Day: December 2, 2008

* Do you have the Reference Manager program but are not sure what it can do for you?

* Are you already using Reference Manager and have some burning questions?

* Are you interested in a hands-on session so you can learn and practice using Reference Manager?

* Do you write journal articles or reports where you need to cite literature you’ve read or referenced?

If you’ve answered “Yes” to any of these questions, then please come to the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library’s Reference Manager 11 hands on class!  This class will be held at 1500 Capitol Ave in the Computer Training Room, 72.169.

Topics covered will include:
1. Basics of using Reference Manager 11: display, navigation, etc.
2. How to get PubMed and other citations into Reference Manager
3. How to use “Cite While You Write” with Microsoft Word
4. How to get help

Class: Reference Manager 11 Hands On
When: Monday December 22, 2008 10:30-12 pm
Where: Sacramento Campus, 1500 Capitol Ave, Room 72.169
(Computer Training Room)

Audience:
This class is intended for CDPH staff who want to learn more about using Reference Manager’s features. Please note that the software will not be distributed at this class. Your unit must purchase the software for you to use it.

If you wish to attend, please RSVP by Wednesday December 17 to Judy Bolstad at jbolstad@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.

Please note: This class is limited to 12 participants. A waiting list may be created, if necessary, for a possible additional class. These hands on training sessions are free to CDPH employees. Please obtain your supervisor’s approval to attend.

There will not be a training session held in Richmond in December. The next Richmond class, Toxicology Resources, will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Further information will be included in the next issue of this e-newsletter, which will be sent out in early January. In 2009, Richmond classes will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month.

* Does your research require health statistics or data, but you’re not sure where to get them?

* Do you want to know where to look for answers to questions such as:

– How many people in Sacramento County died from diabetes-related complications in 2002?
– What was the population growth of Asians in Fresno County in 2004?
– How do I find health status reports for California counties?
– How can I get raw data from a national survey that describes nutritional and behavioral factors associated with mortality?

* Do you want to be able to download and save this data into spreadsheets?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then please come to the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library’s Health Statistics and Data Resources class!

Some of the topics that will be covered:
1. Vital Statistics
2. Incidence and Prevalence Statistics
3. National Surveys
4. California Statistics

Sheldon Margen Public Health Library librarians have scheduled a training session to demonstrate online sources of statistical information and data files. NOTE: We will NOT cover statistical analysis or statistical software programs.

Class: Health Statistics and Data Resources
When: Monday, January 5, 2009, 2-3 pm
Where: 1500 Capitol Avenue, Rooms 72.149-151, Training Rooms A and B

Audience:
This class is intended for CDPH staff who need to find and use health-related statistics for their work. A number of resources will used to demonstrate how to obtain and save various types of statistics.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP by Monday, December 22nd to Judy Bolstad
(jbolstad@library.berkeley.edu).

Feel free to send some examples of real life statistical questions you frequently get or need answers to. We’ll try and incorporate some of these into the class. These one-hour training sessions are free to CDPH employees.  Please obtain your supervisor’s approval to attend.