hours notice in advance of the scheduled session to allow us to contact individuals on the waiting list. If we do not receive notification of your absence, a class fee of $50 will be charged to your departmental charge code. To cancel your registration, email gail.leone@mail.tju.edu or call 215-503-2830.

AISR Workshops | Database Access | Hands-On PowerPoint Series

Reference Manager
Tuesday, October 1, 9:30 - 11:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library
Tuesday, November 5, 1:30 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library
Tuesday, December 3, 1:30 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library

Class Level: Basic
Prerequisite: None
This workshop will introduce users to using this personal reference bibliographic management system. Attendees will learn how to create a database, customize a database, enter citations manually, download from web-based databases, import text files and create a bibliography.
(Workshop Materials; REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP.)

Class Level: Basic
Prerequisite: None
This workshop deals with basic issues related to the acquisition and manipulation of digital image files for use in on-screen presentations or output to various devices, such as: film recorders, inkjet printers, laser printers, high-quality photographic printers and more. Learn the correct ways to use flatbed and slide scanners and digital cameras. Input or acquisition resolution versus output resolution will also be addressed.
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Database Access

Introduction to PubMed
Wednesday, October 9, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library
Wednesday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library
Wednesday, December 4, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 1300 Edison

Class Level: Basic
Prerequisite: None
Learn to search MEDLINE through PubMed, the National Library of Medicine's Entrez search engine. This class focuses on using the Linkout (links to full text of Scott Library Library's journal holdings), Cubby (to store and retrieve search strategies), Clipboard, Limit, and History features of PubMed. This workshop will cover:

• Limits
• Journal browser
• MeSH browser
• Single citation matcher
• Truncation
• Search field tags

Before attending the workshop, attendees must register for a free Cubby account.
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Introduction to OVID MEDLINE
Tuesday, October 8, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library
Tuesday, October 29, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 1300 Edison
Tuesday, November 12, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library
Tuesday, December 10, 2:00 - 3:30 Learning Resources Center, 1300 Edison

Class Level: Basic
Prerequisite: None
This workshop is designed for all Jeffersonians with little or no experience searching the MEDLINE database using OVID (via the Web gateway). This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the MEDLINE database structure and content. The workshop will cover the following topics:

• How to access the database via JEFFLINE
• What is MeSH?
• How does the Explode feature work in OVID?
• What is a Scope Note?
• How to limit searches
• How to email citations
• How to save citations
• How to print articles

Advanced OVID Medline
Thursday, October 10, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library
Thursday, October 31, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 1300 Edison
Thursday, November 14, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library
Thursday, December 12, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 1300 Edison

Class Level: Advanced
Prerequisite: Introduction to OVID MEDLINE
This class is for the individual who has been successfully searching OVID MEDLINE and would like to develop additional skills and search efficiency. Techniques that save time and improve results will be highlighted. Topics in the workshop will include:

• Truncation
• Adjacency
• MeSH and textword searching
• Command line short cuts
• Verifying a citation
• Searching by Institution
• Explode versus Focus
• Floating Subheadings
• PreMedline versus Medline
• Combining sets

Database Searching for Nurses: Introduction to CINAHL
Thursday, October 3, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 1300 Edison
Thursday, October 17, 10:00 - 11:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library
Wednesday, October 30, 10:00 - 11:30, Learning Resources Center, 1300 Edison
Thursday, November 7, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library
Tuesday, November 19, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 1300 Edison
Thursday, December 5, 2:00 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library

Class Level: Basic
Prerequisite: None
Do you need to keep up with nursing and allied health literature? Are you writing a protocol or looking for a nursing practice guideline? The CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature) database can help. This workshop will cover:

• How to access the database via JEFFLINE
• CINAHL Subject Headings
• How does the Explode feature work in OVID?
• What is a Scope Note?
• How to limit searches
• How to email citations
• How to save citations
• How to print articles

HANDS-ON POWERPOINT SERIES
This series of workshops will cover virtually every function available in PowerPoint. Workshops are offered in the recommended learning sequence; however, it is not a requirement that you take each session. Please review complete workshop objectives before determining which workshop(s) you would like to attend.

Getting Started in PowerPoint
Wednesday, November 20, 1:30 - 3:30, 200B Scott Library

This workshop will teach you the basics. You will learn to create new presentations, apply design templates, manipulate text, insert graphics, prepare notes and handouts from PowerPoint slides, save presentations, and more. NOTE: The objectives in "Getting Started in PowerPoint" are considered prerequisite to all subsequent sessions.
(Workshop Objectives; REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP.)

Working Efficiently with PowerPoint and Other MS Office Products
Wednesday, November 27, 1:30 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library

Work more efficiently in PowerPoint by learning to import Microsoft Word documents, insert Microsoft Excel graphs, format slides with imported text, link Excel graphs for continual updates, and much more.
(Workshop Objectives; REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP.)

Formatting Graphics and Slides in PowerPoint
Wednesday, October 2, 1:30 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 1300 Edison
Wednesday, December 4, 1:30 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library

Learn to insert graphics; resize, crop and modify images; work with AutoShapes and 3-D effects; and apply design templates and new backgrounds.
(Workshop Objectives; REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP.)

Animating Your PowerPoint Presentation
Wednesday, October 9, 1:30 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 1300 Edison
Wednesday, December 11, 1:30 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library

In this workshop, you will learn to customize your PowerPoint presentations by adding animations, sound clips, narrations, movies and many other features.
(Workshop Objectives; REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP.)

PowerPoint Presentation Pizzazz
Wednesday, October 16, 1:30 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 1300 Edison
Wednesday, December 18, 1:30 - 3:30, Learning Resources Center, 306 Scott Library

Your presentations will have more pizzazz when you know how to utilize slide show controls, draw and erase on the presentation screen, record questions during the presentation, plus much more!
(Workshop Objectives; REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP.)

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