Rehabilitation Librarian, Vancouver Campus
RHSC 500 Orientation: Resources for Getting Started
RHSC 500: Welcome to 2025 Orientation!
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Slides: Sep 2, 2025Preview these slides of the Library Orientation session
Getting started at UBC Library
- Services for Graduate Students - How to use the library
- View Orientation to the Library in 30 minutes
- View the short videos at Searching the Library for a quick orientation to finding material.
- Connecting to the Library's resources remotely is via Open Athens.
- Maximise your connection to UBC full text with Library Access Browser Extensions (aka Lean Library).
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Research Commons at UBCThe Research Commons offers weekly workshops for graduate students related to using citation management tools, thesis formatting, SPSS software, and other tools and topics.
Tutorials and Guides
Database Guides
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MEDLINE (Ovid) tutorialsThese modules of 2-3 minutes each demonstrate the different search techniques and strategies for effective searching in Medline on the Ovid platform. These techniques are transferable to other databases, both on the Ovid platform and through other search engines.
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Medline Guided ExerciseThis guided exercise shows how to develop a logical search using available techniques and tools and provides guidance for building your own search.
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EMBASE (Ovid) Video TutorialsThese modules of 2-3 minutes each demonstrate the different search techniques and strategies for effective searching in EMBASE on the Ovid platform. Many of these techniques are transferable to other databases, both on the Ovid platform and through other search engines.
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CINAHL Video TutorialsThese modules of 2-3 minutes each demonstrate the different search techniques and strategies for effective searching in CINAHL on the Ebsco platform. These techniques are transferable to other databases, both on the Ebsco platform and through other search engines.
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CINAHL Guided ExerciseThis tutorial provides step by step instructions for each stage of a structured search. It's intended to be a "guide on the side" - follow along or build your own!
Specialized Topic Guides
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Knowledge Synthesis: Systematic and Scoping Reviews guideThis research guide describes the process for locating studies for Systematic, Scoping and other Reviews and provides tools and techniques to aid the process.
