Library Classes and Tutorials

Dykes Library offers a wide variety of workshops and classes designed to assist users in developing skills in library research, information management and specific resources available in the library. These classes are free and open to registered KUMC students, faculty and staff. Self-paced tutorials and guides are also available.

Library Classes

We offer a variety of classes to help you gain confidence and skill in library research, information management and specific resources available from the library (e.g. EndNote, CINAHL and PubMed). Classes in Microsoft Office and other software applications currently used at KUMC are also scheduled on a monthly basis. To view the online training calendar and register for these classes click here. If you don't see the class you need please contact library staff at (913) 588-7166 or dykesref@kumc.edu.

Tutorials

Using our resources

• Searching Tips
• Searching Our Catalog: Getting Started
• Searching for a Book or Journal in Print
• Searching for an Electronic Book or Electronic Journal
• Searching for an Article
• Additional Catalog Features
• Requesting Materials Using ILLiad

Searching the literature

• Cochrane Library
• Database How-to-Guide
  Definition of a database and how to effectively search a database.
• Finding and Using Images for Instruction (pdf)
• PubMed Tutorial
• Web of Science Tutorial (pdf)

Software applications

• Microsoft OneNote (pdf)
• For tutorials on EndNote, Groupwise, MS Office, SMARTBoard and other software, visit Atomic Learning under the training link at myKUMC.

Writing resources

• Citing Electronic Resources
  How-to-cite electronic resources in your research publications.
• EndNote Resources 
• EndNote Tutorials