About Tutorials and Multimedia
Faculty may choose to assign student to review tutorials or other multimedia files which are available in Himmelfarb Library's online collections. Tutorials and videos are now integrated with e-books, and sometimes with journal articles.
Tutorials and other multimedia resources from Himmelfarb collections can be hyperlinked from Blackboard using durable links; durable links provide consistent access to a resources from Himmelfarb Library's online collection. Durable links:
- Provide access from on- and off-campus locations.
- Do NOT require instructors to obtain copyright permission in order to use materials.
- Can be used in Blackboard as well as in other course materials.
Himmelfarb Library provides instructions and information on creating durable links. For assistance with durable links, please contact Brittany Smith (bsmith91@gwu.edu). If you are considering posting files of copyrighted works in Blackboard, please consult the Blackboard Copyright Chart and/or the Copyright Research Guide to ensure copyright compliance.
Questions? Contact Brittany Smith (bsmith91@gwu.edu or 202-994-1827)
Himmelfarb Tutorials
- Himmelfarb Library orientationDescription: A brief video introducing the viewer to the resources and services of the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library.
- Searching MEDLINE or PubMedDescription: Links to video tutorials on basic and advanced search techniques for Ovid MEDLINE and PubMed.
- RefWorks NewDescription: Basic and advanced tutorials on using RefWorks to organize citations, including importing from databases, using WriteNCite, and exporting into bibliographies.
- Study Design 101Description: An introduction to understanding different types of studies; includes self-tests and examples.
- Additional Himmelfarb Video TutorialsDescription: A variety of videos are available on many topics including a guide to the Himmelfarb website, instructions on how to search many of the databases, and guides to APA and other citations styles.
Himmelfarb Collections
- AccessMedicineDescription: Videos on bedside and office-based procedures; diagnostic tests, treatments, and conditions; pathophysiology; patient interview; pharmacology; physical examination; musculoskeletal exams; patient safety modules; and grand rounds.
How to link: Combine proxy prefix (https://proxygw.wrlc.org/login?url=) with displayed URL to create durable URL.
Example: https://proxygw.wrlc.org/login?url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/MultimediaPlayer.aspx?MultimediaID=5481008 - AccessSurgeryDescription: Surgical videos and animations describing surgical anatomy and step-by-step tutorials on how to perform basic and advanced surgical procedures demonstrated by surgery experts. Includes videos by topic (e.g. airway management, bariatric, basic technical skills, etc.); Exploring Essential Surgery introduces basic surgical concepts and techniques to the medical student; patient safety; and radiology.
How to link: Combine proxy prefix (https://proxygw.wrlc.org/login?url=) with displayed URL to create durable URL.
Example: https://proxygw.wrlc.org/login?url=http://accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/MultimediaPlayer.aspx?MultimediaID=6130570 - Bates' Visual Guide to Physical ExaminationDescription:Based on the Bates Physical Diagnosis videos, these videos cover the complete physical exam.
How to link: Link to http://batesvisualguide.com; provide users with the title(s) of the specific video(s).
Note: Quicktime is required to view these videos. These videos are accessible from off-campus only via VPN/GWireless. - ClinicalKeyDescription: Thousands of videos plus ProceduresConsult and associated videos.
How to find: Search by topic then limit to ProceduresConsult and Videos in left-hand 'Content Type' menu.
How to link: Locate and display item; copy alphanumeric content identifier from web browser's address area; append the alphanumeric content identifer to the proxy prefix and ClinicalKey base URL: https://proxygw.wrlc.org/login?url=http://www.clinicalkey.com/playContent/
Example: https://proxygw.wrlc.org/login?url=http://www.clinicalkey.com/playContent/19-s2.0-mp_EM-102
Note: ProceduresConsult links will connect directly to that resource; video links will connect to the chapter in which the video appears. - Stanford Medicine 25Text and video review of 25 clinical examinations focusing on a particular anatomical area (e.g. thyroid) or approach (e.g. gait abnormalities).
