Daily Archives: October 2, 2017

#AskAnArchivist Day is Wednesday, October 4th!

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The UT Southwestern Archives is very excited for our 2nd annual participation in #AskAnArchivist Day on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.

What is #AskAnArchivist Day?

First, it’s an opportunity for the UT Southwestern community to learn more about the records that document our institution’s history and how those records can be accessed for research purposes.

Second, it’s also an opportunity for Catherine Miller, the Library’s digital archivist, to talk about the work she does in helping to create further understanding about what archives are and what archivists do. Cathy says, “I am especially excited to be talking about the UT Southwestern Archives this year on #AskAnArchivist Day as our institution’s 75th anniversary is on the horizon for next year. UT Southwestern Medical Center has amazing stories to tell and many of those stories can be found in records located in the UT Southwestern Archives.”

For example, did you know that Dr. Philip O’Bryan Montgomery, Jr., was the recipient of NASA’s Silver Snoopy Award in 1970? This news release from the Archives tells us that Dr. Montgomery received this award as well as a letter from astronaut James Lovell of Apollo 13 fame!

How does #AskAnArchivist Day work?

It’s simple! Cathy will be available at UT Southwestern Library’s Twitter handle (@utswlibrary) to answer all your archives-related questions. Just send your questions to @utswlibrary using the hashtag #AskAnArchivist. Along with questions from the UT Southwestern community, she will share highlights from the Archives throughout the course of the day.

So start thinking about what questions you’d like to have answered. For example, have you been wondering how to manage your digital files, including email? Puzzling over creating appropriate file naming conventions for your digital records? Worried about digital obsolescence? Curious about digital preservation? Questioning how to preserve your grandmother’s scrapbook? These are all topics Cathy is excited to talk about with you, and she would love to hear questions from you about “all things archives”!

Coming in November — Key Class Series!

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Attend any or all of the “Key Classes” of our most frequently requested topics! Classes are free, hands-on, and open to all faculty, students, clinicians, and staff of UT Southwestern Medical Center and the University Hospitals. Don’t delay: register now in Taleo Learn, but be advised that seating is limited!

For more information on the “Key Classes” or other training/class topics, please email LibAsk@utsouthwestern.edu or call 214-648-2001.

Class Title: Expert Database Searching
Location: South Campus Library Classroom (E2.310A)
Date: November 2, 2017
Time: 1 – 3 p.m.

Locate electronic full-text articles using the Library’s wide range of databases, including Ovid MEDLINE®, Embase®, PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus. Learn how to utilize Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms and keywords to narrow your search to locate exactly what you’re looking for. Each database has its own unique way to search effectively and one method does not fit all.

Class Title: Evidence-Based Practice
Location: South Campus Library Classroom (E2.310A)
Date: November 7, 2017
Time: 1 – 3 p.m.

Evidence-based practice is an approach to clinical practice that revolves around using the best available clinical evidence when making treatment decisions about individual patients. One of the biggest challenges of evidence-based practice is locating and identifying the best available clinical evidence and determining which resources to use when gathering evidence. This class will introduce the number of systems developed for the identification of best evidence resources for clinical evaluation.

Class Title: EndNote X8 Citation Management
Location: South Campus Library Classroom (E2.310A)
Date: November 14, 2017
Time: 1 – 3 p.m.

How much time do you spend on your reference section? This key class will include:

  • Creating and organizing an EndNote library
  • Adding references to a library both manually and by using direct export or filters
  • Using the “Group” function to organize references
  • Inserting and editing citations in a Word document using EndNote’s Cite While You Write (CWYW) function
  • Formatting references in different reference or output styles
Class Title: Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
Location: South Campus Library Classroom (E2.310A)
Date: November 21, 2017
Time: 1 – 3 p.m.

This class will review methods used by those performing systematic reviews and meta-analysis, including building a team and formulating a research question and hypothesis, as well as methods for searching the literature, abstracting information, and synthesizing the evidence both qualitatively and quantitatively. We will also cover how to formulate an answerable research question; define inclusion and exclusion criteria; search for the evidence; extract data; assess the risk of bias in the underlying studies; perform qualitative synthesis, meta-analysis, and sensitivity analysis; and assess meta-bias.