Health Sciences Literature Survival Skills: Library Tips, Tricks, and Time-Savers

Event Description

Whether you are balancing coursework, clinical training, research projects, teaching responsibilities, or patient care, keeping up with the health sciences literature can be a challenge.

Join us for a practical, hands-on session to learn time-saving tools and strategies that will help you work more efficiently with the health sciences literature. Discover how to find full-text articles quickly, set up alerts so new research comes to you automatically, organize citations and PDFs, and make the most of library resources.

Topics include:

  • Finding and accessing full-text articles
  • Alerts and saved searches to stay current with the literature
  • Citation managers and PDF organization
  • Time-saving library tools and browser extensions
  • Research and literature productivity tips
  • Where AI fits into the health sciences literature workflow

From assignments and presentations to research projects, clinical interests, and teaching activities, you will leave with practical skills and tools that you can start using immediately.

This session is designed for students, faculty, researchers, and clinicians across the health sciences. No prior experience required.

Schedule & Details

Date

09/29/2026

Time

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

Location

Zoom
Online, Stony Brook

Coordinator

Lara Nicosia

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