Day: December 4, 2013

EndNote X7 Advanced Hands-On class
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
10:30am – 12pm
Enterprise Computer Training Room 72.169
1500 Capitol Ave, Sacramento
(Turn left as you enter the building and proceed through the double doors
to the Enterprise Training Room)

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RSVP by Monday, December 16th to Michael Sholinbeck at msholinb@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.

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Class Objective:
Learn how to save time and work more efficiently by:
– Creating smart groups in your library.
– Modifying output styles to fulfill your needs.
– Sharing your references or PDF files to collaborate with others.
– Utilizing EndNote Online to your advantage.

Prerequisite:
It is recommended that you have already attended the EndNote X7 Basics Hands-On class, or are familiar with the basics of using EndNote. Basic EndNote material will not be covered in this session.

Please note: This class is limited to 12 participants. A waiting list will be created, if necessary, for a possible additional class. A few seats may be available on the day of the class so if you don’t register in advance, you can just show up to see if there is availability.

Supervisors: Please encourage your staff to attend if appropriate.

* Do you know how to use smart groups to automatically group references together?

* Do you want to learn how to create or modify existing output styles?

* Did you know you can annotate and e-mail PDF files in your library?

* Are you interested seeing how the EndNote Online Sync works and how to share EndNote Online references and groups?

* Are you already using EndNote and have some burning questions?

If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions, then please come to the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library’s EndNote X7 Advanced Hands-On class!

Topics covered will include:
1. Creating Smart Groups
2. Creating/Modifying Output Styles
3. Annotating and E-mailing PDF files In EndNote
4. Other Advanced Features
5. Using EndNote Online
6. How to get help

This class is intended for CDPH staff who are already using the EndNote software program, and who wish to learn more advanced features (see class description above). Users of any version of EndNote are welcome to attend. The EndNote X7 software will not be distributed at this class; in order for you to use this software for your work, you or your CDPH unit must purchase or already own it.

These hands-on training sessions are free to CDPH employees. Please obtain your supervisor’s approval to attend.

New! Attendees will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the class, if they register before the class start.

Hope to see you there!

Would a free epidemiological software tool be useful for your work? Then you might want to check out these three.

Epi Info is a free program from the CDC that allows the creation of data entry systems and the analysis of data. Version 7 can be copied into a Windows-based computer and can also be run from a flash drive. Epi Info is flexible and scalable, and was designed with epidemiologists and other public health workers lacking a background in information technology in mind.

OpenEpi provides a number of epidemiologic and statistical tools for summary data. OpenEpi can be run in browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. OpenEpi provides statistics for counts and measurements in descriptive and analytic studies, stratified analysis with exact confidence limits, matched pair and person-time analysis, sample size and power calculations, random numbers, sensitivity, specificity and other evaluation statistics, R x C tables, and chi-square for dose-response.

WinPepi consists of a set of Windows-based programs that provide most of the statistical procedures commonly used in the planning and analysis of epidemiological studies. These programs can be run from a flash drive.

You can read more about these at epimonitor.

In addition, you may also be interested in perusing the Wikipedia article Comparison of Statistical Packages.

Need to explain cancer clusters to a group of concerned citizens? Then the Cancer Cluster Communication Toolkit may help. The National Public Health Information Coalition has tested the language and tools in this kit with focus groups to be sure that it is appropriate and effective.

This kit contains sample cancer cluster scenarios based on real life examples from around the country, outreach techniques for various audiences, literature resources, a glossary of factsheet friendly cancer cluster terms, and a guide to using social media to educate about cancer clusters.

This toolkit is a collaborative publication from the CDC and the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC).

The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:

1. Research for the public good: applying the methods of translational research to improve human health and well-being. By Elaine Wethington and Rachel E Dunifon. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2012.
Table of contents available at:
http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b20413883~S1
Call number: RA394 .R47 2012.

2. Environmental tracking for public health surveillance. By Stanley A Morain and Amelia M Budge. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema, 2013.
Book summary available at:
http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b20417709~S1
Call number: RA652.2.P82 E58 2013.

3. Physical activity epidemiology, 2nd ed. By Rod K Dishman, Gregory Heath and I-Min Lee. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2013.
Table of contents available at:
http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b20421867~S1
Call number: RA781 .D5485 2013.

and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press:

4. Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change: Anticipating Surprises. By the Committee on Understanding and Monitoring Abrupt Climate Change and Its Impacts; Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Research Council, 2013.
Available online at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18373
(free registration required to download pdf)

5. The Nexus of Biofuels, Climate Change, and Human Health. By Robert Pool, Rapporteur. Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Institute of Medicine, 2013.
Available online at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18493
(free registration required to download pdf)

6. Population Health Implications of the Affordable Care Act. By Joe Alper, Rapporteur. Roundtable on Population Health Improvement; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice (BPH); Institute of Medicine, 2013.
Available online at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18546
(free registration required to download pdf)

Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form and we will mail the book(s) to you.

You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).

If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you.