KSOM Year I: Library Orientation Conference Room first

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KSOM Year I Library Orientation(Conference Room
first)

• Emily Brennan, MLIS
• Eileen Eandi, MLIS
• Luis Franco
• Evans Whitaker, MD, MLIS -- ewhitake_at_usc.edu
• Norris Medical Library, Room 102
• 2003 Zonal Ave.
• Los Angeles, CA 90089-9130

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Welcome to hour 2 of Norris Library orientation

• Introduction of personnel
• Sign in(again)
• Same handouts for this session
• Getting Started Guide
• Resource comparison chart
• In-class exercise
• Evaluation form

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This session

• Introduction to information resources of most use
  to year 1-2 medical students
• A chance to try the resources
• We will be using your SPP cases as subject
  matter
• In class demonstration Abdominal pain
• Assignment Cystic fibrosis
• In class exercises Diabetes mellitus
• Ask Questions!!

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Background information

• Requires least biomedical knowledge and
  vocabulary
• Wikipedia check sources!
• Google Advanced Search
• MedlinePlus.gov you heard about that downstairs

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Electronic books (eBooks)

• Student portal
• LibProxy
• eBook Collections
• AccessMedicine will discuss today
• AccessPharmacy not discussed
• AccessSurgery mentioned downstairs
• MD Consult not discussed today
• eTextbooks
• ACP Medicine -- not discussed today
• ACS Surgery -- not discussed today

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In-class Exercise 1

• Play with the resources we just mentioned
• Use In-class Exercise 1 as a structure
• Ten minutes
• Ask questions as they come up

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Clinical Information Tools

• Similar to textbooks
• Emphasize information for patient care
• Will become progressively more valuable to you
• UpToDate
• Essential Evidence Plus
• ACP Pier

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Journal Articles

• PubMed (MEDLINE) no demo today
• Google Scholar set Scholar Preferences
• Ovid a collection of databases
• Sign into training account (only for today)
• http//ovidsp.ovid.com
• Username sci001 Password medical
• MEDLINE
• Basic Search a few good articles

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In-class Exercise 2

• Use
• Clinical Information Tools
• Ovid MEDLINE Basic
• Ask Questions!
• 10 minutes

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Primal Pictures (from Ovid)

• Anatomy reference
• Access through Ovid
• Flexible and many features
• Try looking at the anatomy of the appendix as
  an example

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Last Slide

• Questions?
• Personal
• Librarian
• HELP
• Reference Desk
• Email (up to 24 hour turnaround)
• Phone (9 to 5, M to F)
• Meebo (9 to 5, M to F)
• Please fill out evaluation forms and turn in
• That is all for today from the library
• Thanks!