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 enroll, click the 'register' link associated with the course. 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.

Additional Information

Classes on additional topics including Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, Evidence-based Medicine resources, as well as other databases are available upon request. Please contact your Library Liaison.

Web-based video tutorials and handouts for many popular databases and software programs are also available at any time on our Tutorials page.

Current Course Schedule

March 2012
Designing an Effective Poster in PowerPoint 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.	Thursday Mar 8, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room: B103 Catherine Harris and Barbara McGowan
Excel Level I (ONLINE CLASS) Learn the basics of using Microsoft Excel from the comfort of your own home or office! Through instruction and live demonstrations, we'll explore the creation of a spreadsheet as well as some simple ways to manipulate your data. This will be an interactive learning experience, so come prepared to ask questions! Knowledge of Windows required.	Friday Mar 9, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room: ONLINE Tom Harrods
April 2012
Judging Your Impact Want to know how to quantify the impact of your research? Or find the best journal for your manuscript? Then come join us for "Judging Your Impact: Quantifying Research Output".During this session we'll cover some of the most common ways to quantify the impact of articles, Journals, and We'll also explore the resources offered by the Himmelfarb library that can assist in this analysis.Through instruction and in-class examples, we'll look at the tools and metrics to help you assess the world of scholarship and evaluate the impact of your own publications.	Wednesday Apr 4, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room: B103 Tom Harrod
Excel: Graphing Discuss the use of graphs and practice creating graphs in Excel. Knowledge of Windows and Excel required!.	Friday Apr 20, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room: B103 Tom Harrod
May 2012
Introduction to Adobe Acrobat X Pro This class will focus on converting different file types into PDF documents, creating PDF documents from web pages, adding multimedia to PDF documents (i.e. Flash), and the basics of creating and editing forms. Students will have the opportunity to create and convert PDF documents and generate forms during the class.	Wednesday May 9, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Room: B103 Catherine Harris & Velda Jones