Introduction to CIAP - How to Navigate this Resource

2 Hour Workshop

How to search MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO databases.

• What is CIAP (Clinical Information Access Program)
• How to access CIAP
• CIAP Homepage
• CIAP databases - MIMS, Micromedex, MD Consult, Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane, Clinical Evidence, EBMR
• Online Journals, Books
• Clinical Guidelines, Tools (Interactive ECG - Tutorials), Resources
• Allied Health Databases
• CIAP Resources

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CIAP Searching 1 - Ovid Workshop

3 Hour Workshop

Advanced searching of MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE & PsycINFO databases

• Selecting the Right Ovid Database
• How to search more than one Ovid Database, Limiting Search
• Searching using Subject Headings - MeSH
• Mapping Display Page - Explode & Focus
• Combining Searches - Boolean Searching
• Creating Citation List
• Searching Authors, Title, Journal
• Saving Search History

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Basic Internet Searching - How to Surf the Net without Drowning

3 Hour Workshop

Introduction to using a Web browser and how to search the World Wide Web

• What is the Internet
• Browsers & Home Pages
• SSWAHS Home Page
• What is a Web Address
• Evaluating Web Resources
• Saving or Book marking your favourite Sites
• Looking at a couple of Search Engines

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Computer Presentation Skills - Basic PowerPoint

3 Hour Workshop

• Collect and organise your information
• Setting up your Power Point template
• Importing graphs or graphics for your Power Point
• Importing graphics from clip art or the web
• Creating a mini Power Point Presentation (Hands-on)

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How to locate & use Services & Resources in the Clinical Library

2 Hour Workshop

• Finding Health Information through the Intranet
• Accessing Library Services through the Intranet
• Requesting items not held in the Library
• E-Forms, Macarthur Electronic Library & Journal Alert Service
• How to access & use the online catalogue
• Macarthur Clinical Library Tour

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