Amy Studer
Health Sciences Librarian
916-734-0206
Health Sciences Libraries: Tutorials
by Amy Studer, Bruce Abbott, Matthew Conner – March 15, 2021
Courtesy of the National Library of MedicineThis guide points to short tutorials about health sciences information resources for faculty, students, researchers, clinicians, and staff. Key databases are covered, as well as the steps necessary to access information from the UC Davis Library.
Access from off-campus: Library VPN (Pulse Secure)
To access online library-licensed resources (online articles, eBooks, online databases), you may use an on-campus UC Davis networked computer or UC Davis authenticated wifi network (not a guest wifi network), without any additional authentication required.
For off-campus access, or guest access while on-campus, you must have the Library VPN app (Pulse Secure) correctly installed and configured on your computer or mobile device (one-time set-up). Then, prior to each library resources session, you must log-in to Pulse Secure using your UC Davis Kerberos credentials.
UC Davis Health Access to Library Resources
UCDH offers alternative methods of access to library resources. In our experience, some of the UCDH technology environments work better than others for accessing library resources. Here are some of the options with our recommendations.
| VPN/client name | Recommended for access to library resources | Login credentials | Comments & more information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library VPN (Pulse Secure) | Yes | UCD CAS (Kerberos) | https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/service/connect-from-off-campus |
| UCDH Guest Wifi UCD Guest Wireless | No | None | For access to library-licensed resources, must use in combination with the Library VPN (Pulse Secure) |
| UCDH Prod Wifi | Yes | UCDH Citrix | Onsite at UCDH only |
| UCDH VPN (Cisco AnyConnect) | Yes | UCDH Citrix | https://health.ucdavis.edu/remoteaccess/downloadclient.html |
| UCDH Citrix Application or health system terminal | No | UCDH Citrix | Use to access EMR, "The Insider", or UCDH Intranet If no other option is available, access using IE11 provides a slightly improved user experience https://health.ucdavis.edu/remoteaccess/downloadclient.html |
| UC Davis VPN | No | UCD CAS (Kerberos) | |
| UC Davis Eduroam | Yes | UCD CAS (Kerberos) | Wireless access for UCD main campus -- not available at UCDH https://itcatalog.ucdavis.edu/service/eduroam |
Blaisdell Medical Library Orientation
View the 7-minute video orientation to Blaisdell Medical Library:
UC Davis Library Search
The UC Davis Library catalog is found on the homepage of the library website.
Check out the FAQs and Search Tips
There are three main search modes, plus advanced search and browse features:
- Library catalog + Articles
- Library catalog only
- Course reserves
Video: “How to locate eBooks using the library catalog” [< 3 minutes]
UCD-eLinks: Key to finding full-text articles
UCD-eLinks are embedded in databases enabling you to navigate to library-licensed full-text articles or to request items that are not immediately available online. In some cases, UC-eLinks will be displayed instead of UCD-eLinks.
More information about UCD-eLinks and how to request articles at UC Davis Library
Video: “Using Google Scholar to Locate or Request Journal Articles” [<4 minutes]
Video: “Accessing Articles in PubMed through UCD-eLinks” [3 minutes]
PubMed Tutorials
Finding Full-Text Articles in PubMed
In order to maximize discovery of library-licensed full-text articles in PubMed, navigate into PubMed using a special link that is enabled for UCD-eLinks. Note: you can bookmark it!
A Google Search for PubMed will not lead you to this special link; however, it is available from the UC Davis Library website and the Clinical Resources Center.
UCD-eLinks gives you more options for navigating to library-licensed full-text articles. For those articles that are not immediately available, UCD-eLinks leads you to an easy interlibrary loan request feature.
Handout: How to access articles using PubMed, UCD-eLinks, & Interlibrary Loan
Video: “Accessing Articles in PubMed through UCD-eLinks” [3 minutes]
New PubMed User Guide
New PubMed Essentials: Quick Tours
These brief interactive tutorials from the National Library of Medicine [NLM] provide an introduction to PubMed using the new PubMed interface (launched in 2020).
| What is in PubMed? | 3 min(s) |
| PubMed: Find articles on a topic | 1 min(s) |
| PubMed subject search: How it works | 4 min(s) |
| PubMed: Using the advanced search builder | 3 min(s) |
| PubMed: Find articles by author | 2 min(s) |
| PubMed: Find articles from a citation | 2 min(s) |
| PubMed: Find articles by journal | 2 min(s) |
| PubMed: Find the latest treatments for a disease or disorder | 2 min(s) |
| PubMed: Get the full text for an article | 2 min(s) |
| PubMed: Save searches and set e-mail alerts | 2 min(s) |
Additional Tutorials
- PubMed Tutorial [NLM — old PubMed]
- MeSH Tutorial [NLM]
- Searching Drugs or Chemicals in PubMed [NLM]
- 5 Tips for Searching PubMed [Duke University Medical Center Library (Duke)]
- PubMed Interactive Tutorial — How to find the best evidence for clinical care in PubMed [Duke]
- Tutorials from New York University (NYU) Libraries
- PubMed Online Training
Setting Up Custom PubMed Filters
A more advanced tutorial from Bruce Abbott, one of UC Davis’s own medical librarians, on how to customize PubMed for your use.
UpToDate
CINAHL
CINAHL YouTube Tutorials
CINAHL Text Tutorials
Searching
- Performing a Basic Search
- Advanced Search: Single Find Field
- Advanced Search: Guided Style Find Fields Keyword Searching
- Limiters
- Expanders
- Suggest Subject Terms
- Result List Features
- Reading an Article
- Citation Matcher
Browsing
- CINAHL/MeSH Headings
- Browsing by Indexes
- Browsing for Cited References
- CINAHL Continuing Education Modules
EBSCO Video Tutorials
- EBSCOhost Advanced with Guided Style Tutorial
- Creating a Journal Alert on EBSCOhost Tutorial
- Creating a Search Alert on EBSCOhost Tutorial
EBSCOHost Functionality
- EBSCOhost Advanced Search Guided Help Sheet
- EBSCOhost Preferences Help Sheet
- How to Create a My EBSCOhost Account
- My EBSCOhost Folder Help Sheet
- Sharing Custom Folders
- How to Use Search Alerts
- How to Use Journal Alerts
- How to Use One-Step RSS Search Alerts
- EBSCO Interfaces User Guide – Print/Email/Save Functions
- EBSCO Interfaces User Guide – Personalization and the My EBSCOhost Folder Functions
- EBSCO Interfaces User Guide – Saving Search and Alerting Functions
OVID Medline
OVID Functionality Tutorials
MEDLINE Specific Tutorials
TRIP Database Tutorials from YouTube
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library Training Hub offers publisher-created (Wiley) user guides, quick training videos, and webinars. In some cases, free registration is required.
Embase
CAB Abstracts on CAB Direct
Introduction to Searching – 2:39 min |
Refining Research Results – 3:29 min |
Selecting & Exporting – 3:08 min |
A 21 page CAB Direct Quick Guide and numerous other guides and tutorials are available on CABI’s website under Product Training.
Global Health on CAB Direct
Introduction to Searching – 2:37 min |
Refining Research Results – 3:29 min |
Selecting & Exporting – 3:08 min |
Additional tutorial videos can be found on CABI’s website under Product Training, Global Health on CAB Direct.
VetMed Resource
Navigating the Homepage – 2:46 min |
Smart Searches – 1:50 min |
A 24 page VetMed Resource User Guide is available, as are additional resources, from VetMed Resource Help.
Scopus
Scopus Tutorials and Training materials can be found by clicking on the question mark (?) icon in the Scopus Database.
In addition, there are short videos on a variety of topics posted on the YouTube Channel for Scopus training videos.
Web of Science
Web of Science You-Tube Channel
Web of Science — Advanced Search Video [~ 6 minutes]
Additional tutorial videos on search tips, exporting records and more can be found on the Web of Knowledge Training Site.
Citation Management Tools (e.g., EndNote)
There are quite a few citation management tools available.
This handout provides an overview for three of the more common software programs — EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero — including links to tutorials and downloads.
EndNote
For information about the current status of the UC Davis EndNote software site license:
- Go to https://software.ucdavis.edu.
- Sign in using your UCD Kerberos account.
- Once logged in, search “EndNote” in the search box.
For additional questions about the UC Davis EndNote software site license, please contact the IT person for your Department.
Clarivate Analytics provides extensive resources about how to use EndNote software, including videos and written instructions. View a selection of beginning EndNote videos below.
The UC Davis Library also provides EndNote support documentation, especially related to using the software at UC Davis — On the library homepage, use the library search tool to perform a site search on “EndNote”. Content will be found in Guides and Pages.
UC Davis Library EndNote Guide: Provides tips on how to:
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- Set EndNote preferences;
- Export a citation from Google Scholar; and,
- Partially automate retrieval of full-text article pdfs with the EndNote Find Full-Text feature. Requires one-time configuration step; then requires logging onto the Library VPN (Pulse Secure) prior to each session for remote access.
OpenURL_path: https://search.library.ucdavis.edu/openurl/01UCD/01UCD_SP?
EndNote x8 Online Guide (PDF)
