The following classes will be offered in the Research Medical Library classroom in the Pickens Academic Tower, (FCT21.6008), during the coming months.

All classes are free, but pre-registration is required.  M.D. Anderson employees should register through the Education Center.  If you are unable to access the Education Center, please contact Esmeralda Calderon (ecalder@mdanderson.org, 713-745-1949) or Clara Fowler, (cfowler@mdanderson.org, 713-745-1538).

The Library's Education Department will be happy to arrange special classes and hold them in the Library classroom or at your location.  Please contact Clara Fowler (cfowler@mdanderson.org, 713-745-1538) to make these arrangements

Finding Journals Online -- Confused by the expanding array of choices for access to journals online? This 90-minute class clarifies some of the most common problems encountered when using online journals, such as: knowing what is available, links to full text from within PubMed and Ovid MEDLINE, and databases with full text included. Class Manual

PubMed - the Basics -- This 90-minute class introduces MEDLINE searching using the PubMed system from the National Library of Medicine.The class covers some of the most useful features of PubMed including: Limits, History, Send to, Clipboard, Related Articles, and linking to full text articles from PubMed records and also by using the PubMed ID. Class Manual

PubMed - Beyond the Basics -- This 90-minute class focuses on searching PubMed with greater precision. Topics covered include using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), finding information in specific journals, and storing search strategies on NLM's server for re-execution at a later date. Attendees are expected to be familiar with the content of the MEDLINE Searching: Using PubMed Effectively class. Class Manual

SCOPUS -- SCOPUS combines two powerful biomedical databases – PubMed and EMBASE – in one easy-to-use interface. Attend this hour-long session to learn how to effectively search SCOPUS and find out why this database is a core resource for biomedical research.