Education & Research Services

What We Offer

We can schedule one-on-one or small group sessions. Choose from the list of available topics below or request a session tailored to your specific needs.

Call Susan Steelman, Head of Education and Research, for more information: 501-686-6737 (on campus - 41114)

Our consultations and customized training cover the use and selection of literature databases, clinical tools, eJournal access, and bibliographic management including:
- PubMed
- CINAHL
- RefWorks
- Write-N-Cite
- Journal Citation Reports - Alternatives
- NIH PAP compliance
- Avoiding predatory publishers and choosing the best journal for your work
- Introduction to evidence based practice
Our research librarians will customize classes for small groups such as journal clubs.
We teach library research and information management classes tailored to meet specific course objectives or assignments.
We will partner with academic departments to integrate health information literacy into the curricula. Contact your college liaison - Library Liaison Program

Other Training

If you are looking for Microsoft Office classes check with the Clinical Computer Training Center

Consultations

Individual consultations may be requested for assistance with database selections, search methodologies and output formats. Specialized support is provided for:

Setting up Auto Alerts or current awareness searches
Conducting animal alternative searches to meet USDA and UAMS IACUC requirements
Using the RefWorks citation management software
Educational search strategy consultations are available for all students

Training

One-on-one training in the use of specific databases, resources, and/or features
Small group classes on site

Benefits to You

Save valuable clinical and research hours
Receive customized search strategies and focused results
Request customized output options for search results (including importable data for RefWorks or other citation management software).

Situations Where You Might Request an Expert Search

Clinical / Patient Care Cases
Evidence-based Information
Research / Grants (Recommended for any human clinical trials)
Presentations / Conferences
Publication Preparation
Adherence to Federal Regulations for Protocols

*1) Some of the journal article content duplicates other resources, such as PubMed or Web of Science; 2) there is no publicly-available list identifying resources searched by the GS web crawlers nor is there transparency regarding years of coverage within the GS data sets; 3) the GS “advanced” search features are more primitive than those of our subscription databases; 4)There is therefore a low signal-to-noise ratio for the results (i.e., results in the thousands with many non-relevant items)