Student Services

Selected Library Resources for Students

Writing/Research Tutorials

• Finding the Resources for an Excellent Paper
  Learn how to locate strong sources to support your Health Science research papers. Tutorial covers picking a good topic and identifying the best sources to get answers.
  

• RefWorks
  Detailed demonstrations and instructions on using all aspects of RefWorks. Created by the RefWorks company. Both video and pdf formats available.
  
  
• Himmelfarb Access: An Introduction for Students
  Learn how to access the library's electronic databases, textbooks and journal articles using two forms of off-campus access: VPN GWireless and Alladin.

Clinical Images & Resources

• PDA Medical Software and Instructions
  List of PDA software that is either free-of-charge or provided by the Himmelfarb Library to GWUMC students and faculty. Includes drug information programs; disease information and textbooks; calculators and other reference tools; and downloadable clinical guidelines.
  

• Medicine and Health Sciences Portal
  Helpful tools and resources for medical and health science students. Includes a collection of patient care resources; information on conducting research and publishing; and links to educational software programs and medical image resources.

MS Office

• Introduction to Microsoft Access 2003 (pdf 1.6MB)
  Instructions for creating and using Access databases. Includes using forms; running queries; sorting and filtering; creating a switchboard; and importing data from Excel spreadsheets.
  

• Microsoft Excel 2003 (pdf 352K)
  Introduction to Excel that includes formatting text, numbers, and cells; using shortcuts such as autofill, autosum and other formulas, and sorting data; creating charts; and printing from your spreadsheet.
  

• Microsoft Word for Windows 2000 Manual (pdf 1.86MB)
  Instructions for all aspects of using Windows 2000.
  

• Microsoft Tables in Word 2000 (pdf 291K)
  How to create, format, edit, and perform calculations in MS Word tables.
  

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Manual (pdf 744K)
  Detailed instructions for using PowerPoint. Includes creating and formatting a presentation with various types of slide layouts; editing your presentation; working with images; creating slide transitions; and printing handouts and speaker notes.

Link to full list of Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Tutorials