Faculty Resources

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)

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)

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

Faculty are encouraged to use this template when giving presentations.

PowerPoint Tips

• Tutorial: Recording a Presentation in PowerPoint (YouTube)

(Updated September 2020)

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)