Are you interested in training courses in the medical field?
Book our expert team, for example for training courses in the field of health professions. You can visit the library with your group, preferably during the semester break.
We would also be happy to visit you in your clinic, e.g. in the morning meeting or for internal training.
BASICS (on request)
Send us an email at bbum@ub.uni-mainz.de.
- Introduction to the library and borrowing procedures
- Presentation of e-books and e-journals
- Use of the Research Portal
- Procurement of PDFs that are not available in Mainz
With subject-specific examples.
Optionally with research exercises and guided tour.
Duration: 15–30 minutes, in person or online. With exercises and guidance, 45–60 minutes in person.
SHORT (on request)
Send us an email at bbum@ub.uni-mainz.de.
PubMed is one of the most important sources of information in the field of medicine and its related sciences (nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health system, etc.).
Topics of the event are:
- Search with MeSH terms (Medical Subject Headings)
- How to use the filters
- Access to licensed full texts and request options
- Mainz PubMed Link
Duration: 20–45 minutes, in person or online
EndNote can help you keep track of literature that has been read and evaluated when writing scientific publications. Structured work and citation are also made much easier with EndNote.
Topics of the event are:
- Import of references from PubMed
- Library Management
- Full-text search
- Citation in Word and use of citation styles
Duration: 20–45 minutes, in person or online
ADVANCED (regular appointments, in person or online)
Schedule overview
PubMed is one of the most important sources of information in the field of medicine and its related sciences (nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health system, etc.).
In this course, you will learn about thematic research in PubMed and how to get access to full texts. We will also show you other medically relevant databases.
After the course, you will be familiar with keyword search (MeSH) in PubMed and personalization options with MyNCBI.
The course takes place online.
Course duration: approx. 120 minutes
EndNote can help you keep track of literature that has been read and evaluated when writing scientific publications. Structured work and citation are also made much easier with EndNote.
We'll show you how to import and manage information about publications, e.g. found in databases, as well as how to insert, manage and reformat in Word.
The University Medical Center Mainz has acquired a framework license for EndNote for its employees and students. We have compiled detailed information including a download area.
The course takes place online.
Course duration: approx. 120 minutes
In our course, we will help you to formally design your dissertation according to the specifications of the Department of Research & Teaching.
- Styles and Document Structuring
- Tables and Graphs
- Cross-references
- Directories
The course takes place online.
Course duration: approx. 120 minutes
Zotero can help you keep track of literature that has been read and evaluated when writing scientific publications. Structured work and citation are also made much easier with Zotero.
We'll show you how to import and manage information about publications, e.g. found in databases, as well as how to insert, manage and reformat in Word.
Zotero is a free, open-source program and is suitable for all operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux).
The course takes place online.
Course duration: approx. 90 minutes
Contact:
zotero@ub.uni-mainz.de
Web of Science is one of the most comprehensive and high-quality interdisciplinary article databases.
In this live course, you will learn how to systematically research your question in order to obtain the most relevant hits.
We will also explain the filter options and citation data in Web of Science and show you how to save searches and export relevant results to a reference management program.
The course takes place online.
Course duration: approx. 120 minutes
Link to Web of Science (Access only in the university network, via VPN)
CONTACT: webofscience@ub.uni-mainz.de
EXTRA (regular appointments, in person or online)
Schedule overview
This two-part workshop with hands-on exercises is aimed at young researchers in medicine and related fields who want to learn more about the publication process:
- Get to know the publication process
- Journal selection – how do you find suitable journals for your topic in Web of Science?
- JCR – Impact Factor – how should the Impact Factor be assessed, also with regard to your subject area?
- Open Access publication – What are the fees? What funding opportunities are there?
- How to identify fake journals (predatory journals)?
Workshop with exercises
Total duration: 90–120 minutes
This Workshop provides strategies for using artificial intelligence in medical doctoral thesis, with a focus on literature research. It covers the legal framework as well as the proper documentation and citation of AI tools.
Total duration: 120 minutes
Location: PC-Pool of the University Medical Library, building 304, 1. floor
Maximum number of participants: 20
We look forward to a productive exchange with doctoral candidates and supervisors.
Tip: Are you familiar with our recommendations and consultation services on the use of AI tools?
In this practice-oriented workshop with a focus on literature research and documentation, you will gain concrete insight into the process of a systematic review. Through presentations, tips, exercises and teamwork, you will acquire the necessary know-how to develop a research question, write a protocol, conduct a literature research and document it. You'll also learn how to select, evaluate, extract, analyze, and synthesize relevant articles. Another aspect is the selection of journals to publish your research paper.
Prerequisite
- In-depth knowledge of PubMed (Advanced Search, MeSH) and EndNote (Database Import, Groups)
- If you have not worked extensively with PubMed and/or EndNote, we invite you to take one of our EndNote or PubMed online courses.
Contact
We look forward to your call or email: