5 Free (online) PubMed CE Webinars from the NNLM Training Office

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine Training Office (NTO) is offering a series of 5, free, online CE webinars called PubMed for Librarians (PML). Take one or more (or all) of the classes. Follow the links to register. Details are below. All times are Eastern (please adjust for your local time zone). PubMed for Librarians: Introduction (1.5CE) June 6, 2018 1 PM – 2:30 ET https://nnlm.gov/class/pubmed-librarians-introduction-pubmed/8416 Learn the difference between PubMed and MEDLINE Brief introduction to MeSH, Automatic Term Mapping and Subheadings Citation sensors PubMed for Librarians: MeSH (1.5CE) June 13, 2018 1 PM – 2:30 ET https://nnlm.gov/class/pubmed-librarians-mesh/8417 Learn about the National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) database 4 different types of MeSH terms We’ll investigate the structure of the MeSH database (spoiler alert…it’s a hierarchy) and look at the components of a MeSH record. PubMed for Librarians: Automatic Term Mapping (1.5CE) June 20, 2018 1 PM – 2:30 ET https://nnlm.gov/class/pubmed-librarians-automatic-term-mapping-atm/8418 Learn how PubMed uses Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) to map your keyword searches to the controlled vocabulary of the MeSH database. Learn how ATM helps you search effectively with keywords. We will also look at the MeSH explosion feature We will explore how to search for phrases in PubMed (spoiler alert…there’s a phrase index) PubMed for Librarians: Building an...
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