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 that highlight resources available for research, educate on best practices in information literacy and academic medicine, and inspire innovation through the lens of health care history.
Health Sciences History Hour, part of the McGoogan Sessions instruction series, is an hour-long session led by archivists and a rare books librarian from the McGoogan Library's Robert S. Wigton Department of Special Collections and Archives.
Archived recordings and slides from sessions are available on demand by clicking on the "Archived Recordings" tab.
Spring 2024 McGoogan Sessions
- Health Sciences History Hour
Thursday, March 21, noon–1 p.m. CDT
Infectious Disease in Rare Books
Location: Zoom
Join Erin Torell, rare books librarian, at McGoogan Library, on Thursday, March 21 from noon–1 p.m. CDT to learn how humans describe and understand disease through scientific writings, medical illustration, early graphic medicine, poetry, microscopic slides, and treatments. This session is open to all UNMC, clinical partners (Nebraska Medicine and Children’s Nebraska) and public audiences. Individuals interested in attending must register online via Zoom.
Why should you attend?
• Get an inside look at some of the library’s rare books that date back hundreds of years
• Discover how humans understood disease in the past and how that has influenced the present day
• Expand your health sciences history knowledge - Health Sciences History Hour
Tuesday, March 26, noon–1 p.m. CDT
Stories from the Collection: Women of UNMC
Location: Zoom
Join DiAnna Hemsath, archivist, at McGoogan Library, on Tuesday, March 26 from noon–1 p.m. CDT and peek into UNMC’s past. This session will explore women who shaped UNMC’s early history and is open to all UNMC, clinical partners (Nebraska Medicine and Children’s Nebraska) and public audiences. Individuals interested in attending must register online via Zoom.
Why should you attend?
• Analyze and contextualize the political, cultural, and social history of early UNMC history as it pertains to women.
• Gain an understanding that history is an evidence-based discipline that requires identifying reliable primary sources, such as those available in McGoogan Library’s special collections and archives.
• Evaluate historical narrative as an argument built from evidence and interpretation and open to rigorous questioning and critique. - Thursday, March 28, noon–1 p.m. CDT
Selecting a Data Repository
Location: WHM 6032 and Zoom - Wednesday, April 3, noon–1 p.m. CDT
Systematic Reviews
Location: Zoom - Tuesday, April 9, noon–1 p.m. CDT
The Data Management Lifecycle: What is it and how to use it
Location: WHM 6032 and Zoom - Thursday, April 11, noon–1 p.m. CDT
McGoogan Session: Digital File Management: Tips and Tricks to Reducing Your Digital Clutter
Location: Zoom
Join Larissa Krayer, digital archivist at McGoogan Library, on Thursday, April 11 from noon–1 p.m. CDT to learn tips and tricks related to file naming, folder structure, version control, and more. This McGoogan Session is intended for all UNMC and clinical partners audiences who want to learn how to better manage their digital files. Individuals interested in attending need to register via Zoom to receive the event link.
Why should you attend?
• Learn best practices for digital file management.
• Reduce the amount of time you spend looking through your files to find the one you need.
• Increase your productivity by being more consistent with how you manage your digital files.
CITATION MANAGEMENT
- Zotero – March 6, 2024 View recording Download slides
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Writing with EndNote – March 4, 2024 View recording Download slides
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EndNote 20 – October 4, 2023 View recording
- Selecting a Citation Manager: Moving from RefWorks to Zotero or EndNote – March 10, 2023 View recording Download slides
DATA MANAGEMENT
- Writing a Data Management Plan – February 1, 2024 View recording Download slides
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Making Data FAIR, Making Data Interoperable – October 17, 2023 View recording
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Selecting a Data Repository – March 23, 2023 View recording Download slides
HISTORY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
- Native Healers: Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD, America's First Native American Physician – November 14, 2023 View recording Download slides
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Civil War Objects from the Collection – October 10, 2023 View recording Download slides
- Overview of Fetal images from the McGoogan Library Rare Book Collection – April 7, 2023 View recording Download slides
PUBLISHING AND RESEARCH
- Types of Literature Reviews – March 12, 2024 View recording Download slides
- Copyright and Fair Use – February 27, 2024 View recording Download slides
- Tools for Systematic Reviews – February 7, 2024 View recording Download slides
- Publishing Crash Course – October 31, 2023 View recording Download slides
- Author Rights and Copyright – February 21, 2023 View recording
SELF-LEARNING
- Digital File Management: Tips and Tricks to Reducing Your Digital Clutter – October 24, 2023 View recording Download slides
- 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
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, or call 402-559-6221 to request an instruction session on your preferred topic. We require 14 days' notice for class requests and a 24-hour notice for one-to-one librarian instruction sessions. aja;tjata
Classes are offered for UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, and Children's Nebraska affiliates.
Please refer to the list below for ideas of possible classes.
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 health care experiences of patients, patient families, and health care 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