HSL Summer 2025 Workshops

Check out the HSL's Summer 2025 workshop lineup!

The Health Sciences Library (HSL) librarians hold educational workshops each semester, geared towards The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center clinicians, researchers, faculty, staff and learners. Note that individuals outside of the health sciences are welcome to register, but please be aware that the content of the workshops may be more health sciences-focused.

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in an event, please let us know. Requests made by one week prior to the workshop date will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made within the one-week timeframe.

Follow the links below to register for individual workshops. Seating is limited and registration is required, except where noted.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 10 – 11 a.m. EST — Basic Search Strategy Development

Join us for an introduction to developing a search strategy.  There are several basic principles to keep in mind when creating a search strategy, regardless of what database you are using, and this workshop will provide you with the general skills needed to apply these principles in a variety of scenarios.

REGISTER for Basic Search Strategy Development
 

Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 4 – 5 p.m. EST — PubMed 101

Join us for an introduction to searching in PubMed.  This database is one of the top resources to find articles for almost any health science topic, and the workshop will provide an overview of how to use this system.

REGISTER for PubMed 101
 

Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 2 – 3 p.m. EST — Understanding Research Impact: Citation Metrics, Altmetrics, and ORCID

Join us for a workshop focused on using citation databases and scholarly tools to articulate metrics that support the research impact section of the faculty dossier.  We’ll demonstrate how to extract data from Web of Science and Scopus, integrate ORCID for easier tracking of research outputs, and explore the differences between these tools, Google Scholar, and altmetrics.

REGISTER for Understanding Research Impact
 

Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 3 – 4:30 p.m. EST — PubMed Expert Searching

Join us for an advanced session on searching in PubMed.  This database is one of the top resources to search for almost any health science topic, and the workshop will provide a deeper look at how the database is structured and strategies to refine and optimize your searches.

REGISTER for PubMed Expert Searching
 

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 4 – 5 p.m. EST — Beyond the Books: Hidden Gems of the Health Sciences Library

When thinking of the Health Sciences Library, you might be imagining a collection of health sciences books and journals, but did you know that the HSL also has virtual reality equipment? Certified medical illustrators? And a room stocked with yoga mats and meditation pillows?

Join us to learn more about the library and some of its lesser-known spaces, resources, and services.

REGISTER for Beyond the Books
 

Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 2 – 3 p.m. EST — Using Video to Enhance the Classroom Experience: JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) Resources for Faculty

This workshop will include an overview of subscribed JoVE resources, how to embed them in Carmen, and examples of OSU faculty using these resources in their courses. More details to come soon.

REGISTER for Using Video to Enhance the Classroom Experience
 

Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Noon – 1 p.m. EST — Huh, That’s New: Get to Know Libraries Search

Join us for an overview of our new search interface: Libraries Search.   As part of OhioLINK’s migration to a new Library Services Platform (LSP), our search interface is changing; this workshop will introduce you to Libraries Search and discuss how you can use the new interface to find pertinent materials at OSU and beyond. 

REGISTER for Get to Know Libraries Search