HSL Spring 2025 Workshops
Check out the HSL's Spring 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, January 21, 2025, 5 – 6 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.
Tuesday, January 28, 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.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 5 – 6 p.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, February 11, 2025, 2 – 3 p.m. EST — Zotero 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Citation Management
Join us for an interactive workshop dedicated to Zotero, a user-friendly citation management tool. This session will provide you with the skills you need to effectively collect, organize, and cite your research sources using Zotero.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 5 – 6 p.m. EST — Advanced CINAHL Searching
Join us for an advanced workshop in searching in the CINAHL database. This database is the premier database for searching on nursing and allied health topics. This workshop will focus on developing a comprehensive search strategy using a synonym searching technique. This technique includes searching with keywords and subject headings.
REGISTER for Advanced CINAHL Searching
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 3 – 4 p.m. EST — "Ask Me Anything"
Registration is not required for this drop-in session. Click on this Zoom link (Password: 893699) anytime during this session to join.
Do you have questions about the library or searching for articles? Feel free to drop into this informal Zoom meeting and talk with one of the Health Sciences Librarians. You are more than welcome to stay for the whole hour, or log in, ask your questions, and then log off.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 3 – 4 p.m. EST — HSL Mobile Apps Showcase
Join us for an introduction to mobile apps available through library subscriptions. This workshop will provide an overview of available apps, and how to find, install, and use them.
REGISTER for HSL Mobile Apps Showcase
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, Noon – 1 p.m. EDT — Intro to Covidence
Join us for an introduction to the Covidence. Covidence is a systematic review screening tool used to streamline the process of screening, reviewing, analyzing, synthesizing and disseminating data you collect from reviewed articles. The primary goal of conducting systematic reviews is to analyze the findings across studies to answer a clinical question. This can be a time-consuming process, so having access to and the use of a tool that can simplify some of the steps of the process is extremely helpful.
REGISTER for Intro to Covidence
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 4 – 5:30 p.m. EDT — 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, April 1, 2025, 5 – 6:30 p.m. EST — "Ask Me Anything"
Registration is not required for this drop-in session. Click on this Zoom link (Password: 046298) anytime during this session to join.
Do you have questions about the library or searching for articles? Feel free to drop into this informal Zoom meeting and talk with one of the Health Sciences Librarians. You are more than welcome to stay for the whole hour, or log in, ask your questions, and then log off.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, Noon – 1 p.m. EDT — Vendor Workshop: Learn about Access Resources from McGraw-Hill including AccessMedicine, AccessAnesthesiology, AccessPediatrics and More!
Join us for an overview of HSL’s McGraw-Hill Access database subscriptions. These resources contain a variety of full-text e-textbooks, as well as interactive study tools, in different medical disciplines.
Your Contact
Anna Biszaha, MLIS
Prior Hall 218