Winter 2025 Workshop Series
EndNote Online
In this workshop you will learn: How to create an account with EndNote Online; How to create and share Groups; How to import citations from Ovid Databases and Web of Science; How to make citation lists; and How to download and generate bibliographies using Cite While you Write (CWYW).
Wednesday, February 26 at 12:00 to 1:00 pm (In-person) [Register]
Friday, March 28 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm (Online) [Register]
Monday, April 7 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (Online) [Register]
Zotero
In this workshop you will learn how to create a library, collections (folders), import citations to build your personal library, remove duplications, find full-text, and create a bibliography in MS Word as you write your papers. Zotero has an online sync option that allows you to access your library from anywhere without bringing your computer with you.
Thursday, February 27 from 12:00 to 1:00 (online) [Register]
Wednesday, March 5 from 11:00 to 12:00 (in-person) [Register]
MEDLINE – PubMed
This is an introduction to advanced searching using the PubMed interface. In this workshop we will cover searching with MeSH terms and filters, creating an account and saving the search, creating an alert, and exporting citations for better management. In addition we will explore the new AI embedded PubMed tools such as Find Best Match and MeSH on Demand.
Tuesday, February 25 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (online) [Register]
Tuesday, March 25 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (in person) [Register]
Friday, April 11 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (online) [Register]
Web of Science – Advanced searching
Web of Science is a large platform, providing one-point access to several large disciplinary databases (health, medicine, education, social sciences, engineering, etc,). In this workshop we will learn to search a health topic and explore how it is represented in different disciplines. We will explore the author search and Web of Science’s AI Research Assistant to help come up with keywords for an advanced search.
Thursday, April 10 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (online) [Register]
Monday, April 14 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (in person) [Register]
GenAI Tools for Dental Topics
In this workshop we will use UofT’s version of Microsoft Copilot, Web of Science’s AI Research Assistant, Scopus AI, and PubMed’s Mesh on Demand to come up with main keywords for a dental topic. We will use prompt engineering to generate keywords for advanced searching.
Tuesday, March 4 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (online) [Register]
Wednesday, March 19 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (in-person) [Register]
Other workshops
The University of Toronto (UofT) Libraries, offer a variety of synchronous and asynchronous workshops, where you can learn at your own pace in the preferred format.
One-on-one consultations
One-on-one instruction sessions for in-depth reference questions are available for Dentistry students, faculty and staff. To book an appointment with one of the dentistry librarians please complete our online form.