Slides for KN 335 Library Research Session 6/8/2015

1. Library Resources
& Search Tips
KN 335
June 8, 2015
Jamie Dwyer
Research Coach
jamied@uic.edu

2. Objectives
 Review library website &
resources
 Discuss various types of
research
 Learn search strategies
 Search for peer-reviewed
resources

3. Library Website- Scavenger Hunt
https://www.pollev.com/jamiedwyer184

4. Library Website http://library.uic.edu
Quick
Search
Options
Research
Guides
Get Help
Databases

5. Library Research Guides
Search Box
(keyword)
Find by Subject
Resources selected
by librarians for
various subjects.
Tutorials too!
http://researchguides.uic.edu/kn335

6. Research
Need
Find
Evaluate
Cite
Repeat

7. Step One: Develop your topic
• Interest (choose something you’ll enjoy researching!)
• Scope (breadth and depth of a topic)
• Time (pick something you can successfully address in the
given time constraints/due dates)
• Clarity (know what you’re looking for; refine/adjust as
needed)
• Assignment (follow directions from your professor on topic &
paper requirements!)

8. Refining a Research Topic
1. Background Reading (For an overview of the
topic, this will help you realize the scope)
2. Narrow/Adapt Topic (Is there enough information
on your topic? Too little?)
3. Retrospective Research (Explore the topic in-
depth, for a historical perspective)
4. Contemporary Research (Look at current issues)
Adapted from CSU Libraries “Topic Selection Tips” by Naomi
Lederer http://lib.colostate.edu/howto/toptip.html

9. Developing your topic
As you search:
 Compile a list of related terms
 Save useful articles
 Write down background information
Audience Question:
How can I keep track of my search
terms?
Monkey

10. Organize issues & terms
Key Issues: Social media High school/
college students
Quit smoking
Related terms: Online
community/ies
Youth(s) Smoking cessation
Facebook Young adult(s) Tobacco cessation
Twitter Teenager(s) Quitting smoking
Internet Adolescent /-
ce
Substance use
Sample Research Question: “Is the use of social media an effective
method to encourage high school and college students to quit
smoking?”

11. Step Two: Search for articles
 Types of resources
 Where to look
 How to search

12. Original/Primary Research
• Based on original experiments
• Researcher/author- affiliated
• Abstract, Intro, Study design/Methodology, Results,
Discussion, Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Peer-reviewed
Popular vs. Scholarly (Vanderbilt video)

13. Scholarly Examples
The Scientific 7-Minute Workout
Reynolds, Gretchen
New York Times
HIGH-INTENSITY CIRCUIT TRAINING
USING BODY WEIGHT
Klika, Brett C.S.C.S
American College of Sports
Medicine Health & Fitness Journal
Effects of Dietary Composition
During Weight Loss Maintenance: A
Controlled Feeding Study
Ebbeling, Cara B., PhD
Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA)
The Eye-Opening Truth About
Protein
Plosser, Liz
Fitness Magazine

14. Types of Research Articles
Meta-analyses
Reviews
Experimental Studies
Case Studies

15. Research Articles
 Reviews, meta-analysis: Review of existing
studies, sometimes a synthesis of results.
 Experimental studies: Written by study
author/researcher. Application of an
intervention of some sort to participants &
analyzing results. Randomized Controlled
Trials are “gold standard.”
 Case studies: Usually more “story-like.” No
manipulation of independent variable.

16. Review vs Meta-analysis
Design Distinctive Features
Review article • Review of the literature, often a broad
overview of a topic to answer
background questions
Systematic reviews attempt to find all
existing knowledge on a topic/clinical
question through a comprehensive,
repeatable literature search & can cover a
range of research studies
Meta-analysis • Use statistical procedures to pool results
from independent primary studies
• Synthesize summaries & conclusions
• Often an overview of experimental
and/or quasi-experimental studies

17. Experimental vs Case Study
Design Features Experimental Quasi-
experimental
Non-
experimental
(qualitative)
Intervention Yes Yes Sometimes
Control group Yes Sometimes No
Random
assignment to
control group or
intervention
Yes Lacks one No
Manipulation of
independent
variable
Yes Sometimes No
Example(s) -Randomized
controlled trial
-Crossover
design
-Time series
-Case study
-Explanatory
-Descriptive
-Predictive

18. Where to look
Audience Question:
Can I find research studies in Google?
Lion
Academic Search Complete
Google Scholar
PsycINFO
PubMed
Find these on the KN335 guide!
http://researchguides.uic.edu/kn335
 Google
 Facebook
 Library Databases

19. depression exercise
Search Tools: Boolean Basics
AND OR NOT
Depression AND
Exercise
Depression OR Exercise Depression NOT
Exercise
depression exercise
Check out this tutorial for Boolean Help:
http://lib.colostate.edu/tutorials/boolean.html
depression exercise

20. Search Tools
• “Phrases”
• Quotation marks keep search terms together
• “physical activity”; “motivational interviewing”
• Keyword vs. Controlled Vocabulary
• Your term vs. database term
• Latinos = Hispanic Americans (PubMed MeSH)
• Latinos = Hispanics (CINAHL Headings)
• Muscle pain= Myalgia (PubMed MeSH) (2014)

21. Search Tools
• (Parentheses)
• Combine searches
• (youth OR teenager OR adolescent)
• (mood OR depression) AND (exercise OR “physical
activity”)
• Wild card !*%$
• Search variations of a word
• athlet* will search athlete, athletes, athletic, athletics,
athleticism

22. Combining Concepts
 Combine related terms / synonyms with OR
 (exercise OR “physical activity”)
 (youth OR juvenile OR child* OR adolescen*)
 Combine different concepts with AND
 (exercise OR “physical activity”) AND (youth OR
juvenile OR child* OR adolescen*)
(("Amputees"[Mesh]) OR amputee[Title/Abstract]))
AND ((("strength training"[Title/Abstract]) OR
"resistance training"[Title/Abstract]) OR "Resistance
Training"[Mesh])

23. Additional Tools
 Limits/Filters
Year published, language, study type, age groups, etc.
 Related Citations
“If you like this you might also like this” suggestions from
databases.
 Reference Lists
Resources used by ideal article; articles citing ideal
article

24. Article Access
 Finding full text
Audience Question:
How can I be sure I’ll see “Find it @ UIC” from
home?
Leopard
Start at Library Website

25. Step Five: Cite your sources
 As you search, save citations
 Build a bibliography
 Check for accuracy
Audience Question:
Is there a tool that can help me manage my
references?
Tiger

26. Citation Management w/RefWorks
 Citation Management Software
 Organize/share citations
 Link to full text
 Online help/tutorials
 Create bibliographies
 Pick your citation style
 Register with UIC email
RefWorks Guide:
http://researchguides.uic.edu/refworks

27. Search Demo
 Topic: visualization and athletic performance
 Research question:
 Does the practice of visualization techniques
improve athletic performance?
 Key concepts & related terms:
 Visualization
 Athletic performance

28. Thank you!
Jamie Dwyer
Research Coach
jamied@uic.edu