Our colleagues at Hirsch Health Sciences Library are starting their fall workshops. These events are not recorded and do require registration. The full series is given below.
September-October Workshops@Hirsh
Workshops will be held on Tuesdays from 2-3pm via Zoom, unless otherwise noted. Registration for workshops is required and open to Tufts-affiliated individuals. A Zoom link and password will be sent to registrants. Click on the workshop link to learn more about the workshop and to register. Please note that workshops may be recorded at the discretion of the instructor.
Approaching the Literature Review
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Register: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15230903
Description: In this workshop, students will learn how to approach the literature review. Topics covered include database selection, devising effective search techniques, limiting articles to relevant study-types, and tools for keeping track of results.
Zotero: The Basics
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Register: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15230871
Description: This session will introduce you to Zotero, a free citation management tool. Attendees will learn about and practice:
- Adding references to a Zotero library from websites, article databases, and PDFs
- Generating in-text citations and bibliographies in Word documents
- Setting up Zotero groups to share references with collaborators
While this session is for beginners--no previous experience required!--it's helpful for attendees to download and install Zotero in advance.
EndNote: the Basics
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Register: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15230896
Description: This one-hour session will introduce you to the basics of using the citation management program EndNote. EndNote allows you to create a library of references, attach and read PDFs, and generate in-text citations and bibliographies in Word documents. This session is for beginners - no previous experience required!
PubMed: Your Gateway to the Bio-Medical Literature
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Register: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15243305
Description: This workshop will introduce you to PubMed, the world’s premiere biomedical literature database. We will review the content of this database, planning and executing a search strategy, narrowing search results, finding full-text, and exporting results to a citation management program.
Open Access Publishing Support @Tufts
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Register: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15243308
Description: Ready to publish, but short on funds to make it a reality? In honor of Open Access Week, we'll spotlight the different ways Tufts supports and sustains open access and other forms of publishing. The library's here to help broaden your research reach!
Embase: Go Beyond PubMed
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Register: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15230882
Description: This workshop will introduce you to Embase, a biomedical literature database known for its extensive coverage of drug and pharmaceutical research. In addition to including nearly 3000 journals not covered by MEDLINE, Embase has it's own subject headings that allow for more granular searches on biomedical topics. Come learn why Embase is considered a requirement for systematic reviews and invaluable to literature intensive projects