Library Course Schedule

Policy

All classes are open to GW Medical Center faculty, staff, and students, GW Hospital staff and MFA staff. There is a limit of three times that an individual can attend the same class.
To register for classes, please call (202) 994-2850. Provide your name, telephone number and e-mail address. Class size is limited to 9 students per session.
There is no charge for SMHS and SPHHS students, staff and faculty. MFA and GW Hospital staff are charged $50 per hour for standard software classes (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint).
Payment for classes may be made by personal check, departmental check, or authorization on departmental letterhead (must contain departmental accounting number and supervisor signature).
Call (202) 994-2850 if you have any questions.

Current Course Schedule

January 2008
Introduction to Blackboard This session is intended to give you Blackboard user knowledge and skills. The key Blackboard elements that will be covered in this session include: Course menu, Assignments, Communications, Discussions, Tests, Gradebook.	Wednesday Jan 9, 2008 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Room: B103 ITL Staff
MEDLINE (Ovid) Learn to use Ovid Gateway, available on your desktop, to search the Medline database.	Wednesday Jan 30, 2008 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room: B103 Elaine Sullo
Excel Learn how to create a spreadsheet, enter data and formulas, and manipulate cells. Knowledge of Windows required!	Thursday Jan 31, 2008 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Room: B103 Laurie Lyons
February 2008
Introduction to Blackboard Content System (BbCS) The BbCS adds to our current Blackboard Learning System (BbLS) with advanced course document management, reusable and collaborative content, and faculty and student digital portfolios.	Monday Feb 11, 2008 10:00 am - 11:30 am Room: B103 ITL Staff
MEDLINE (Ovid) Learn to use Ovid Gateway, available on your desktop, to search the Medline database.	Wednesday Feb 13, 2008 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room: B103 Elaine Sullo
Introduction to Powerpoint Learn how to create presentation slides and overheads for your next class or talk. Also learn how to print out your slides and speaker notes to accompany your next presentation. Students will prepare title, bullet, and clipart slides and graphs.	Friday Feb 15, 2008 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Room: B103 Catherine Harris
Evidence-Based Medicine Learn what is meant by the term "evidence-based medicine", become familiar with the levels of evidence, identify EBM resources available from the Himmelfarb Library and practice evidence-based search strategies.	Wednesday Feb 20, 2008 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room: B103 Cynthia Kahn
RefWorks RefWorks is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows users to create a own personal database by importing references from online databases and facilitates bibliography creation. This program is useful when writing papers, collecting research bibliographic references and formatting the paper and the bibliography.	Wednesday Feb 20, 2008 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Room: B103 Laura Abate
Designing an Effective Poster Research Day is coming! Learn how to create an effective research poster using Microsoft PowerPoint. See examples from past Research Day sessions that illustrate both good and poor design.	Wednesday Feb 27, 2008 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room: B103 Barbara McGowan and Catherine Harris
Access Level I Learn basic Access file structure and commands, and Access wizards. Knowledge of Windows is required!	Friday Feb 29, 2008 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Room: B103 Catherine Harris
March 2008
Access Level II Learn advanced functions, commands and Access wizards. Knowledge of Windows is required!	Wednesday Mar 5, 2008 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Room: B103 Mody Olympia
Blackboard Gradebook This course covers the various features in the Blackboard Gradebook.	Thursday Mar 6, 2008 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room: B103 ITL Staff
NIH Public Access Policy Information Session Do you receive NIH funding for your research? Are you publishing the results of your NIH-funded research? Will you be applying to NIH for funds in the future? Come and learn how the new NIH Public Access Policy mandating submission of all published articles arising from NIH-funded research projects affects you. This session will cover all the options and answer many of your questions.Sponsored by the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Sponsored by the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library	Thursday Mar 6, 2008 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room: Ross Hall 117 Dr. Peter Hotez, Department of Microbiology and Tropical Medicine Laura Abate, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
MEDLINE (Ovid) Learn to use Ovid Gateway, available on your desktop, to search the Medline database.	Monday Mar 10, 2008 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Room: B103 Elaine Sullo
April 2008
MEDLINE (Ovid) Learn to use Ovid Gateway, available on your desktop, to search the Medline database.	Wednesday Apr 9, 2008 10:00 am - 11:00 am Room: B103 Elaine Sullo
Keeping Current: Time-saving Strategies for GWUMC Faculty Learn how to use email and/or RSS feeds to keep up with the latest information in your field. We'll concentrate on selecting the best content, and the most effective delivery method.	Wednesday Apr 30, 2008 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room: B103 Laura Abate and Betsy Appleton