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TUTORIALS

All Online Tutorials

Step-by-step videos and strategies for using the library's most popular resources.

TOPIC GUIDE

Anatomy Resources

HSL curates an extensive collection of anatomy resources for all specialities, including textbooks, tools, and learning modules

PROGRAM GUIDE

Child Life and Pediatric Psychosocial Care:

Explore library resources for the Child Life and Pediatric Psychosocial Care program at McMaster.

TUTORIALS

CINAHL

Learn how to search the CINAHL database.

TOPIC GUIDE

Clinical Faculty Orientation

Explore library resources for Clinical Faculty at McMaster.

TUTORIALS

Cochrane Library

Learn how to search the Cochrane Library

TOPIC GUIDE

Consumer Health

Discover the best sources for consumer health information on the web

TOPIC GUIDE

Covidence

Covidence is a web-based software platform that streamlines the production of systematic reviews. It supports citation screening, full text review, risk of bias assessment, and more. McMaster now provides unlimited access to university affiliates.

TUTORIALS

Database Searching

Learn the fundamentals of database searching.

TOPIC GUIDE

Drugs, Natural Products, and Alternative Medicine

Explore the library's resources on drugs and alternative medicines.

TOPIC GUIDE

Endnote

Learn how to use the citation management software Endnote

TOPIC GUIDE

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Explore recommended library resources for entrepreneurship and innovation research.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Family Medicine

Explore library resources for Family Medicine at McMaster.

TOPIC GUIDE

Finding Grey Literature

Start your Grey Literature search with this guide containing resources and strategies for discovering research produced outside traditional commercial or academic publishing channels.

TOPIC GUIDE

Getting Started with ORCID

Learn how to set up your ORCID Researcher Profile

PROGRAM GUIDE

Global Health

Explore library resources for the Global Health program at McMaster.

TUTORIALS

Google Scholar

Learn how to search Google Scholar.

TOPIC GUIDE

Health Data & Statistics

Get started with finding, using, and visualizing health data & statistics.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Health Management

Explore library resources for the Health Management program at McMaster.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Health Policy

Explore library resources for the Health Policy program at McMaster.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Health Science Education

Explore library resources for the Health Sciences Education program at McMaster.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Hematology – Red Cell Disorders

Library resource guide for postgraduate medicine students specializing in hematology - red cell disorders.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Honours Health Sciences

Explore library resources for the Honours Health Sciences Program at McMaster

TOPIC GUIDE

How to Avoid Predatory Publishers and Conferences

Learn how to recognize and avoid predatory and deceptive publishers.

TOPIC GUIDE

How to Search the Literature (Advanced)

This guide offers an eight step approach from identifying your topic to managing your search strategy and results

TOPIC GUIDE

HSL’s Virtual Reference Shelf

HSL's Virtual Reference Shelf is a collection of online reference e-books, databases and websites.

TOPIC GUIDE

Interprofessional Education

This guide is intended to help clinicians, students, instructors, and any individuals interested in Interprofessional Education (IPE) to find the content and resources you require.

TOPIC GUIDE

LinkedIn Learning

Learn how LinkedIn Learning can support you at McMaster.

TOPIC GUIDE

Making an Impact: Tracking Your Research Metrics

Learn strategies for assessing the impact of your research with this step-by-step guide to research metrics

PROGRAM GUIDE

Medical Sciences

Explore library resources for the Medical Sciences program at McMaster.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Medicine – Undergraduate

Explore library resources for Undergraduate Medicine program at McMaster.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Medicine: Postgraduate

Explore library resources for Postgraduate Medicine at McMaster

PROGRAM GUIDE

Midwifery

Explore library resources for the Midwifery program at McMaster.

TOPIC GUIDE

Mobile Apps

Explore a collection of mobile apps related to health and medicine, including instructions for downloading and accessing content.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Nursing

Explore library resources for the Nursing program at McMaster.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Occupational Therapy

Explore library resources for the Occupational Therapy program at McMaster.

TOPIC GUIDE

Open Educational Resources

Explore Open Educational Resources at McMaster and beyond.

TUTORIALS

Ovid Medline

Learn how to search the Ovid Medline database.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Physician Assistant

Explore library resources for the Physician Assistant Education program at McMaster.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Physiotherapy

Explore library resources for the Physiotherapy program at McMaster.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Public Health

Explore library resources for the Masters in Public Health program at McMaster.

TOPIC GUIDE

Publishing Agreements at McMaster University

This guide provides information about McMaster University's agreements for APC discounts and waivers.

TUTORIALS

PubMed

Learn how to search the PubMed database.

TOPIC GUIDE

Rehabilitation Resources

Explore library resources that specialize in rehabiliation.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Rehabilitation Science

Explore library resources for the online Rehabilitation Science program at McMaster.

TOPIC GUIDE

Researcher’s Toolkit

The Health Sciences Library's guide to resources in all stages of the research lifecycle, from planning your project, gathering resources, analyzing data to writing and publishing.

TOPIC GUIDE

Resources for Evidence-Based Practice

Learn about the core concepts of evidence-based practice and discover resources for developing your skills in EBP.

TOPIC GUIDE

Searching the Literature: The Basics

Learn how to effectively search the literature with tips on asking questions, selecting resources, and developing search terms.

PROGRAM GUIDE

Speech-Language Pathology:

Explore library resources for the Speech Language Pathology program at McMaster.

TOPIC GUIDE

Student Wellness

Discover a collection of links to student wellness resources online, on-campus, and in the community.

TOPIC GUIDE

Voices in Healthcare

Stories of patient's or healthcare professionals' involvement with the healthcare system are valuable in understanding their personal experience. Reading or listening to these stories can help impact education, clinical practice, and the patient experience.

TUTORIALS

Web of Science

Learn how to search the Web of Science database.