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Baystate Health Logos & Photo Gallery Promoting the Baystate Brand BrandConnect is the definitive source for Baystate Health employees to access Baystate logos, templates, letterhead, and more to support the Baystate brand. Instructions for using BrandConnect When you enter BrandConnect using the link above (use Chrome for best experience), you will see a series of four sliders. Select the top two sliders only (Session Cookies + New Relic Cookies). Click "Save and Continue." Once you are in the platform, scroll down to the blue boxes to access and download logos, our photo library, portraits, templates, location photos, and other corporate materials. Other Marketing Requests Please submit all Marketing & Communications requests through this link (use Chrome for best experience), including internal communications, public affairs, BaystateHealth.org and internal updates/changes, graphic design, video and photo projects and any other marketing initiatives. (Updated November 2020) Health Sciences Library Health Sciences Library information resources and knowledge services are available to researchers, educators, and learners: Literature Searches Members of the Health Sciences Library team can perform literature searches. Request a search. Request customized training on literature searching and citation management. Document Delivery To request an article from the library, use this form. Follow this tutorial on how to access journal articles in PubMed yourself. Databases/Online Materials Note: Some of these links are for subscription-based resources and may require a login for remote access. Explore our mobile apps for Library resources accessible from your smart phone or tablet. Access digital/print databases and citation management resources (software and cloud-based programs). View a list of tutorials to get started on these programs. Browse and access hundreds of journals by discipline. Thousands of electronic books accessible through the online catalog or tools such as ClinicalKey (Elsevier), Access Medicine (McGraw-Hill), and more. ClinicalKey contains additional evidence-based information and covers over 30 specialties, containing hundreds of Elsevier journals and over 1,100 electronic books – plus procedure videos/multimedia, guidelines, and images. For remote access to electronic resources and publications, create an Open Athens account or download the BrowZine mobile app to access publications on a mobile device. Obtain accurate evidence-based information at the point of care with links in Cerner, Baystate’s electronic medical record system (available within the physician workflow). Library-managed links include UpToDate and Lexicomp Online. Not sure how to begin researching a certain topic? View our list of search tips for evidence-based practice. Baystate-Generated Publications Access the Scholarly Commons institutional repository, which lists publications by UMMS-Baystate faculty member. Search by publication, author, and topic. For more information or to schedule one of these services, contact the Health Sciences Library at (413) 794-1865 or library@bhs.org. (Updated August 2020) Social Media Platform Instructions Twitter How to Use Twitter - Complete Beginner's Guide LinkedIn LinkedIn for Healthcare Professionals: Getting Started How To Use LinkedIn: 5 Smart Steps To Career Success (Updated June 2020) Time Management Email Management Spark app for managing email on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android (YouTube) Outlook email management tips Note-Taking Apps These apps are great for quickly jotting down any thoughts and ideas that come up. Use these apps to neatly categorize notes and work on them later. Best note-taking apps for the iPad and Apple Pencil (YouTube) How to use the Drafts 5 Dictation Feature, a quick-capture notes app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch (YouTube) Google Keep: Simple and Clean Note-Taking App (YouTube) Evernote: an app designed for note taking, organizing, task management, and archiving Setting up notebooks in Evernote (YouTube) Stacking notebooks in Evernote (YouTube) Tagging your notes in Evernote (YouTube) Using the web clipper tool in Evernote (YouTube) Searching notes in Evernote (YouTube) Organizing your notebooks in Evernote (YouTube) Using Evernote (YouTube) Project Management The Best Way to Name Your Files (YouTube) The Best Way to Manage Files and Folders (YouTube) “10 Productivity Apps I Can't Live Without” (YouTube) Asana: a free project management/team management system Asana Demo and Product Tour (YouTube) Asana Beginner Tutorial (YouTube) (Updated September 2020) UMMS-Baystate PowerPoint Template & PowerPoint Tips UMMS-Baystate PowerPoint Template Faculty are encouraged to use these templates when giving presentations (via BrandConnect): Standard Widescreen Instructions for downloading powerpoint templates When you click on either of the links above (use Chrome for best experience), you will see a series of four sliders. Select the top two sliders only (Session Cookies + New Relic Cookies). Click "Save and Continue." Once in the BrandConnect platform, the presentation may be downloaded by clicking the download icon on the top bar. PowerPoint Tips Tutorial: Recording a Presentation in PowerPoint (YouTube) (Updated November 2020) Video Conferencing Instructions WebEx How to Use Webex Meetings + Best Practices Zoom How to Use Zoom - Free Video Conferencing & Virtual Meetings 7 Zoom Meeting Tips Every User Should Know! (YouTube) (Updated June 2020)