Instruction
The McGoogan Health Sciences Library prioritizes information gathering, instruction, and education for students, staff, faculty, and clinicians across our 500-mile Nebraska campus. The library's instruction series, McGoogan Sessions, offers unique topics highlighting resources available for research, educating on best practices in information literacy and academic medicine, and inspiring innovation through instruction about advancements in healthcare history. Archived recordings are available on demand.
Stay tuned for the 2024 McGoogan Sessions!
Native Healers: Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD, America's First Native American Physician - November 14, 2023 View recording Download slides
Publishing Crash Course - October 31, 2023 View recording Download slides
Digital File Management: Tips and Tricks to Reducing Your Digital Clutter - October 24, 2023 View recording Download slides
Zotero - October 19, 2023 View recording
Making Data FAIR, Making Data Interoperable - October 17, 2023 View recording
Civil War Objects from the Collection - October 10, 2023 View recording Download slides
EndNote 20 - October 4, 2023 View recording
Preserving Family Treasures - Textiles and Fabrics - July 6, 2023 View recording Download slides
Preserving Family Treasures - Digitizing Your Memories - June 16, 2023 View recording Download slides
Preserving Family Treasures: Personal Papers, Photos, Scrapbooks, and More - May 4, 2023 View recording Download slides
Writing a Data Management Plan - April 19, 2023 View recording Download slides
Overview of Fetal images from the McGoogan Library Rare Book Collection - April 7, 2023 View recording Download slides
EndNote: Advanced - March 30, 2023 View recording Download slides
Selecting a Data Repository - March 23, 2023 View recording Download slides
Selecting a Citation Manager: Moving from RefWorks to Zotero or EndNote - March 10, 2023 View recording Download slides
Tools for Systematic Reviews - March 1, 2023 View recording Download slides
Writing a Data Management Plan - February 24, 2023 View recording
Author Rights and Copyright - February 21, 2023 View recording
Basic Zotero Training - February 2, 2023 View recording
McGoogan Library Instruction
UNMC's librarians offer instruction on a variety of topics via live or asynchronous, face-to-face, or online formats. Whether you want a short online tutorial, a one-to-one librarian-scholar meeting, a lecture, or a workshop presented within a course, we can help. Contact your liaison librarian, email askus@unmc.edu, or call 402-559-6221 to request an instruction session on your preferred topic. We require 14 days' notice for class requests. There are no notice requirements for one-to-one librarian instruction sessions.
Classes are offered for UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, and Children's Nebraska affiliates.
This class will help you navigate the library catalog, specialty databases, and repositories to reach full-text articles and books.
Learn how to use the free Zotero citation management tool for your thesis, dissertation, or other publication. Related Research Guide: Zotero Tips and Training
Request a free copy of EndNote, then attend this class. Learn how to import references directly from database search results, create and share groups of references with other EndNote users, and use 'Cite While You Write' to embed preformatted citations into your manuscript. Related Research Guide: EndNote
Get acquainted with the world's largest biomedical literature database. Learn how to conduct efficient searches, create search alerts to keep you informed on newly published research, connect to full-text articles, and request items not held at your organization. Related Research Guide: Searching Techniques
This research-focused search engine is one you should have in your research toolbox. Learn how to customize it to connect with your organization's collection, efficiently search and share results, and how to set up search alerts. Related Research Guide: Google Scholar Settings for UNMC & Children’s Hospital
Learn how to determine if a work is copyrighted and how to evaluate the permissible use of copyrighted works. Related Research Guide: Copyright & Plagiarism
Learn how to use Scopus and Google Scholar to identify and manage your research impact. Explore ORCID and DigitalCommons and how they can connect you with future collaborators. Related Research Guide: Author Toolkit: Maximize Research Impact
Led by experts in the Robert S. Wigton Department of Special Collections and Archives, this class introduces the breadth and depth of historical items located in the collection. You will learn how to search for historical materials, what procedures you need to follow to view materials in person, and tips on utilizing primary resources in research and education. Related website: Special Collections and Archives
Learn about the services and tools available in the Jim and Karen Linder Maker Studio, and how you can put them to use for your clinical and educational projects. Topics covered include safety requirements, local options for UNMC campuses, and online resources. Related Research Guide: Maker Studio
Get acquainted CINAHL, tailored to the information needs of Nursing and Allied Health professions. Learn how to conduct efficient searches, create search alerts to keep you informed on newly published research, connect to full-text, and request items not held at your organization. Learn how this database relates to the mental health and psychiatry database, PsycInfo, and other databases. Related Research Guide: Searching Techniques
Learn about experiences of illness and health through the art of graphic medicine, which is the intersection between comics and the discourse of health. Participants will be introduced to the healthcare experiences of patients, patient families, and healthcare providers through graphic pathographies. They will practice creative exercises to help deepen their empathy and understanding in this innovative format. Related Research Guide: Graphic Medicine