Library Research 101 International University of Nursing Ann Celestine BA MLS AHIP Director of Library Services

Information Quest IUON Library Catalogue Databases Internet

Navigating a Sea of Information The Library & the Librarians are your Life Savers ~ Help you navigate Keep you afloat Teach you to sail Avoid the rocks Sweet too!! “ To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea” Sir William Osler

The Library & the Librarians are your Life Savers ~

Help you navigate

Keep you afloat

Teach you to sail

Avoid the rocks

Sweet too!!

“ To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea”

Sir William Osler

What is the ‘Catalogue’? Index to materials housed in the library Search by title, author, subject or keyword Access IUON WebCAT online

Index to materials housed in the library

Search by title, author, subject or keyword

Access IUON WebCAT online

What is a Database? A database is a collection of information stored in a computer in a systematic way, such that a computer program can consult it to answer questions. The software used to manage and query a database is known as a ‘database management system’ (DBMS).

A database is a collection of information stored in a computer in a systematic way, such that a computer program can consult it to answer questions.

The software used to manage and query a database is known as a ‘database management system’ (DBMS).

I am trying to find... What kind of information am I searching for? Where would I find that ? dictionary encyclopedia journal book multi-media

What kind of information am I searching for?

Where would I find that ?

dictionary

encyclopedia

journal

book

multi-media

Information ‘Pyramid’ A hierarchy of “ where to look” for information. EBM Journals, Cochrane DB Clinical Practice Guidelines Journal research CINAHL, Medline Association websites, textbooks Google Progress from specific, critically-evaluated sources to broader information sources Adapted from http:// www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool = pubmed&pubmedid =12113514

A hierarchy of

“ where to look”

for information.

What is EBM? “ Evidence based medicine is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research.” Sackett DL, Rosenberg WMC, Gray JAM, Haynes RB, Richardson WS. Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't . BMJ. 1996 Jan 13; 312 (7023): 71-2.

“ Evidence based medicine is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research.”

Sackett DL, Rosenberg WMC, Gray JAM, Haynes RB, Richardson WS. Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't . BMJ. 1996 Jan 13; 312 (7023): 71-2.

Setting sail… EBSCO DB’s NLM databases Internet indexes Search engines Links provided on the Library Blog

EBSCO DB’s

NLM databases

Internet indexes

Search engines

Links provided on the Library Blog

… close to shore… EBSCO databases : CINAHL Academic Search Premier Medline Pre-Medline Dyna-Med GIDEON SMART Images

EBSCO databases :

CINAHL

Academic Search Premier

Medline

Pre-Medline

Dyna-Med

GIDEON

SMART Images

… further out to sea… Science Direct Intute [UK] NLM databases : PubMed /Medline Clinical Queries MedlinePlus PubMed Bookshelf

Science Direct

Intute [UK]

NLM databases :

PubMed /Medline

Clinical Queries

MedlinePlus

PubMed Bookshelf

… deep water … Internet indexes: DMOZ NOAH HardinMD HON

Internet indexes:

DMOZ

NOAH

HardinMD

HON

… open ocean… Search engines: Scirus MedHunt Kosmix Medstory Google Google Scholar Search Engine Partnertship Chart http://www.ihelpyou.com/search-engine-chart.htm

Search engines:

Scirus

MedHunt

Kosmix

Medstory

Google

Google Scholar

Search Engine Partnertship Chart

http://www.ihelpyou.com/search-engine-chart.htm

Link analysis Invisible web: Power point presentations Learning Objects Databases: PubMed DynaMed Health & Wellness CINAHL Documents .doc, .pdf

Invisible web:

Power point presentations

Learning Objects

Databases:

PubMed

DynaMed

Health & Wellness

CINAHL

Documents

.doc, .pdf

Diagnosing Websites Who When Where Why What

Who

When

Where

Why

What

KISS Method ‘ Keep it Simple Searching’ ~Rita Vine Use search engines to find known org.’s & people, or “needle-in-a-haystack” searches. Use subject starters to find high-quality web directories for topical searches. Use quick fact lookup tools for quick facts, phone numbers, definitions, etc. http:// www.workingfaster.com/links.html

‘ Keep it Simple Searching’

~Rita Vine

Use search engines to find known org.’s & people, or “needle-in-a-haystack” searches.

Use subject starters to find high-quality web directories for topical searches.

Use quick fact lookup tools for quick facts, phone numbers, definitions, etc.

http:// www.workingfaster.com/links.html

Tips & Tricks Phrases ( ) [ ] “ “ Wildcard ? Truncation * Tilde ~ Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT +, pipe |, - http:// www.searchengineshowdown.com /features /

Phrases ( ) [ ] “ “

Wildcard ?

Truncation *

Tilde ~

Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT

+, pipe |, -

http:// www.searchengineshowdown.com /features /

Boolean Logic http:// www.ithaca.edu/library/course/expert.html

http:// www.ithaca.edu/library/course/expert.html

EBSCO Visual Search

Customization EBSCO: myEBSCO Host PubMed: myNBCI RSS feeds: watch for symbol Blogs: (search with Google Blog search) Email alerts: updates, newsletters, etc.

EBSCO: myEBSCO Host

PubMed: myNBCI

RSS feeds: watch for symbol

Blogs: (search with Google Blog search)

Email alerts: updates, newsletters, etc.

… piece by piece…

Happy Searching ! Ann Celestine Library Director International University of Nursing