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Laval University Benefits from EMBASE.com Training
Delivered Online and in French

In October 2004, Index Quality and Thesauri Editor Yvonne van de Vrede with Elsevier in Amsterdam delivered an EMBASE.com training via the Web to librarians from the Bibliothèque Scientifique of the Université de Laval in Québec.

The librarians had much previous experience in database searching, yet found the 90-minute presentation helpful. Participants commented especially on the usefulness of learning many ways of setting up a search depending on results sought. The training also brought out questions regarding the EMTREE life sciences thesaurus. Participants asked how it relates to EMBASE and how it can be used to retrieve information from EMBASE.com. The session then focused on using EMTREE while setting up new searches or narrowing or broadening searches, and gaining insight into what really happens during mapped searches using EMTREE.

Yvonne noted the benefit of the training occurring in French. She said, "The librarians gained more, thanks to the training being conducted in their local language. While Elsevier products are in English, providing support to librarians in their own languages can really make a difference to how the products get used."

 

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