Category Archives: Workshops

Scholarly Publishing Workshop Series

As part of this year’s Open Access Week, the HS/HSL will be hosting a Scholarly Publishing Workshop Series. All workshops will be held in Room LL03 on the Library’s Lower Level. Walk-ins are welcome, but you may also register here: http://www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu/hshsl/workshops/register.cfm. Continue reading

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Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Training Oct. 10, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Prior to the Nov. 7 Edit-a-thon, the HS/HSL will provide a Wikipedia training to help users learn how to create a Wikipedia account, make edits, and use NLM resources to improve the world’s largest encyclopedia. The training will take place on Oct. … Continue reading

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Scholarly Publishing Workshop Series

During this year’s Open Access Week, the HS/HSL will be hosting a Scholarly Publishing Workshop Series. Please join us for a series of 30-minute workshops introducing topics related to scholarly publishing and research impact. Continue reading

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Health Information Resources for Culturally Diverse Patients Workshop

                  Health Information Resources for Culturally Diverse Patients Monday, October 8th, 2018 Noon – 1:00 pm Lower level of the HS/HSL                  Room LL03 If you provide care for patients/clients with limited English … Continue reading

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Communicating With Patients Workshop: 9/25 and 10/30

                      FACT: Only 12% of the U.S. adult population has proficient health literacy. Are you aware of your patients’ ability to understand and act on the information you give them? … Continue reading

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RefWorks Transition Announcement

The HS/HSL’s subscription to RefWorks will end on June 30, 2019. For questions or assistance with the transition, please contact your school’s librarian or email refworks@hshsl.umaryland.edu. Continue reading

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An Introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau Workshop, March 7, Noon-1:00

            Tableau is a business analytics tool for creating a wide variety of interactive data visualizations. The software is available as a free version as well as a more robust full-scale version. Tableau can be … Continue reading

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Imaging Informatics Monthly Series Workshop, Feb. 13, Noon

              The workshop series will cover a variety of basic and advanced imaging informatics topics using Open Source and commercial software. Series topics will alternate between basic and advanced. Students will get hands on … Continue reading

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Data Management 101 – Free Workshop, Feb. 1st, Noon

        Get organized and avoid a “data disaster”! This workshop provides basic strategies and best practices for effectively managing research data to ensure its organization and accessibility. Topics covered include: funder and journal requirements for data management … Continue reading

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Communicating With Patients – Free Workshop, Feb. 12th

              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 … Continue reading

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