tutorials

Online Tutorials

Several online tutorials are available that provide an overview of an e-resource and can help you improve your searching skills. See Instructional Services for other library instruction options.

Topics:

USC School of Medicine Library Tutorials
• Access Medicine. (6/12)
• Accessing E-Journals. (Revised 4/13)
         Handout (PDF)
• Accessing Fulltext in PubMed. (Revised 6/12)
         Handout (PDF)
• Accessing Fulltext in Ovid Medline. (Revised 5/13)
         Handout (PDF)
• Clinical Information Resources Tutorial. (Revised 12/12)
• Creating Large Format Posters Using PowerPoint. (PDF)(3/13)
• Creating Ovid AutoAlerts. (Revised 3/11)
         Handout (PDF)
• Customizing PubMed with My NCBI Tutorial. (Revised 8/11)
         Handout(s): Customizing PubMed Using My NCBI: Adding a Libraries Filter (PDF)
                                Customizing PubMed Using My NCBI: Setting Up E-mail Alerts (PDF)
• Evidence-Based Medicine Resources Tutorial. (Revised 1/13)
EBM Filters in PubMed. (Revised 1/13)
• Faculty - Library Orientation. (Revised 8/12)
        Handout (PDF)
Has this article been cited? (Searching Google Scholar). (2/13)
        Handout (PDF)
Has this article been cited? (Searching Web of Science). (Revised 2/13)
        Handout (PDF)
• ICM-I, Spring 2013 (M-I students). (Revised 12/12)
        Handout (PDF)
• ICM-II Evidence-Based Medicine Resources Tutorial, Spring 2013 (M-II students). (Revised 1/13)
        Handout (PDF)       
Journal Impact Factors. (5/11)
        Handout (PDF)
• M-I Orientation Tutorial 2012. (Revised 8/12)
        Handout (PDF)
• MDConsult. (6/12)
• Micromedex. (1/13)
• Mobile Device Resources. (6/12)
• Online Financial Aid Information Resources. (2/12)
        Handout (PDF)
PubMed Single Citation Matcher. (Revised 3/11)
Printing & Copying in the Library (for students). (Revised 3/11)
        Handout (PDF)
• R2 Library. (8/12)
Remote Access to Library Resources for SOM Students, Faculty, and Staff. (Revised 3/11)
• Residents - Library Orientation. (Revised 6/12)
        Handout (PDF)
• Residents - Remote Access to Library Resources. (Revised 3/11)
• RSS Feeds Tutorial. (Revised 3/11)
• Scanning Station Instructions. (PDF) (6/12)

CINAHL
• CINAHL Plus with Full Text Basic Searching. EBSCO.
• CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Advanced Searching. EBSCO.

ClinicalTrials.gov
• ClinicalTrials.gov Online Training. National Library of Medicine.

Cochrane Library
• The Cochrane Library Tutorials. Wiley InterScience.

Drug Facts & Comparisions
User Tutorial. Wolters Kluwer.

DXplain
Dxplain Demo. Massachusetts General Hospital.

Evidence-Based Medicine
• Evidence-Based Medicine Resources Tutorial. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 1/13)
EBM Filters in PubMed. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 1/13)
• Evidence Based Medicine Course. SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
• Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine. Duke University Medical Center Library and the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Hazardous Substances Data Bank
• Basic Searching of the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Specialized Information Services (SIS).

Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM)
• Spring 2013 ICM-I (M-I students). USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 12/12)
        Handout (PDF)
• Spring 2013 ICM-II Evidence-Based Medicine Resources Tutorial (M-II students). USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 1/13)
        Handout (PDF)

Journal Citation Reports
Journal Impact Factors. USC School of Medicine Library. (5/11)
        Handout (PDF)
• Journal Citation Reports Tutorial. Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).

Library Orientation
• M-I Orientation Tutorial 2012. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 8/12)
        Handout (PDF)
• New Faculty Library Orientation. (Revised 8/12)
        Handout (PDF)
Printing & Copying in the Library (for students).USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 3/11)
        Handout (PDF)
Remote Access to Library Resources for SOM Students, Faculty, and Staff. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 3/11)
• Residents - Library Orientation. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 6/12)
         Handout (PDF)
• Residents - Remote Access to Library Resources. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 3/11)

Medical Spanish
• Medical Spanish for Healthcare Providers. PracticingSpanish.com.

NIH Public Access Policy
• The NIH Public Access Policy and Your Grant. New York University Health Sciences Libraries.

Ovid
• Accessing Fulltext in Ovid Medline. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 5/13)
             Handout (PDF)
• Creating Ovid AutoAlerts. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 3/11)
             Handout (PDF)
• OvidSP Online Training. Tutorials & Short Demos link on left side of screen. Ovid Technologies.

PowerPoint
• Creating Large Format Posters Using PowerPoint. USC School of Medicine Library. (PDF) (3/13)
• PowerPoint 2007 Demos. Microsoft Office Online.
• PowerPoint 2007 Courses. Microsoft Office Online.
• PowerPoint in the Classroom. ACT360 Media Ltd.
• PowerPoint 2003 Courses. Microsoft Office Online.

PsychiatryOnline
• Psychiatry Online Demo . American Psychiatric Publishing.

PsycINFO
• PsycINFO Tutorial. USC - Thomas Cooper Library.

PubMed
• Accessing Fulltext in PubMed. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 6/12)
             Handout (PDF)
• Customizing PubMed with My NCBI Tutorial. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 8/11)
             Handout(s): Customizing PubMed Using My NCBI: Adding a Libraries Filter (PDF)
                                    Customizing PubMed Using My NCBI: Setting Up E-mail Alerts (PDF)
EBM Filters in PubMed. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 1/13)
Single Citation Matcher. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 3/11)
• PubMed Tutorial. National Library of Medicine.
PubMed Quick Tours. National Library of Medicine.

R2 Library
• R2 Library. USC School of Medicine Library. (8/12)

Residents
• Evidence-Based Medicine Resources Tutorial. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 1/13)
• Library Orientation for Residents. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 6/12)
        Handout (PDF)
• Remote Access to Library Resources: Residents. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 3/11)

RSS Feeds
• RSS Feeds Tutorial. USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 3/11)

Web of Science
Has this article been cited? (Searching Web of Science) USC School of Medicine Library. (Revised 2/13)
        Handout (PDF)
• Cited Reference Searching. A tutorial using Web of Science. Thomson Reuters.
• Web of Science Search Tips. Thomson Reuters