Research Skills Classes for Health Sciences Students

Skills to save you time with your Research

Using the Library

Finding journal articles

Publishing your research in a high impact journal

Using Citation Indexes

Using EndNote for referencing

Alerting Services

Making the most of Google

Information and registration

The Health Sciences library staff run a series of classes designed to assist staff and students of the Faculty of Health Sciences to make the best use of Library resources and services.

The classes are taught in small groups and are hands-on wherever possible. They are available to current staff and students of the University of Sydney.

Please book by entering your details below then selecting dates and times for the modules which interest you from the drop down menus or suggest a suitable time and date. Classes are held in the Training Room R112, Health Sciences Library at the Cumberland Campus. You will receive an email confirmation of your booking.

For more information about these classes contact:
Dawn Payoe
Assistant Manager/Faculty Liaison Librarian.
Email: d.payoe@library.usyd.edu.au or ring 935 19646 (Dawn Payoe)

Your name:
Your Discipline:
E-Mail address:
Phone number:
Borrower Number:

Choose a Session Date and Time:

Using the Library
Attending this session will give you skills to - Identifying library services Using MyLibrary Perform basic searches Find items on Reserve Interpret information provided by the web catalogue Sort and limit search results
Location: Health Sciences Library, Cumberland Campus
Dates and Times 2nd August 2008 11am- 12noon or suggest dates and times
No time for a class? Why not try the online Catalogue Tutorial .
Finding journal articles
Attending this session will give you skills to - Database overview Develop a search strategy Combining search terms and limiting results Searching by subject Interpret a citation Print, save or export your references to EndNote
Location: Health Sciences Library, Cumberland Campus
Dates and Times 2nd August 2008 1.00- 3.00pm or suggest dates and times
No time for a class? Why not try the Medline online tutorial.
Using EndNote for referencing
Attending this session will give you skills to - Create an Endnote library Enter a reference manually Enter a reference using the Connect option Search databases and and export references into your EndNote library Use EndNote to Cite While You Write (CWYW) in Word
Location: Health Sciences Library, Cumberland Campus
Dates and Times 5th August 2008 1.00- 2.00pm 9th August 2008 1.00- 3.00pm or suggest dates and times
No time for a class? Try the EndNote online tutorial.
Publishing your research in a high impact journal
Attending this session will give you skills to - Use the Web of Science to discover who is citing your research Use Current Contents to get the most upto date material on your area of interest Publish in the journals with the highest impact factor - find out more using JCR
Location: Health Sciences Library, Cumberland Campus
Dates and Times or suggest dates and times
No time for a class? Why not try the Journal Citation Reports online tutorial.
Using Citation indexes
Attending this session will give you skills to - Conduct general searches and cited reference searches Refine your searches to improve your results Export your search results Find out who has cited key articles in your research area
Location: Health Sciences Library, Cumberland Campus
Dates and Times 9th August 2008 10am - 12noon or suggest dates and times
No time for a class? Why not try the Web of Science online tutorial.
Alerting Services
Attending this session will give you skills to - Automatically run searches of the latest material and have the results emailed to you Database alerts Table of Contents alerts Citation alerts
Location: Health Sciences Library, Cumberland Campus
Dates and TimesDate and time or suggest dates and times
Making the most of Google
Attending this session will give you skills to - Using Google Scholar to find journal articles Performing Advanced Searches Limiting your searches Evaluating websites Importing Google references into your EndNote library
Location: Health Sciences Library, Cumberland Campus
Dates and TimesDate and time or suggest dates and times
No time for a class? Why not try the Google online tutorial.

 
 
Missed the scheduled classes but still need some assistance in developing your research skills? Then contact your Faculty Liaison Librarian by phone, email or in person.

Faculty Liaison Librarians

Behavioural and Community Health Sciences and Indigenous Health - Katrina Chaudhary Phone (02) 9351 9388.
Sexual Health, Orthoptics and Health Informatics- JohnPaul Cenzato Phone: (02) 9351 9431.
Exercise and Sports Sciences & Occupation and Leisure Studies - Chloe Powell Phone: (02) 9351 9486.
Medical Radiation Sciences - Elaine Tam Phone: (02) 9351 9445.
Physiotherapy & Speech Pathology - Dawn Payoe Phone: (02) 9351 9646.