Health Sciences Library Instruction and Research Help

Supplemental Class Notes

Med 6095 - Special Topics in Health Technology Assessment

What do we teach?

Our Health Information Teaching Series (HSL HITS), course integrated instruction, and departmental workshops include the following topics:

Managing Your PubMed Search Results
RefWorks (Introduction)
RefWorks (Advanced)
Life After MUN
Keeping Up to Date using RSS
Evidence Based Resources
Tools for Collaboration
Writing and Citing: the Essentials

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Suggestions and requests for other topics are welcome and much appreciated. We offer tailored sessions for individuals or groups. Contact Lindsay Glynn, Instruction Coordinator, for further information. Most HSL Workshops and Tutorials have been reviewed on behalf of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and have been approved for 1 Mainpro-M1 study credits. See current schedule for eliglble workshops.

Who do we teach?

students (Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing)
faculty (Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing)
staff (Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing)
Health Care Corporation
NLHKIN Members

We teach individuals, groups, departments, classes, etc.

Why do we teach?

Our expertise lies in knowing which resources are best suited to specific informational needs and how to search them efficiently and effectively.
With so much information available at your fingertips we can help you make better and more informed resource and searching choices.
We support Memorial's mission to help students become lifelong learners.
We guarantee that everyone will learn at least one new and helpful tool or trick during any of our sessions.

When do we teach?

HSL HITS Workshops are offered throughout the semester. The schedule varies per semester.
Course specific instruction schedules vary per semester
Departmental, group or individual sessions are booked based on lab and instructor availability. Contact Lindsay Glynn, Instruction Coordinator, to book and plan a session.

Faculty Orientation

This workshop is a must for new faculty who would like an orientation to the library. Find out about the great services and products that are available to you such as literature searching, in class instruction sessions, and much more. Come armed with questions and ideas about how we can help you.

Course Specific Instruction

The best library instruction is tailored for and integrated into a course. Librarians can work with course and workshop instructors to develop library components and if desired, research assignments which will enforce your teaching objectives and help develop information literacy skills.

House Calls

Can't make it to a library tutorial? Got a series of questions on library and information resources? Overwhelmed by so many resources? Not sure whether or not you're getting the most out of your searching? HSL's House Calls can help. We can arrange to come to your office or departmental meeting to deliver a training session designed to suit your specific needs. We can also customize a computer lab tutorial for small groups. The length of the sessions and the content are entirely up to you.

Lit Search 911

Are you preparing a research proposal, HIC application or a journal manuscript? The literature search and review is an essential part of these processes. Have you searched in all the appropriate databases? Are your search strategies as thorough as they should be? Consult with HSL librarians to ensure that your literature searches are exhaustive. Remember: it's not about what you find; it's about what you may have missed.


	Health Sciences Library Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NL Canada A1B 3V6 Phone: Contact Us Fax: 709-777-6866

January 19, 2012
Alison Farrell