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Workshop Schedule
The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) offers the following workshops free of charge to UMB/UMMC faculty, staff and students.
To register, complete the registration form. Although registration is recommended, walk-ins are welcome.
If you need help with a specific topic, or don’t see what you are looking for, please schedule an appointment.
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Citation Managers
Zotero is a citation manager that can save you time and ease your workload. In this workshop, you will learn how to organize and share references, build bibliographies, and insert citations in your papers as you write. Zotero is freely available in both web and desktop versions.
| September 24, 2026 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Online - details sent after registration) Instructor: Nicole Shelawala |
Communicating with Patients
Are you aware of your patients' ability to understand and act on the information you give them? There is evidence that health care providers overestimate what patients are able to understand. Low health literacy is associated with higher mortality, higher rates of hospitalization and readmission, and poor self-management skills for chronic disease. This workshop covers the basics of health literacy & clear communication including tools that will assist you in creating easy-to-read materials.
| October 29, 2026 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Online - details sent after registration) Instructor: Mary Ann Williams |
| November 03, 2026 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM (Online - details sent after registration) Instructor: Mary Ann Williams |
Want to improve your communication with patients whose native language is not English? In this workshop you will learn about patient education resources, including medical information available in other languages. This workshop will also examine the effect utilizing these resources can have on patient compliance and improved health.
| November 05, 2026 01:00 PM to 02:15 PM (Online - details sent after registration) Instructor: Mary Ann Williams |
Scholarly Publishing & Research Impact
What does it cost to make research accessible — and how can researchers navigate those costs? In recognition of Open Access Week 2026 and its theme, The Cost of Knowledge, join the HSHSL to explore opportunities for making your research more openly available, including HSHSL support for open access publishing fees in Wiley and Elsevier hybrid journals. We’ll also highlight HSHSL services that can support your research throughout the scholarly publishing lifecycle, from choosing a journal and tracking research impact to conducting evidence syntheses, managing research data, and navigating NIH public access and data sharing requirements.
| October 22, 2026 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM (Online) Instructors: Amy Yarnell Nicole Shelawala Emily Gorman |