Classes in the Library

FREE Classes for Medical Center Affiliates

January - March 2012 Class Schedule (PDF)

Registration is required, please email Alex Norwood anorwood@wakehealth.edu to reserve your space.

Basic Ektron Training - Kim McBride-  Basic Training is required for working within the new Content Management System. Topics covered include: Adding Base Content; Tables; Menus; Uploading Files. This training does not automatically grant access to the website; to obtain appropriate permissions, please contact the Web Team (Star Lee or Mark Flaherty)   Go to the Ektron Class Registration form to register for this class. 

Advanced Ektron Training - Kim McBride - Advanced Training picks up where Basic training left off. Basic Training is required before you may attend an Advanced Training session. Topics covered in the Advanced class include: Forms, Calendars, Faculty Department List, Inserting Photos (for photo editing, please refer to the Photoscape class), and Video.  This class is currently ON HOLD.

Intranet Ektron Training - Kim McBride-Intranet Ektron Training is required for departments interested in having an Intranet website. Topics covered include: Adding Base Content; Tables; Menus; Uploading Files; Inserting and Managing Images; Style Guidelines. This training does not automatically grant access to the Intranet; to obtain appropriate permissions, please contact Barbara Evans. Go to the Ektron Class Registration form to register for this class.

EndNote & EndNote Web - Rochelle Kramer - Learn the basic principles of creating your own bibliographic databases, importing references and publishing manuscripts. Free to the medical center, EndNote Web can be used alone or with your desktop EndNote or Reference Manager software.

Excel 2010/2007 - Kim McBride - See what changes have been made to Excel. This will show you how to get started in Excel or modify existing projects. It is also an opportunity to get up to speed and have some questions answered. See alsoExcel Help from Microsoft.

Library Resources 101 - Lara Sapp - This class provides a basic introduction to finding health sciences articles and books and describes available services and resources. A tour of the library is included.

Outlook 2010/2007  - Kim McBride - Learn how to make the most of your Outlook email, calendar, contacts, and tasks. In this class, we will also be covering some time management tips and other often-missed features in all areas of Outlook. See alsoOutlook Help from Microsoft.

Photoscape - Kim McBride - Photoscape is a free photograph editing software for adjusting, enhancing and redesigning your digital pictures. Photoscape is recommended for using preparing all images that will be used in Ektron. Download at photoscape.org. 
Contact Kim to set up an Individual One-on-One Instruction session.

Photoshop CS4/CS2 - Kim McBride - This class covers basic concepts of digital pictures and how they can be manipulated from your camera to your computer using Adobe Photoshop. Bring your own digital photos or use samples provided to learn how to create customized projects. WFSM departments may purchase Photoshop at the education price via the Helpdesk using this form (on-campus only). 
Contact Kim to set up an Individual One-on-One Instruction session.

PowerPoint 2010/2007 - Julie James - In this beginner-level class, users will learn how to create presentations from scratch, and jazz up your slideshows with color, images, and effects. Office 2003 users will want to upgrade before learning this program. Advanced users should email Julie directly to set up an appointment. See alsoPowerPoint Help from Microsoft.

PubMed/Medline - Rochelle Kramer - Learn about special features including customizing and saving your searches and collections with My NCBI, new tutorials, the Single Citation Matcher, advanced searches, and more.

Reference Manager - Rochelle Kramer/Lara Sapp - Learn the basic principles of creating your own bibliographic databases, importing references and publishing manuscripts. RefMan is the only bibliographic software package that can be accessed by multiple users at the same time and has similar features to EndNote. 

Word 2010/2007 - Kim McBride - See how Word has changed with the 2007 and 2010 versions. Learn ways to use Word more effectively. Some experience using Word is necessary. 

Zotero - Lara Sapp - This class is an introduction to reference management using Zotero, an open-source program. Zotero is a free plug-in for the Firefox web browser that allows you to collect and store references from online and print sources, add your own annotations, and use your stored references to insert correct citations into a document.   

see also:Individual Assistance by Appointment