Tutorials, Guides & Instructional Resources

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PubMed

• PubMed Basics Searching Guide (Trifold) [pdf] [NLM]
• PubMed Guide for Veterinarians (Trifold) [pdf] [MLA-VMLS]
• Quick Tours (Videos) - Distance Education Program Resources [NLM]
• Requesting PubMed Articles [pdf] [UCD]

UC-eLinks

• Getting Started with UC-eLinks [UCD]

CAB Abstracts and Agricola

• CAB Abstracts via SilverPlatter [pdf] [UCD]
• CAB Abstracts Tutorial [Ovid]
• UCD Agricola Searching Guide [pdf] [UCD]

Requesting Books or Articles

• How to Get an Article or a Book Using the UC Davis Library System [pdf] [UCD]

BIOSIS Previews

• ISI BIOSIS Quick Reference Card [pdf] [ISI]
• ISI BIOSIS Quick Search Guide [pdf] [UCB]
• ISI BIOSIS Tutorial Movie [UCB]
• Quick Search Guide to ISI BIOSIS Previews [pdf] [UCD]
• Searches and Alerts Using ISI BIOSIS [pdf] [UCD]

Bibliographic Management Software

• Compare EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite [ISI]
• EndNote 9 Tip Sheets [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote 8 Scripted Demo [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote 8 Tip Sheets [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote 8 Guided Tour [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote 7 Tutorial [pdf] [UCD]
• EndNote 7 PowerPoint Guide [Microsoft PowerPoint] [pdf] [UCD]
• EndNote and UC-eLinks Instruction Guide [pdf] [UCD]
• EndNote Filters at UC Davis: Windows / Macintosh [UCD]
• EndNote Tutorial Movie [UCB]
• Other Bibliographic Programs [UCD]
• Using EndNote at UC Davis [UCD]

CAB Abstracts and Agricola

• CAB Abstracts Tutorial [Ovid]
• CAB Abstracts via SilverPlatter [pdf] [UCD]
• CAB Abstracts Quick Reference Card [pdf] [UCD]
• UCD Agricola Searching Guide [pdf] [UCD]
• User's Manual for SilverPlatter (CAB Abstracts and Agricola [pdf] [Ovid]

CAM - Complimentary and Alternative Medicine

• Select Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Books [pdf] [UCD]

Cancer Databases

• CancerNet [United Kingdom] [NCI]
• Comprehensive Cancer Information [NCI]
• PDQ: Physician Data Query [NCI]
• PDQ: Clinical Trials Database Users Guide [NCI]
• Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program [NCI]

Citing Electronic and Print Resources

• Citing Electronic and Print Resources [UCD]
• Columbia Guide to Online Style [Columbia University Press]

Clinical Trials Databases

• ClinicalTrials.Gov [NIH]
• Searching ClinicalTrials.gov [NLM]

The Cochrane Library

• Cochrane Library Tutorial [Microsoft PowerPoint] [pdf] [UCD]
• Quick Reference Guide [pdf] [The Cochrane Library]

Connecting from Off Campus

• Connecting to Licensed Library Resources and Course Reserves from Off Campus [UCD]
• How Do I Connect to UCD From Off Campus Using a Modem? [UCD]
• IT Express - The Computing Help Desk [UCD]
• HSL Wireless Guide [pdf] [UCD]
• Health Sciences Libraries Kerberos Guide [pdf] [UCD]
• HSL Remote Access to Library Resources Guide [pdf] [UCD]
• Using the CRC to Access Library Resources [pdf] [UCD]

Databases of Special Interest to Medical and Veterinary Researchers

• UCD Databases of Special Interest to Medical Researchers
• UCD Databases of Special Interest to Veterinary Researchers

EndNote

• EndNote X Tip Sheets [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote X Guided Tour [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote X Tutorial [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote 9 Tip Sheets [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote 9 Guided Tour [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote 9 Tutorial [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote 8 Scripted Demo [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote 8 Tip Sheets [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote 8 Guided Tour [pdf] [ISI]
• EndNote and UC-eLinks Instruction Guide [pdf] [UCD]
• EndNote 7 Tip Sheets [ISI]
• UCD EndNote 7 Tutorial [pdf] [UCD]
• EndNote 7 Guided Tour [ISI]
• EndNote Filters at UC Davis: Windows / Macintosh [UCD]
• EndNote Tutorial Movie [UCB]
• Other Bibliographic Programs [UCD]
• Using EndNote at UC Davis [UCD]
• Compare EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite [ISI]

Evidence Based Medicine

• Cochrane Library Quick Reference Guide [pdf] [The Cochrane Library]
• Cochrane Library Tutorial [Microsoft PowerPoint] [pdf] [UCD]
• EBM Medical SumSearch Database [University of Texas]
• Epidemiology & EBM Sources for Veterinarians [Washington State University]
• EpiVetNet - EBM for Epidemiologists [University of London]
• Evidence Based Medicine Resources [UCD]
• Veterinary Evidence Based Medicine Links [University of Sydney]

Free Medical and Veterinary Databases Handouts

• Free Medical Databases on the Web Handout [pdf] [UCD]
• Free Veterinary Databases on the Web Handout [pdf] [UCD]

Library Catalogs

• Finding Journal Articles [UCD]
• Harvest Basic Search Guide [pdf] [UCD]
• Harvest Getting Started & Help Pages
• HSL Getting Started Tips [pdf] [UCD]
• Melvyl Basic Search Guide [pdf] [UCD]
• Melvyl Advanced Guide [pdf] [UCD]
• Melvyl Help Pages [UCOP]
• Melvyl Personalized Guide [pdf] [UCD]

NCBI Databases

• Entrez: Help Document [NCBI]
• GenBank Overview [NCBI]
• National Center for Biotechnology Information [NCBI]
• National Center for Biotechnology Information: BLAST information guide & tutorials [NCBI]
• Searching GenBank [NCBI]

Ovid and Web of Science

• Ovid Training and Help: Online Tutorials [Ovid]
• Web of Knowledge Tutorial Movie [UCB]
• Web of Science Cited Reference Search [ISI]
• Web of Science General Search [pdf] [ISI]
• Web of Science Marking, Printing, Emailing & Saving Records [pdf] [ISI]
• Web of Science Online Tutorial [ISI]
• Web of Science Quick Reference Card [pdf] [ISI]
• Web of Science Saving Histories & Creating Alerts [pdf] [ISI]

PubMed

• PubMed Basics Searching Guide (Trifold) [pdf] [NLM]
• PubMed Central Links Added to PubMed [NLM]
• PubMed FAQs [NCBI]
• PubMed Guide for Veterinarians (Trifold) [pdf] [MLA-VMLS]
• PubMed's Icons Explained [NLM]
• PubMed and National Library of Medicine Training Manuals [NLM]
• PubMed Overview [NCBI]
• PubMed Tutorial [NLM]
• PubMed Tutorial Movies (Includes Using It with EndNote & RefWorks) [UCB] - click on PubMed
• Quick Tours (Videos) - Distance Education Program Resources [NLM]
• Requesting PubMed Articles [UCD]

Requesting Books or Articles Handouts

• How to Get an Article or a Book Using the UC Davis Library System [pdf] [UCD]

Selected Reference Sources

• Selected Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Books [pdf] [UCD]
• Selected Reference Sources at the Health Sciences Library [pdf] [UCD]

Special Handouts

• HSL HouseCalls Request Form [pdf] [UCD]

Toxicology and Environmental Health Databases

• Environmental Health and Toxicology Databases [NLM]
• Introducing the New TOXNET [NLM]

UC-eLinks

• Getting Started with UC-eLinks [UCD]
• Tutorial Movies [UCB]

Veterinary Instructional Guides

• Agricola Searching Guide [pdf] [UCD]
• BiblioLine Quick Guides for Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide [BiblioLine]
• CAB Abstracts Quick Reference Card [pdf] [Ovid]
• CAB Abstracts via SilverPlatter [pdf] [UCD]
• CAB Abstracts Tutorial [Ovid]
• Indexes and Abstracts [UCD]
• User's Manual for SilverPlatter (CAB Abstracts and Agricola) [Ovid]
• Using BiblioLine: A Tutorial (To Access Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide) [BiblioLine]

Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide Database Guides & Tutorials

• BiblioLine Quick Guides for Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide [BiblioLine]
• Using BiblioLine: A Tutorial (To Access Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide) [BiblioLine]