PubMed Training Opportunities for Summer 2018

NNLM is providing a number of PubMed training opportunities this summer. The National Training Office is providing a 5-week in-depth “PubMed for Librarians” webinar series. For those who want to learn about Clinical Queries in PubMed, as well as about numerous other clinical NLM resources, the Middle Atlantic Region is offering “PubMed and Beyond: Clinical Resources from the National Library of Medicine” as a webinar and in-person in Philadelphia. All classes are offered online via WebEx unless otherwise noted. PubMed for Librarians: Introduction (1.5 CE) – June 6, 2018 1:00-2:30 PM ET – Learn the difference between PubMed and MEDLINE; Brief introduction to MeSH, Automatic Term Mapping and Subheadings; Citation sensors PubMed for Librarians: MeSH (1.5 CE) – June 13, 2018 1:00-2:30 PM ET – Learn about the National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) database; 4 different types of MeSH terms; investigate the structure of the MeSH database and look at the components of a MeSH record. PubMed for Librarians: Automatic Term Mapping (1.5 CE) – June 20, 2018 1:00-2:30 PM ET – Learn how PubMed uses Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) to map your keyword searches to the controlled vocabulary of the MeSH database; Learn how ATM helps you search effectively with keywords; MeSH explosion feature; explore how to search for phrases in PubMed. PubMed for Librarians: Building and Refining a Search (1.5 CE) – June 27, 2018 1:00...
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