2. Agenda
1. Library Services Overview
• Library Website
• KIN Research Guide
• Login Credentials
2. Health Science Literature: Types & Structure
• Research Papers
• Review Articles
• Evidence Pyramid
3. Using PubMed
• Search by Study Type
• Search by Author Name
• Search by Topic
• Keyword Search
• Using MeSH Terms
4. Finding Full Text from a Citation
• eJournals / Google Scholar
• TUG Document Delivery
5. Lab Formatting
6. Proper Citation Tutorial
Your librarian is here to help!
Jennifer.easter@guelphhumber.ca
416-798-1331 x6274
GH 204
3. Library Services Overview
In Person: GH 204
• Monday – Friday, 8:30-4:30
• Drop in or by appointment
Online: Ask a Librarian Chat Reference
• Monday – Thursday, 11am-10pm
• Friday – Sunday, 11am-5pm
www.guelphhumber.ca/library
Research Guides
available on our
website
Choose
Kinesiology
from this
menu!
4. Accessing Library Resources
Gryph Mail Login
& Password
Barcode: Get it activated at the
Humber Library front desk
PIN: First 10 letters of your lastname
5. Types of Articles
• Reports the results of a single experiment
or original research
• Divided into sections using headings:
• Background
• Methods & Experimental Design
• Sampling Procedure & Materials
• Data Collection
• Results & Conclusion
• Also known as...
• Case Report
• Clinical Trial
• Comparative Study
• Multi-Center Study
• Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Review
• Gathers many research papers on a
single topic or theme
• Looks at a problem from different
perspectives
• Draws conclusions based on the entire
body of evidence
• Divided into sections using headings:
• Introduction & Rationale
• Search & Inclusion Criteria
• Discussion of findings
• Clinical Implications
• Directions for Future Research
• Also known as...
• Systematic Review
• Meta-Analysis
Note: Some research articles are also review articles!
6. The Structure of Health Information
Health Information is highly structured and hierarchical
Review Articles
Research
Articles
Encyclopedias,
Textbooks, etc.
7. Open PubMed via the KIN Research Guide
From the Library Homepage: www.guelphhumber.ca/library
Under Find Articles, click
the PubMed Link
Login with Gryph Mail
Username & Password
Select the Kinesiology
Research Guide
8. Searching for an Article Type: Reviews
PubMed identifies articles that are reviews or research studies
• MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) are attached to all articles to help
you find exactly what you’re looking for...
1. Select MeSH from the
drop down menu &
enter review
2. Select the publication
type result & add to
search builder
3. Click Search PubMed
Your results are ALL the review articles in PubMed
9. Searching for an Article Type: Research
PubMed identifies articles that are reviews or research studies
• MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) are attached to all articles to help
you find exactly what you’re looking for...
1. Select MeSH from the
drop down menu & enter
study characteristics
Your results are ALL the research articles in PubMed
2. Select the publication
type result & add to
search builder
3. Click Search PubMed
Remember: Some research articles are also review articles!
10. PubMed: Searching for an Author
1. Navigate to the
Advanced Search
screen
2. Select Author from the drop down
menu.
3. Make sure you identify
the correct author.
This may take some critical
thinking on your part...
Click on the title to
open the abstract
Click the Author’s name &
run a search for this EXACT
Kregel
NOTE: We get different
result sets for each
Author search.
11. Putting it all together: Using the Search Builder
All your previous searches are stored
in the search history.
• Combine terms using the builder
• Author AND Article Type
12. Searching by Topic: Using Keywords
All articles indexed for Medline are tagged with MeSH terms
A keyword search in PubMed will try to include relevant MeSH terms
Keyword
searches
usually work
pretty well for
simple concepts
or single ideas
13. Searching by Topic: Using MeSH Terms
Search for individual concepts using the MeSH search
14. Searching by Topic: Combining MeSH Searches
Combine your MeSH
search for topics with
earlier searches for
research articles:
“Study Characteristics”
15. Accessing Full Text
Search Guelph & Humber
eJournal Subscriptions
Search by Journal Title
NOT Article Title
http://scholar.google.ca.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca
OR
OR
eJournals, Google Scholar
Sometimes doesn’t work
16. Accessing Full Text: RACER Requests
• Some articles are not available online
•RACER will email scans of articles owned by Guelph, Laurier, & UW
Ryan, A. J. (1991). Protecting the sportsman's brain (concussion in sport).
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 25(2), 81-86.
Central Login
Select Volume
& Issue
17. Lab Assignment: Formatting
Title Page:
Your Name & Student Number
Your Lab Section, Date & Time
Lab Submission Date
Part 1
Kevin C. Kregel
Research Article:
Insert APA Citation here
Review Article:
Insert APA Citation here
Ira Jacobs
Research Article:
Insert APA Citation here
Review Article:
Insert APA Citation here
Part 2
Antioxidant Supplementation
Insert APA Citation here
Apoptosis and Muscle Atrophy
Insert APA Citation here
Exercise and Cancer
Insert APA Citation here
*Insert Summary Paragraph
below the APA citation for your
selected article
18. APA Citation Style
APA is like baking a cake...
Know the ingredients
Follow the instructions
If you forget something, it won’t turn out right
Feel free to use online citation
generators, but … they’re not
perfect. Know the rules &
proofread citations carefully!
https://learn.guelphhumber.ca/
19. Need more help? Get in touch!
In Person: GH 204
• Monday – Friday, 8:30-4:30
• Drop in or by appointment
Online: Ask a Librarian Chat Reference
• Monday – Thursday, 11am-10pm
• Friday – Sunday, 11am-5pm
http://guelphhumber.libguides.com/classics
All Research
Guides are
available on our
website!
