KSOM Year I: Library Orientation (Classroom first) Emily
Brennan, MLIS Eileen Eandi, MLS Evans Whitaker, MD, MLIS
[email protected]@usc.edu Luis Franco Norris Medical
Library, Room 102 2003 Zonal Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90089-9130 Slide
2 Welcome to Norris Introductions Please sign in Two hours: Hour 1:
Classroom/Lab: Hands on Introduce and try resources Hour 2:
Conference Room Norris homepage, MedWeb, a simulated doctor-patient
interview, and the assignment Handouts -- you will use them both
hours: Getting Started Guide Resource comparison chart In-class
exercises Evaluation form Slide 3 This session Introduction to
information resources useful in years 1-2 of Keck School of
Medicine Well provide opportunity to try the resources We will be
using your first 3 SPP cases as subject matter: In-class
demonstration: Abdominal pain In-class exercises: Diabetes mellitus
Assignment: Cystic fibrosis Ask Questions!! Slide 4 Background
information This grouping requires least biomedical knowledge and
vocabulary Wikipedia check sources! Wikipedia Google Advanced
Search Google MedlinePlus.gov more about this in next hour
MedlinePlus.gov Slide 5 Electronic books (eBooks) Student portal
LibProxy Moderate level of medical terminology eBook Collections
AccessMedicine will discuss today AccessMedicine AccessPharmacy
searches like AccessMedicine AccessPharmacy AccessSurgery searches
like AccessMedicine AccessSurgery MD Consult will discuss today MD
Consult eTextbooks ACP Medicine not functioning properly ACS
Surgery not functioning properly Slide 6 In-class Exercise 1 Play
with the resources we just mentioned Ten minutes Ask questions as
they come up Slide 7 Clinical Information Tools Moderate level of
medical terminology Similar to textbooks in many ways Emphasize
information for patient care Will become progressively more
valuable to you UpToDate Essential Evidence Plus ACP Pier Slide 8
Journal Articles High level of medical terminology and required
background information PubMed (MEDLINE) no demo today Google
Scholar set preferences for USC Google Scholar Ovid a collection of
databases MEDLINE Basic Search a few good articles schistosomiasis
appendicitis Find it at USC full text of article Slide 9 In-class
Exercise 2 Clinical Information Tools Ovid MEDLINE -- Basic Search
Ask Questions! 10 minutes Slide 10 Primal Pictures Anatomy
reference Access through Ovid Flexible and many features Try
looking at the anatomy of the appendix as an example Slide 11 Last
Slide Questions? Personal Librarian: HELP Reference Desk Email (24
hour turnaround) Phone (9A to 5P, M to F) Meebo (9A to 5P, M to F)
Please fill out evaluation form, take handouts with you to next
session Thank you!
