Getting Started
- Connect to UW Restricted Resources from Off-Campus Using the proxy service or UWICK.
- Getting Started with Library Resources
- UW NetID: Your Access to Online Resources
Using the Health Sciences Library
- Welcome to the Health Sciences Libraries A video orientation to HealthLinks and the Health Sciences Libraries. Flash required
- Call Numbers and Health Books Location
- Connect to the UW Wireless Network
- Contact your library liaison Subject specialist librarians provide help to departments and programs.
- How to Find Articles on a Topic
- How to Find Journals
- How to Save An Article Describes how to save an article for later retrieval when using a public terminal at the Health Sciences Libraries.
- HSL Classes and Tours
- New Books List for the Health Sciences Library
Databases
- Beyond PubMed: more health sciences research databases
- Searching CINAHL Plus: Nursing & Allied Health
- Cited References: ISI Web of Science-Science Index
- Email Alert Services
- Searching HaPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments
- Improving Search Results
- Life After the U
- MD Consult: General Info
- Ovid Search Tools
- ProQuest Database Help
- PubMed at the UW
- PubMed: My NCBI
- PubMed/MEDLINE Database Information
Tutorials
- EndNote Tutorial A tutorial for importing citations from PubMed into EndNote.
- Finding Drug Information A tutorial for learning about Web-based drug information resources.
- Finding Measurement Tools Tutorial
- Finding Social Work Practice Research
- Health Policy Tutorials Multimedia presentations on health policy issues, research methodology or the workings of government. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- Impact Factors
- Legal Research for the Health Professional
- Legislative Advocacy
- Research 101 An introduction to research skills using an interactive online tutorial.
Information Management Tools
- Citation Management Tools Comparison Compares RefWorks, EndNote Web, EndNote, Reference Manager and ProCite
- EndNote and RefWorks Comparison Compares RefWorks and EndNote Web features for storing research citations and formatting bibliographies
- EndNote Web Help Page
- EndNote Tutorial A tutorial for importing citations from PubMed into EndNote.
- RefWorks Information
- QUOSA Help Page A tool to retrieve, organize, store, and perform full-text searching within articles. Syncs with EndNote and RefWorks.
- Papers for Mac How to configure Papers for off-campus access
Course Materials
Computing
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Installation Instructions
- Catalyst How-To
- Computing and Networking
- Connect to the UW Wireless Network
- Firefox: downloads, release notes, requirements
- Health Sciences Academic Services & Facilities Computing Support
- PDA Resources
- Protecting Your Computer from Viruses
- How to Print from Wireless in the Health Sciences Library
- Getting Started with Office 2007
- UW Libraries: Known Issues and Bugs