Slides from the UIC Library session on 9/22/2015.

1. AHS 101 LIBRARY
SESSION
September 22, 2015

2. Two truths and a lie
1. My poetry has been published
nationally.
2. I received straight A’s in college.
3. My college town is 26 miles from
the nearest McDonald’s.

3. Today’s Session
 Gather background information on a research
question using library catalog Summon
 Search the PubMed database for research
studies to answer a clinical question.
Jamie Dwyer, MLS
Librarian/”Research Coach”
jamied@uic.edu

4. Evidence-Based Practice
 Define your question
 Plan your search
 Find the evidence
 Evaluate the literature
 Stay organized

5. Define your question: PICO
 Is resistance training more effective than
wearing knee braces to reduce pain caused by
patellar tendinopathy in female volleyball
players?
 P- Female volleyball players w/patellar
tendinopathy
 I- Resistance training
 C- Knee braces
 O- Reduction of pain

6. Background information
 Look in a textbook, encyclopedia, reference
resource like Credo Reference, Rehabilitation
Reference Center, Library Catalog Summon,
etc. depending on topic.
 Using “Books, Articles & More” search box:
 Search for “patellar tendinopathy”
 Great resource for synonyms, background
information, overview of topics.

7. Sample search: Key concepts &
terms
Key
Concepts
Resistan
ce
training
Knee
braces
Patellar
tendinopat
hy
Volleybal
l
Synonyms/
Related terms
Strength
training
External
orthoses
Patellar
tendinosis
Indoor
volleyball
Eccentric
exercises
Knee strap Jumper’s knee Beach
volleyball
Concentric
exercises
Patellar
strap

8. Research studies
 Find studies to answer your questions in
subject-specific databases:
 PubMed
 PsycINFO
 CINAHL
 Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Source
 Academic Search Premier
 Sociological Abstracts
 Research & Subject Guides

9. Database exploration: PubMed
 Search for:
patellar tendinopathy volleyball

10. Controlled vocabulary
 Database terms
 Thesaurus, Headings, Terms, Vocabulary
 Articles are indexed (“tagged”) with subject
headings to help you determine relevancy.
 Standardize terminology across all articles
 Nursing vs. Breastfeeding
 Social Media vs. Internet
 Kneecap vs. Patella

11. Boolean operators
Physical
activity
exercise
OR
Physical activity OR
Exercise
Depression AND Exercise
AND
depression exercise
Depression NOT
Exercise
NOT
depression exercise
• Searching with AND combines terms. It gives you results that satisfy both
search terms (only where the two overlap). Some databases use + for AND.
• Searching with OR “means more”! It gives you everything available for each
term, including when they overlap. Some databases use | for OR.
• Searching with NOT excludes an entire term, including any overlap between
terms. Some databases use – for NOT.

12. Database terminology
 Citation- Identifying details about a resource
 Author, date, title, publication name, etc.
 Abstract- Summary of an article
 Full Text- Resource available in its entirety
 Filters/Limits- Use to narrow a search
 Date published, type of resource, language, etc.
 Database- Organizes (indexes) citations in a
searchable format to aid discovery. Some full
text.

13. Stay organized: Citation
managers
 RefWorks, Zotero, EndNote
 Save article citations & build bibliographies

14. Questions?
Jamie Dwyer
jamied@uic.edu
Office Hours:
Wednesdays 3-5
Daley Library Room 2-
112