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Webinar Recording - Effective Googling
11/30/2018
profile-icon Maureen Babb
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If you missed our latest webinar, "Effective Googling," you can now watch it online! 

You can see any of our previous webinars, or check out our upcoming ones, on our training page.

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CINAHL training sessions
11/28/2018
Nicole Askin (WRHAVL)
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EBSCO, the provider of the CINAHL database, is offering a number of online training sessions in December that may be helpful to searchers. If none of the below options cover what you want to know, we'd be happy to set up our own session for you – just get in touch.

CINAHL Headings
Tuesday, December 11, 2018    1:00 pm ET Register Now »

  • Search using subject headings from the thesaurus including the explode feature and application of subheadings.
  • The use of geographic subject headings will be covered along with the benefits of using subject headings.

Search for Research Instruments in CINAHL
Thursday, December 13, 2018    1:00 pm ET  Register Now »

  • Find articles which have used a specific research instrument and review the research instrument records in CINAHL.

Cited Reference Searching in CINAHL 
Tuesday, December 18, 2018    1:00 pm ET  Register Now »

  • Find out how often a faculty member’s publications have been cited in CINAHL. 
  • Track a citation to see how it has influenced research.

Reviewing Limiters (Filters) in CINAHL
Thursday, December 20, 2018    1:00 pm  ET  Register Now »

  • Review the many limiters (filters) available to apply to retrieve more highly relevant results.
  • Journal Subset, Publication Types, Special Interest Groups and more will be highlighted.

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Lexicomp now available!
11/21/2018
Nicole Askin (WRHAVL)
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The WRHA Virtual Library is pleased to announce the addition of Lexicomp to its collections.  Lexicomp Online with AHFS is a collection of clinical databases and clinical decision support tools, providing concise and actionable drug and clinical information from a variety of resources. Features include drug identification, drug dosing calculation, AHFS content, patient education materials, and more. Unlimited access to the mobile version will also be provided – we will post access instructions when they become available.

Check out Lexicomp here!

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