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On Demand Tutorials

These concise tutorials address specific biomedical research skills, offering a no-frills, self-paced approach to learning.

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Released | 5 minutes | 1 Episode

Literature Searching Tips for Non-Scientists

In this tutorial, you will learn basic search concepts for initiating a database search for users who are not experienced searchers. The objective is to encourage and enable new and inexperienced users to initiate searches in the available library databases.

Released | 12 minutes | 2 Episodes

Obtaining Full Texts for Screening in Covidence

This two part tutorial series covers how how to use EndNote to get the full text of articles for completing full text screening for your review.

Released | 13 minutes | 1 Episode

PowerPoint Accessibility: The Basics

By the end of this thirteen minute training, attendees will be able to identify four key areas of PowerPoint accessibility: alt text, reading order, color, and tables.

Released | 13 minutes | 1 Episode

How to cite data

In this 13-minute tutorial you will learn the importance of data citation, the components of a data citation, and style guidelines to reference for data citation.

By the end of this training, attendees will be able to:

Discuss the importance of data citation

Released | 8 minutes | 1 Episode

Create a citation report in Web of Science and Scopus

This tutorial will introduce on how to access the citation report tools using Scopus and Web of Science databases, as well as issues to consider when using the citation reports.

Released | 4 minutes | 1 Episode

How to schedule and prepare for your library consultation

Learn how to schedule your consultation, questions to consider as you prepare, and additional tips to make for an effective meeting with an NIH Librarian.