NJM Librarians teach on a broad range of topics throughout the year. Below are course descriptions for all the classes. Check the current event listing to see when a session is being offered. If you don't see it on the calendar contact a librarian for personalized help or to set up a group training session.
Course Titles (in alphabetical order)
Data Deposit
Data Management Plans
Data Sharing and Licenses (Creative Commons) Essentials
Endnote: Advanced
Endnote: Basics
Introduction to Systematic Reviews
GIS in the Health Sciences
Library Essentials
Managing Your Research Profile using ORCID
Mendeley: Advanced
Mendeley: Basics
ORCID, Scopus, Publons, Google Scholar: Making Sense of Research Profiles and Identities
Preparing for Your First Publication
Searching in Scopus
Searching for Indigenous Health Research
Searching Like a Pro
Types of Reviews
Zotero: Basics
Course Descriptions (in alphabetical order)
Data Deposit
This informative session will discuss data management plans - formal documents that outline how data/scholarly products of research are to be handled both during and after a research project. In anticipation of the Tri-Agency Policy on data management which will recommend them, and in support of research ethic board who are requesting them on ethic submissions, this session will walk participants through the University of Manitoba template available on the Portage Network’s DMP Assistant. Using an example, considerations will include: institutional supports for data management, data preservation, metadata description. By the end of this session participants will be able to:
Introduction to Systematic Reviews
This informative session pushes beyond the systematic review to explore a variety of other review types in the health sciences. Attendees will discusses the advantages and challenges of different reviews (e.g., scoping reviews, rapid reviews, meta-analyses, umbrella reviews) to determine which type works best for their research question and process. By the end of this session participants will be able to:
Library Essentials
This hands-on session highlights the essential library and research tools all graduate student should know. Attendees will explore library tools (e..g, Library Access extension), resources (e.g, AskUs), and databases (e.g., Scopus) that will help streamline the entire research process. The session will also cover the single best tip to aid them in their search for library resources. By the end of this session participants will be able to:
Maximizing your Research Identity and Impact
This hands-on session explores various networking and academic profile websites to help you determine why tools like these matter and to choose which one(s) are appropriate for you. These tools raise the profile of a researcher at any stage of their career and better highlight scholarly impact. ResearchGate, Mendeley, ResearcherID, Google Scholar, and ORCID will be compared. By the end of this session participants will be able to:
Managing Your Research Profile using ORCID
This session explores various networking and academic profile websites to help you determine why tools like these matter and to choose which one(s) are appropriate for you. These tools raise the profile of a researcher at any stage of their career and better highlight scholarly impact. ORCID, Scopus, Publons, and Google Scholar are compared.
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
* Identify key resources available to help a researcher track, measure, and visualize their impact
* Assess researcher profile sites and their key features
* Compare and contrast researcher profile sites
Mendeley: Advanced
This hands-on session focuses on advanced features of Mendeley - a citation management tool - and assumes attendees are already familiar with the basics features of Mendeley. This session covers working with PDFs (watched folders, annotations); tagging; collaboration tools (private and public groups); exploring importing options; deduplicating; and working with output styles (making minor modifications and installing new styles). By the end of this session participants will be able to:
Mendeley: Basics
This hands-on session introduces you to Mendeley - a free citation management tool. Mendeley helps you organize references and PDFs and allow you to easily create bibliographies using a number of different predetermined styles. This session guides you through using both the online and desktop versions of Mendeley, introduces you to the layout of Mendeley, works through the different ways to import citations and PDFs, and demonstrates using the word-plug in to create bibliographies. By the end of this session participants will be able to:
Preparing for Your First Publication
This informative session guides you through the complete process of preparing your first publication. It cover important factors to consider when selecting a journal, how the peer-review and revision process works, understanding open access options, the benefits of creating an ORCID, copyright issues, and how to keep track of potential future citations of your work. By the end of this session participants will be able to:
Searching in Scopus
This hands-on sessions takes a closer look at Scopus - the largest database of scholarly material. Scopus is a multidisciplinary database with a focus on STEM content and is an essential tool for many areas of health sciences research. The session will explore how users can use Scopus and its many features - such as Cited By, linked reference lists, author profiles. By the end of this session participants will be able to:
Searching Like a Pro
This hands-on session will give you the skills you need to search for research and information like a pro. Using a variety of search techniques (Boolean, truncation, phrase searching, etc), you will search more effectively and efficiently in the library catalog, scholarly databases, and in even in Google. By the end of this session participants will be able to: