Putting it into practice:Applying new skills at the library

Lisa Federer, Research InformationistUCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library

Teaching in LS10H “Research Training in Genes, Genetics and Genomics” HHMI sponsored course Librarians have taught each quarter since 2006 90 minute literature searching workshop

For more info: Chen, J., Call, G.B., URCFG, Banerjee, U.B. (2005) Discovery-Based Science Education: Functional Genomic Dissection in Drosophila by Undergraduate Researchers. PloS Biology. 3(2):e59

Teaching in LS10H (pt.3)

“Students learn how to obtain necessary information on their assigned mutations and fly stocks from…NCBI databases. They perform BLAST searches in FlyBase to determine the exact insertion site of the P-element and the gene that is likely to be disrupted. Once they obtain the sequences of their genes, protein-protein BLAST searches are carried out in the NCBI database to look for significant homology to well-defined domains in the proteins. These exercises enhance the understanding of their own research projects as they learn the likely function of their assigned genes and begin to appreciate the powerful tools of bioinformatics.”

http://www.bruinfly.ucla.edu/education.php

Teaching in LS10H (pt.2)

New instruction for Spring 2013 Quarter: Basic overview of NCBI databases Demo of Gene (basic and advanced searching)

and Homologene PubMed gene sensor Connecting the data with the literature – lateral

searching across databases

Making connections with researchers

Outreach to departments likely to find these tools useful

Contact researchers who are already submitting to NCBI databases

Review course catalog for relevant classes and offer sessions

Non-curriculum teaching

Build upon successful “Data Wednesdays” class series

Develop a series of brief workshops covering discrete aspects of NCBI tools

Possibly develop a longer (half-day), in-depth workshop

Create LibGuide on NCBI tools

Clinical teaching Teaching when relevant topics are presented at

internal medicine “morning report” Possible workshop(s) on clinical applications of

NCBI tools to be held as open sessions at hospital

Questions?Lisa Federer, lmfederer@libarary.ucla.edu