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HMSOM Medical Elective: Developing Search Skills

This two-week elective will focus on developing your advanced literature searching techniques. We will dive into advanced features of PubMed, Scopus, Grey Literature databases and sources, pre-print servers, and others.

Developing Your Search Skills: An Overview

Welcome to the Developing Searching Skills Elective! This two-week elective will focus on developing your advanced literature searching techniques. We will dive into advanced features of PubMed, Scopus, Grey Literature databases and sources, pre-print servers, and others. 

The final output of this course will be a narrative literature review on a topic of your choosing, and a 10-15 minute oral presentation. Your narrative literature review needs to be uploaded to your class folder by 11:59pm on Sunday, 10/22.

We are looking forward to having you in our elective!

Christopher Duffy, MLIS, AHIP - christopher.duffy@hmhn.org ; Margaret Dreker, MPA, MLS - margaret.dreker@hmhn.org ; Kyle Downey, MLIS - kyle.downey@hmhn.org

 

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A Zoom link for each session will be sent in welcome email

Final Projects - Google folders, PPT, Prisma and final lit review

Add before class download Zotero & LibKey Nomad. See the links on the left. 

Zotero will help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.

LibKey Nomad is a browser add-on that facilitates access to articles available through Library subscriptions.

Block F Calendar: Monday, March 17, 2025 - Sunday, March 23, 2025

 

Monday, March 10, 2025 Class Overview - Developing your Research Topic 10am - 12pm
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Zotero & PubMed Searching 10am - 12pm
Thursday, March 13, 2025 Grey Literature & Pre Print Servers 10am - 12pm
Monday, March 17, 2025 Overview of PRISMA Flow Diagram, Research Presence, OrcID & Choosing Where to Publish 10am - 12pm
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Librarian 1:1 Meeting (schedule appointment between 8:30-12pm) 8:30am - 12pm
Thursday, March 20, 2025 Final Presentations (Match Day, Friday, 3/21/2025) 10am - 12pm
Sunday, March 23, 2025 Final Literature Review, Final Prisma Flowchart and Power Point due. Upload into Google Folder due by midnight

 

Block H Calendar: Monday, April 7, 2025 - Sunday, April 20, 2025

 

Monday, April 7, 2025 Class Overview - Developing your Research Question 10 am-12pm
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 PubMed Searching, Zotero 10am-12pm
Thursday, April 10, 2025 Grey Literature, Pre Print Servers 10am-12pm
Monday, April 14, 2025 Overview of PRISMA Flow Diagram, Research Presence & OrcID, Choosing Where to Publish 10am-12pm
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Librarian 1:1 Meeting (schedule appointment between 8:30-12pm) 8:30-12pm
Friday, April 18, 2025 Final Presentations 10am-12pm
Sunday, April 20, 2025 Final Literature Review, Final Prisma Flowchart and Power Point due. Upload into Google Folder due by midnight