Dahlgren Memorial Library

Request Library Orientation Sessions!

Dahlgren Memorial Library (DML) offers a variety of Library orientations to the GUMC, GUH, and GU communities. Types of orientations include:

• General overview of DML resources and services

• New student, faculty and staff orientations

• General overview combined with hands-on workshop

• Course-integrated orientation and instruction

• Library tours

DML Orientation Facts

• May be held in the Library, the Biomedical Academic Computing Center (BACC), or outside of the Library in campus classrooms, conference spaces, auditoriums, and other public areas.

• Vary in length, anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours.

• Format of orientations can be presentations, demos, hands-on workshops, and manning an information table at scheduled events

To Request an Orientation

Requests for orientations must be made 48 hours or more in advance.

*Please Note:  The start of the new academic year (June – August) is a high-volume orientation time for the Library, so we encourage people to schedule in advance as much as possible.

Please fill out the online Orientation Request Form

Hands-On Workshops

In addition to Library orientations, DML also provides tailored individual and group instruction on how to:

• access information (i.e. finding full-text journal articles) search

• bibliographic databases (i.e. MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, etc.)

• manage citations for research papers using bibliographic software (i.e. RefWorks)

• create effective PowerPoint presentationsuse Google’s more advanced search features and tools

• and much much more..  click here to see current listing

To request a customized workshop or if you have further questions, please contact dmlinstruction@georgetown.edu or Laurie Davidson, Assistant Director for Education Services @ 202.687.7708.

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