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AMA Tutorial(41k pdf)

The American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style is used for publication in the fields of medicine and science. First published in 1962, the manual now is now in its 10th edition. This tutorial has been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department.

APA Tutorial (53k pdf)

For scientific and educational writing APA style is a widely recognized standard. The American Psychological Association (APA) developed the writing style in 1929 and began publishing the APA Publication Manual in 1952.The manual is currently in its fifth edition (2001). This tutorial has been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department.

Cochrane Library Basic Search
Cochrane Library Advanced Search

The Cochrane Library consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases, including The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Cochrane Methodology Register, NHS Economic Evaluation Database, Health Technology Assessment Database, and Cochrane Database of Methodology Reviews. This tutorial has been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department. The tutorial gives detailed information using screenshots to illustrate the searching features available.

EBSCOhost Basic Search
EBSCOhost Folder Options

EBSCOhost is an online reference system offering a variety of proprietary full text and bibliographic databases. This tutorial has been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department. The tutorial gives detailed information using screenshots to illustrate the searching features available.

EndNote X1 Basics

EndNote is a bibliographic software program that helps researchers, scholarly writers, and students organize their references in one convenient place. This tutorial has been created by Thomson Scientific and will teach you the basics of the program.

EndNote Web Tutorial

EndNote Web is a Web-based service designed to help students and researchers through the process of writing a research paper. This is a free resource provided by ISI Web of Science. This tutorial has been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department.

Evaluating Web Sites(46.3k pdf)

Contains tips to evaluate the validity and accuracy of web sites. This tutorial has been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department.

ILLiad Tutorial

This tutorial has been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department. The tutorial gives basic information using screenshots which illustrate how to access ILLiad and submit requests.

Index Veterinarius Tutorial

Basic search features for Index Veterinarius are covered in this tutorial that has been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department.

MD Consult Basic Search
MD Consult Search Books

MD Consult helps patrons answer clinical questions and keep abreast of recent developments with highly respected medical journals, clinics and books. These tutorials have been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department. Using screenshots, they demonstrate basic searching across multiple areas and within books.

PubMed Online Training

Web-based learning tools designed to help you search PubMed created by the National Library of Medicine.

ScienceDirect Basic Search

This tutorial has been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department. The tutorial gives detailed information using screenshots to illustrate the searching features available.

UpToDate Tutorial

UpToDate is a peer-reviewed, evidence based clinical information service. There are thousands of topic reviews which are continually updated. This tutorial has been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department.

Web of Science Basic Search
Web of Science Output Options

The goal of these tutorials is to provide the user with a general overview of the Web of Science database, a demonstration of basic searching, and to provide an overview of the tools provided in the database. This tutorial has been created by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Reference Department.
Last Updated:05/06/2008