Kay Deeney <kdeeney@library.ucla.edu> is the primary contact.

Description: Be in the forefront of searchers who understand how to get the best pearls from the PubMed database. Discover what has changed and what has remained the same! This class will cover an overview of recent changes to PubMed, hidden treasures and strategies for searching in PubMed. Learn how to combine your knowledge and experience of PubMed with the new changes to make your searching even more powerful. Promoting PubMed in your institution will also be covered. Class will include demos, discussion, hands-on practice and guided exercises. An abbreviated two hour version covers PubMed design changes and search strategies.This course was evaluated at MLA '11 and scored an overall course grade of 3.52 on a 4.0 scale. The mean score for all evaluated courses taught at MLA ’11 was 3.63 on a 4.0 scale.

Educational Objective: Objectives Attendees will be able to 1. Recognize PubMed design changes 2. Interpret search details and modify them 3. Employ suggested search strategy approaches 4. Discover new ideas for promoting PubMed searches or services in their institutions 5. Explore mobile options for searching PubMed

Agenda:

Agenda 
1-1:30	Welcome & overview of PubMed changes; 1:30-2:00 Hidden treasures: PubMed rediscovered; 
2:00-2:30 Principles of search strategies; 2:30-3:00 Practice, practice, practice!; 3:00 -3:15 Break; 3:15-4:00 - Review 2010 searches; 4:00-4:20 Promoting PubMed in your institution; 4:20-4:40 Mobile PubMed; 4:40-5:00 Wrap-up, questions, evaluations

Need for This Course: December, 2009 Learning Needs Assessment of the Pacific Southwest Region, NN/LM documented a need for more hands-on advanced PubMed classes.

The instructional methods used include Lecture, Demonstration, Slides, Discussion, Hands-on Exercises, and Case Study.

Participant Materials: Agenda; Searching exercises

Facility Requirements: Computers for instructor and students; projector for instructor workstation; internet access

Additional Evaluation: SurveyMonkey evaluation will be used.