TOXNET® and Beyond

Date, Location

Fri, 06/22/2012 - 9:00am - 4:00pm

Oregon Health & Science University Library
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road - LIB
Portland, OR 97239

About the Event

This course is designed to convey the basics of searching the NLM's TOXNET®, a Web-based system of databases in the areas of toxicology, environmental health, and related fields. The course will also teach students how to utilize NLM's environmental health and toxicology portal which provides resources beyond the TOXNET® databases. Students will learn the content and structure of files covering toxicology data, toxicology literature, toxic releases, and chemical nomenclature. Among the databases highlighted will be TOXLINE, the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), and ChemIDplus. The course, taught by NLM instructors, will be conducted in a computer lab and includes lectures, online demonstrations, and hands-on exercises.

TOXNET® is a free class and is awarded 6.0 MLA continuing education credits. 

 

Agenda

9:00 - 9:15 Introduction 

9:15 - 10:15 ChemIDplus, Exercises 

10:15 - 10:30 Break 

10:30 - 12:00 TOXNET Overview, HSDB & Related Files, Exercises 

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 

1:00 - 1:45 TOXLINE and Other Bibliographic Files, Exercises 

1:45 - 2:45 TR, Specialty Files, New Initiatives, Exercises 

2:45 - 3:00 Break 

3:00 - 4:00 Non-NLM Resources, Exercises

 

Registration deadline:
May 30, 2012 

Presented by: National Library of Medicine Training Center

Cost: Free

To Register:

 http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/register.html?schedule_id=1665

Registration deadline:
May 30, 2012 

Event Website

National Network of Libraries of Medicine, National Library of Medicine Training Center