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citation neededThe next time that you need citation help, consider using one of Himmelfarb Library's citation guides on APA Citation Style, AMA Citation Style or Harvard Citation Style.  These three Research Guides, created and maintained by Gisela Butera, are extremely popular.

Gisela created the APA citation guide near the end of 2009 and since then it's been viewed nearly 3 million times.  Her AMA citation guide was created several years later and is building steadily toward 2 million uses.  Gisela's guide to the Harvard Citation Style is less used, but only comparatively as users still access it 80 times or more each month.

Each of these citation style guides provides you with the basics of reference list and in-text citations for multiple publications types including journal articles, books, book chapters, etc.  These guides also provide users additional information on formatting papers per the citation style and avoiding plagiarism.

 

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Himmelfarb Library is offering a series of Public Health Research Skills workships!

How to do a Successful Literature Review
How do you know which databases to search? What strategies can you use to find what you need without wading through junk? Learn strategies and tips for planning and conducting a literature review.

  • Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016
  • Time: 3:00-5:00 pm
  • Location: Milken Institute School of Public Health, B100A
  • Sign Up: http://rooms.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/event/2251247
  • NOTE: Please bring your laptop to the session. RSVP; space is limited.
Citations made easy! Using RefWorks
You do the writing and let RefWorks organize your citations and create your reference list. Keep your research organized; learn how to import citations from your literature searches, create bibliographies and easily switch between citation styles.

  • Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2016
  • Time: 3:00-5:00 pm
  • Location: Milken Institute School of Public Health, B100A
  • Sign Up: http://rooms.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/event/2251250
  • Note: Please bring your laptop to the session. RSVP; space is limited.
Help with your Culminating Experience Topic
Need help getting started? Sign up for a 30 minute consultation with a librarian to begin exploring the literature for your culminating experience topic. See what's been published and whether you need to further refine your topic.

The ABCs of Systematic Reviews
Systematic reviews can seem daunting, but like anything else, are a series of steps. Come learn more about the steps involved and some techniques for staying organized during the process.

  • Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2016
  • Time: 3:00-5:00 pm
  • Location: Milken Institute School of Public Health, B100A
  • Sign UP: http://rooms.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/event/2251261
  • Note: Please bring your laptop to the session. RSVP; space is limited.
Scopus - The Dream Research Database!

What can Scopus do for you? Cited and citing results, related research in a different discipline, new applications for your research -- Scopus has it all. Learn all of the librarian search tips to make your Scopus search as fruitful as possible.

  • Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
  • Time: 3:00-5:00 pm
  • Location: Milken Institute School of Public Health, room B100A
  • Sign Up: http://rooms.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/event/2251262
  • Note: Please bring your laptop to the session. RSVP; space is limited.

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Full-Text @ Himmelfarb UpgradeHimmelfarb Library has upgraded it's full-text linking!  Full-Text @ Himmelfarb links will now take you directly to the full-text articles requested.  Additional source options and services are displayed in a collapsible frame on the right side of the screen.

Popular features of the Full-Text @ Himmelfarb links remain in place including exporting a citation to RefWorks and emailing a citation.  A new link for opening the content in a new tab is also available to facilitate the creation of durable links.

In instances where Himmelfarb Library doesn't have access to the full-text online, users can check Gelman Library's online holdings via or request the item through Himmelfarb Library's Documents2Go system which allows users to request items from both local and remote storage as well as via our interlibrary loan service.

If you have any questions about the upgraded Full-Text @ Himmelfarb links, please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu) or Steve Brown (swb105@gwu.edu).

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Solving jigsaw puzzleAre you revising your curriculum?  Redesigning sessions to include more active learning?  Flipping the classroom?

Himmelfarb Library has created an Active Learning Resources Research Guide to support faculty.  This guide will help faculty identify tools and resources to support their efforts and includes information on:

  • Creating online recordings - equipment and software to help you create online recordings, deliver webinars, and more.
  • Locating readings - find readings to support your instruction in Himmelfarb's extensive online collection and provide direct links to readings for easy access by students.
  • Assessing students - find in-class and remote tools to use to assess your students' learning.
  • Finding images - Himmelfarb Library's online collection can provide you images to support your teaching.
  • Finding cases - access to clinical scenarios and cases which can help frame your learning objectives.
  • Finding equipment and software - how and where to access equipment and software which can be used to create instructional materials.
  • Instructional design assistance - contact information for the instructional designers who support SMHS, SON, and MISPH.
  • Finding tutorials and multimedia resources - locate existing tutorials and multimedia resources in Himmelfarb Library's collection and link directly to them.
  • Blackboard - learn how to get more in-depth instruction to maximize Blackboard for your teaching activities.

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Many faculty members create durable link to journal articles, books, and databases to provide their students direct access to readings and resources.  Due to a vendor-initiated change, links to resources offered via Ovid Technologies which were created prior to December 2013 will need to be updated.

To update your links with a current durable URL, you can do any of the following:

  • Access the resource, and then click on "Email Jumpstart" or "Email PDF Jumpstart".
  • Email Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu) a list of the resources.
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